Here’s a list of Top 10 Fun Facts About China that you Should Know.
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1. The worlds first paper money created in China over a thousand years ago.
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| Top 10 Fun Facts About China |
2. Despite China spanning five geographical time zones, the time in China follows a single standard time offset, which is eight hours ahead of Greenwich mean time.
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| Top 10 Fun Facts About China |
3. The Lotus Bridge, located about 8KM west of the Macau International airport, connects mainland China with Macau. The bridge has an unusual arrangement as drivers in China drive on the right side of the road, whereas in Macau they drive on the left side.
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4. One in every 3 socks you have, was made in the district of datang in Zhuji, China, now known as "Sock City".
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5. Over 30,000,000 people in China live in cave homes, called Yaoddongs because they are warm in the winter and cool in summer.
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6. Prior to June 30th, 2014, it was a requirement that all cosmetic products sold domestically be animal tested. However, a law was passed on June 30th, 2014 removing the requirement for domestically used cosmetic products to be animal tested. Don't get this confused with banning animal testing. China made it a requirement that cosmetic products be animal tested and just removed that requirement, so animal testing is perfectly legal.
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7. The first Internet Addiction Centre in China was established in 2004. China takes Internet Addiction very seriously and has classified it as a disease since 2008. There are now hundreds of these rehabilitation camps around China. These addiction centers are generally military-run boot camps that keep the teenagers far away from computers.
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8. Dyeing pets to look like other wild animals has been a trend in China since the 2000s.
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9. China has strict sentencing laws for white-collar crimes that many other countries take lightly, like fraud, corruption, or illegal fundraising. China has executed several white-collar criminals ranging from government officials to small business owners and even CEO's of large firms.
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10. China is by far the least religious country in the world. In a recent poll, 61% of Chinese people claim to be convinced atheists, approximately twice as many as any other country in the world. A further 29% say that they are not religious and only just 7% of the population say they are religious. This is in large part due to the decades of Communist rule, which has instilled widespread atheistic materialism that still surprises many visitors.
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