19 Interesting Facts About China

1. China is the most populous country in the world. About 1.5 billion people live in China.
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 species of bamboo grow in China.
5. The Chinese usually marry those of their choice.
6. The Beijing Imperial Castle has exactly 9999 rooms.
7. The Chinese invented the mirror, porcelain, silk, paper, gunpowder, umbrella, 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 a game with a leather ball, reminiscent of football.
9. Traditional Peking duck is cooked in 2 days.
10. Dog and cat meat is used as food in China.
11. One of the most popular Chinese desserts is sweet turtle soup.
12. 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 sacred, with whom they can do absolutely anything.
16. Residents of China speak 7 dialects of the Chinese language, 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. In Chinese stores, there are many products that can surprise tourists from Western countries. For example: sweet smoked sausage, sunflower with mint flavor, meat candies, multi-colored bread, etc.
18. The Chinese do not use dairy products in their diet.
19. Tens of millions of trees are cut down in China every year to make 80 billion chopsticks.