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Every five days, a new skyscraper is built in China.

The Chinese do not eat cheese and cottage cheese, drink kefir, or snack on yogurt. According to one version, the inhabitants of China do not eat dairy products since for many centuries, only the richest could afford a cow.

Over time, hieroglyphs became more straightforward, and accordingly, more and more people became literate.

In China, people eat cat and dog meat, cook shark fin soup, and season broths with wolfberries.

Access to all Western social networks is officially blocked in China.

Many products sold in Chinese stores might surprise Westerners: sweet smoked sausage, mint-flavored seeds, meat candies, bread of different colors, smoked chicken feet, and so on.

In China, they produce everything, everything, everywhere and always. Almost every international corporation has production and assembly shops in China.

Datang in Zhuji Province is known as the city of socks because it is where every third pair of socks in the world is produced.

There are four megacities in China with a population of over 10 million, more than in any other country in the world.

China produces about 70% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, which results in significant particulate matter pollution. Ocean-crossing dust storms carry these particles across the Pacific Ocean to the United States, particularly to the coast of California.

China has one of the strictest censorship policies in the world. Even the word censorship is censored in China.

There are more than 500 species of bamboo growing in China.

China is the leading exporter of over 100 types of products, from clothing to refrigerators and cameras.

There is evidence that even in ancient times, Chinese people played a sport with a leather ball, reminiscent of football.

The Chinese city of Shanghai is the largest seaport on Earth.

A flavor enhancer (monosodium glutamate) is sold in Chinese grocery stores along with salt and pepper. Local chefs add it to almost all dishes.

Residents of China speak seven dialects of the Chinese language, which differ so much that the inhabitants of the northern and southern regions will not understand each other. However, they all have one written language.

Toilet paper was invented in China in the 1300s. However, it was only available to emperors.

Due to the size of the population, there is a vast ethnic differentiation. A person from Shenyang will not understand a Hong Konger and a Beijinger will not agree with a Guangzhou resident.

The main food is, of course, rice—but not just any rice. The most common dish is rice with a huge number of additives. For 6 yuan, you can get a portion of rice with meat, chicken, and salad. That's basically what everyone eats.

The cult of tea. It is more than a drink here. They drink it in small cups, without sugar, and warm.

China has the largest army in the world, with 3.35 million people, according to the latest data.

In China, white is the color of sorrow. It is surprising to them that brides wear white dresses when going under the wreath because this color is associated only with mourning and illness.

All pandas in the world belong to China. If you see a panda in another country, the government borrows a black-and-white animal.

China, as the most densely populated country in the world, is a place of staggering numbers. The sheer scale of its population leads to unique solutions, such as a special business for rescuing people stuck in traffic jams. The fact that even in such a situation, help is just a call away, is a testament to the country's resourcefulness.

China has implemented a birth control program for decades due to high population density. Previously, a one-child policy was in place until 2015, but now families can have up to two children.

The Great Wall of China, a monumental feat of human engineering, holds a significant place in history. Stretching over 8,850 kilometers, and over 21 thousand kilometers if all branches are counted, this man-made wonder was initiated in the 3rd century BC and took more than 10 years to complete.

The most common Chinese language is Putonghua, and the most common is Mandarin. He got such a nickname during active trade with European officials. By the way, the fruit was named in honor of the Chinese, not vice versa!

The famous terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi is located in China. It consists of 8 thousand clay warriors who were created to protect the emperor worldwide.

The Chinese are renowned for their contributions to medicine, mathematics, literature, and architecture. They were the first to invent paper, gunpowder, the compass, tea, china, silk, book printing, the oar, the bell, the fork, and many other useful innovations.