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    City in the Clouds
    City in the Clouds
    In October 2015, a 'floating city' of what appeared to be tall buildings rose from the clouds above Foshan, China. After lasting only a few minutes, conspiracy theories ran rampant, but experts say that it's a rare optical illusion called Fata Morgana.
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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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    Ice Cream was first made in China!
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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    Smartphone Sidewalk
    Smartphone Sidewalk
    The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.
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    All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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    In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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