China
- China has the largest population in the world.
- The Great Wall of China is the largest man made structure in the world, stretching an incredible 8,850 kilometres (5,500 miles).
- The capital city is Beijing, while the most populated city is Shanghai.
- The famous Giant Panda is found near the Yangtze River, which is the longest in Asia and the fourth longest river in the world.
- Eighty percent, of the world's toys, are made in China,
- Some people enjoy eating specialties like a bird nest soup, frog, snake, scorpion and dog.
- The Chinese call Mcdonald's "Maidanglao", which
approximates the sound and indicates that there is food made of wheat
there (the hamburger buns).
- While cars are increasingly popular, many Chinese people still ride bikes to work.
- It is not uncommon for children to keep crickets or cicadas as pets in small wooden cages.
- To stop population growth the government, has
employed a one-child policy. This means very few children grow up with
brothers or sisters.
- In ancient China, exporting silkworms used to be illegal and punishable by death! Two monks smuggled silk out of the country around 550 AD by hiding the silkworm eggs in their walking sticks.
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