In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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