Fun Fact about CHINA

Fun Fact

1. Ice cream was invented in China around 2000BC when the Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.

2.When a Chinese child loses a baby tooth, it doesn't get tucked under the pillow for the tooth fairy. If the child loses an upper tooth, the child's parents plant the tooth in the ground, so the new tooth will grow in straight and healthy. Parents toss a lost bottom tooth up to the rooftops, so that the new tooth will grow upwards , too. (actually we doing it too in Indonesia rite?)

3. It is considered good luck for the gate to a house to face south.

4. Long ago, silk making was a closely guarded secret. Anyone who gave the secret away could be killed.

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. Fourth graders are expected to know 2,000 of the over 40,000 written Chinese characters. By the time they leave college, they will know 4,000 or 5,000 characters. Each character is learned by looking at it and memorizing it.

Unlike the 26 letters of our alphabet, words cannot be sounded out letter by letter.

7. 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.

 Funny Fact

- If the population of China walked past you in a single line, the line would never end because of    the rate of reproduction.

-There are 100 million internet users in China. Some of the sites they can't access are BBC news, Amnesty International and Dalailama.com.

- Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China.

- China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year and 25 million trees are chopped down to make 'em.

- On an average day, the air pollution levels in Beijing are nearly five times above World Health Organization standards for safety.

- 30% of Chinese adults live with their parents.

- 200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day.

- In 2006, there were 398 million mobile (or cell) phones in China.

- China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.

- 20% of the world's population lives in China.

- People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!

- Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts.


Shocking Fact

- When visiting China for the first time, many tourists are shocked of the frequent spitting. Spitting is practiced almost everywhere and Chinese spit very loudly... SO TRUE

- dan kalo mereka Boker, bahkan di public toilet seperti Mall, mereka ga nutup pintu, malah kadang emang ga ada pintunya tu Toilet *WTF*, jadi lu akan dihadapkan pada pemandangan yang "mengerikan".