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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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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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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    Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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    China's Building an Ultra-Modern Car-Free City from Scratch
    China is building an ultra-modern car-free city that'll house 80,000 people in "high-rise core housing". It's entirely walkable and surrounded by green space. It's designed to use less water, create less waste, and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.
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    In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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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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