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20 Curious Facts about China
An average American is having difficulties understanding China. Let’s try to get to know China by looking at some of the most curious facts about this country.
Chinese dirty businessmen, having been caught red-handed, can hire a look-a-like to serve the prison term instead of them for a big amount of money.
The Chinese economy has already surpassed the U.S. in terms of its purchasing ability.
Polluted air from Chinese factories is getting to the U.S. soil. For example, 29 percent of polluted air in San Francisco comes from China.
There are more English-speaking people in China than in the U.S., which is not surprising considering that the population of China stands at 1.35 billion and growing.
China has a special soup made of edible bird’s nest
There is a website in China that allows you to buy a girlfriend for an entire week for only $31.
The speed of the growth of China’s population worries local authorities.
Mala sauce in large quantities can lead to serious problems, however, many Chinese love this meal and are willing to do anything for it. One Chinese guy even burned a hole inside of his stomach with Mala sauce.
Some construction projects in China are started only for the purpose to give jobs to people. That’s the reason why there are so many ghost cities in China.
Some Chinese are capable of reckless actions. For example, this guy sold his kidney to buy an iPad.
A Chinese hunter was imprisoned for 12 years for eating the last Indo-Chinese tiger in China after he’d killed it.
The view on the Yangshuo County from an air balloon was voted the most beautiful view on the Earth.
China suffers from a big outflow of young experts in different fields. Out of 10 students who go to study abroad, only 7 return.
After the release of the movie ‘Seven Years in Tibet’, Brad Pitt, David Thewlis and the director Jean-Jacques Annaud were banned to enter China.
China has the longest (in terms of both distance and time) traffic jams. One of the traffic jams was 62 miles long and lasted for 10 days.
China has the largest number of metropolitan areas. In 2025, when, according to experts’ estimations, the population of China will be 1.7 billion, the country will have 10 cities similar to New York City in terms of population and size.
All giant pandas are owned by China, even those who live outside of Chinese borders.
China has the largest number of ludicrous court trials. For example, one guy sued his wife because their children turned out to be ‘not beautiful enough’ and that she tricked him. The thing was that before their first meeting, she had done a plastic surgery. The husband won the case.
Some Chinese furniture shops allow to sleep right on the items.
China has the largest number of suicide cases. There are even people whose job is to remove the bodies of those who committed suicide.
