China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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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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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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