The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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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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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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For Valentine's Day 2014, an unnamed man sabotaged a special screening of "Beijing Love Story" at a Shanghai cinema by booking every other seat, subsequently preventing couples from sitting together.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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