BTW, I think the reason is mostly

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due to our lack of the tradition of abstract thinking after Qin. There were some marvelous works pre-Qin. Unfortunately, they were push to the corners, covered by dusts, and left out of education systems after 罢黜百家独尊儒术. It may take 3 or 4 generations to get our education to the par of western education in this specific area, if we are devoted to do it.