In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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Ice Cream was first made in China!
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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