Random China Facts

    46 facts tagged with China Facts

    Ice Cream was first made in China!
    4k
    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
    74
    Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
    131
    The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
    125
    China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
    219
    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
    10
    If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
    1k
    China's Building an Ultra-Modern Car-Free City from Scratch
    China is building an ultra-modern car-free city that'll house 80,000 people in "high-rise core housing". It's entirely walkable and surrounded by green space. It's designed to use less water, create less waste, and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.
    33