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 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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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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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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