In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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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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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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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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