In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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Chen Guanming, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, traveled by RICKSHAW for 2 years and covered nearly 40,000 miles through 16 countries, surviving flood, war zones and extreme temperatures, finally arriving at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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In 2012, a Chinese gamer's father was so concerned about his son's habit, he hired virtual hitmen to kill off his avatar.
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