In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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).
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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For Valentine's Day 2014, an unnamed man sabotaged a special screening of "Beijing Love Story" at a Shanghai cinema by booking every other seat, subsequently preventing couples from sitting together.
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