Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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