China
- If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproductiion
- Rice was an ingredient used in making the foundations of the Great Wall of China
- In China, there are over 50 different ethnic groups including Mongols and Manchurians
- China has had a government since 1766 B.C., and it one of the oldest institutions in the world
- Shanghai is the biggest city in the world, holding almost 16 million people
- China is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world, with reserves of over 680 Million Kilowatts
- China has a “one-child” policy where couples will need to pay fees to have more than one child
- Chinese families often have nicknames for members at home such as Niu (cow), Tu (rabbit) and Xiong (bear) so that evil spirits are not attracted to the child
- Although China covers over 9 million kms, it only has one timezone. As such, people in the west only get daylight at 9am in the morning
- China has the world’s largest population of donkeys
- China invented toilet paper
- The chinese word for Portugal (Pu Tao Ya) means “Grape teeth”
- Apricots originated from China
- Disney characters were onced banned in China for over 40 years
- Soccer was invented in China with the first football game recorded as early as 4BC
- If all the peopled named Wang in China formed their own country, they would be the world’s 12th most populous nation (93 million) (The Times UK)
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