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China

  1. Hong Kong International Airport is said to be the world's largest enclosed structure?
  2. There is a Chinatown in Shanghai?
  3. The gold stars on the Chinese flag represent the 5 major ethnic groups living in China?
  4. China manufactures about 70% of the world's toys?
  5. Flights between Hong Kong and mainland China are classed as international flights?
  6. There are 1.600 rivers in China?
  7. China is the biggest consumer and producer of chopsticks?
  8. China is called Zhongguo in Chinese?
  9. In ancient China fresh pork had royal status?
  10. There are over 150 different herbs from China used in the treatment of Infertility?
  11. China is the second largest fast food market after the United States?
  12. China is the world's largest consumer of concrete?
  13. China produces over a million tons of wheat each year?
  14. China has about 30 million Muslims?
  15. China produces one third of the world's steel?
  16. About 50% of the world's pork is now eaten in China?
  17. 34 children are born every minute in China?
  18. The story of Cinderella may not originate with Disney, some say it originated in China around AD 860?
  19. About 700 000 engineers graduate annually from schools in China?
  20. In the China Sea and western Pacific hurricanes are known as typhoons?
  21. China won their first Winter Olympic gold medals in Salt Lake City?
  22. China has only about 200 different family names?
  23. Tennis is one of China's fastest growing sports?
  24. China invented the first kites and they where used in wars?
  25. Trouble in China is symbolized by 2 women living together under 1 roof?
  26. Bird's nest are served in Chinese restaurants throughout the world. The swallow birds nest are picked from caves of the Island of Koh Phi Phi in Thailand?
  27. The Great Wall of China is about 4,000 miles long?
  28. China adopted the new Gregorian calendar in 1949?
  29. China is the fourth largest producer of gas and oil in the world?
  30. Shanghai in China is the most populated city in the world?
  31. Some people in China work as apologisers?
  32. Chinese were the first to use paper?
  33. All Disney characters was banned for 40 years in China?
  34. The unemployment in China is very low, about 0.2%?
  35. The wheelbarrow is inveted by a chinese?
  36. China produces more pears, potatoes, cotton, Tobacco, and rice than any other country does?
  37. In Chinese language China is called Zhong Guo. Zhong Guo means Land of the Middle?
  38. China is said to be the birthplace of tea?
  39. Finish everything on your plate is a bit rude?
  40. The population in China is about 1,260,000,000?
  41. In China they call black tea as red tea?
  42. About 60 years is considered to be a life span in China?
  43. Make much noise when eating soup is a good thing in China?
  44. In China tree hugging is forbidden?
  45. Some statistics says that 5,000,000 Chinese will visit a ski resorts this year? A few years ago there where only a few?
  46. China has about 50 minority groups?
  47. Chinese New Year is called The Spring Festival in China?
  48. The Albanian language is one of most studied foreign languages?
  49. Friday the 13th is suppose to be day of luck?
  50. Brides "always" get married in red colors?
  51. In China there are no difference between the word "Rice" and "food"?
  52. In China astronauts are called taikonauts?
  53. There are about 40000 characters in Chinese language?
  54. In China there are more people who speaks English than in the U.S.?