19 interesting facts about China

1. China is the most populous country in the world. China is home to about 1.5 billion people.
2. China has the largest army in the world.
3. This country is the largest importer of coal and the largest producer of gold in the world.
4. More than 500 types of bamboo grow in China.
5. Chinese people usually marry those whom the union chooses.
6. Beijing Imperial Castle consists of exactly 9999 rooms.
7. The Chinese invented a mirror, porcelain, silk, paper, gunpowder, an umbrella, a compass and many other things without which it is impossible to imagine the modern world.
8. There is evidence that in ancient China they played with a leather ball that resembled football.
9. Traditional Peking duck takes 2 days to prepare.
10. In China, dog and cat meat is used as food.
11. One of the most popular Chinese desserts is sweet turtle soup.
12. A flavor enhancer (monosodium glutamate) is sold in stores along with salt and pepper. It is added to almost every meal.
13. All Western social networks are officially blocked in China.
14. In Chinese supermarkets you can buy a live turtle or frog, which is killed and skinned in front of the buyer.
15. The Chinese consider children under 5 years of age to be sacred, with whom you can do absolutely anything.
16. Residents of China speak 7 dialects of Chinese, and they are so different from each other that people living in the north and south of the country do not understand each other.
17. Chinese stores have many products that can surprise tourists from Western countries. For example: sweet smoked sausage, mint-flavored sunflower, meat candy, colorful bread, etc.
18. The Chinese do not use dairy products in their diet.
19. Every year, tens of millions of trees are cut down in China to make 80 billion chopsticks.