Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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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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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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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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