Interesting Facts about

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Interesting Facts about
China
Dias Ilyas CL-3

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中华人民共和国 - Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó
中国是世界第四大国 Zhōngguó shì shìjiè dì
sì dàguó.
It has just over 9.6
million square kilometer
(3.7 square miles) of
land area.

3.

Ice cream was
invented in China in
2000 BC, by packing
a 牛奶 (Niúnǎi) and 白
饭 (Báifàn) mixture in
the snow.

4.

In China, it is
considered good luck
for the gate to a house
to face 南 (Nán).

5.

红色的 (Hóngsè de) is
considered a lucky
color in China.
新年 (Xīnnián) banners,
clothing, and lucky
money envelopes are
still red.

6.

Early Chinese
inventions include
paper (纸 - Zhǐ), silk (丝
绸 - Sīchóu), the
abacus (算盘 Suànpán), and
gunpowder (火药 Huǒyào).

7.

People have been
drinking tea (茶 - Chá)
in China for over 1800
years. Chinese White
Tea is basically boiled
water.

8.

中国历法中的每一年都
以动物为代表。
Zhōngguó lìfǎ zhōng de
měi yī nián dōu yǐ
dòngwù wèi dàibiǎo.

9.

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

10.

People eat using
chopsticks (筷子 Kuàizi) made of wood,
bamboo or plastic.
中国每年使用450亿双
筷子。
Zhōngguó měinián
shǐyòng 450 yì shuāng
kuàizi.

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Brief Summary
China is very ancient country with deep history and it was inter
esting to make research about it.