Amazing Facts about China

1. Amazing Facts about China

2. Diapositiva 2

Ice cream was
invented in China in
2000 BC, by packing a
milk and rice mixture
in the snow.

3. Diapositiva 3

China is the fourth
largest country in the
world with just over 9.6
million square kilometer
(3.7 square miles) of
land area.

4. Diapositiva 4

In China, it is
considered good luck
for the gate to a house
to face south.

5. Diapositiva 5

Red is considered a
lucky color in China. At
one time wedding
dresses were red. New
Year's banners,
clothing, and lucky
money envelopes are
still red.

6. Diapositiva 6

Early Chinese inventions
include paper, printing,
silk, kites, umbrellas, the
abacus, porcelain and
gunpowder.

7. Diapositiva 7

People have been
drinking tea
in China for over 1800
years. Chinese White
Tea is basically boiled
water.

8. Diapositiva 8

Each year in the
Chinese calendar is
represented by an
animal.

9. Diapositiva 9

Acupuncture treats
illnesses with inserting
sharp thin needles in
various pressure spots;
it originated over 5000
years ago from China.

10. Diapositiva 10

China is officially the
most populated country
in the world.

11. Diapositiva 11

People eat using
chopsticks made of
wood, bamboo or
plastic and 45 billion
pairs of chopsticks are
used in China each
year.

12. Answer the following questions:

What color is considered a lucky one in
China?
What is acupuncture?
How was ice cream invented?
What are some inventions from Early China?
What are chopsticks made of?
What fact do you find most interesting?