![]() Have you ever wondered where those breathtaking martial arts moves come from? Well, it is rumored that they were developed from hunting farming moves, and by the way, martial arts is practiced throughout China, so beware.Ģ3. 31 and the Iron plow way long before the Europeans did it.Ģ2. The Chinese invented the water wheel in A.D. Old iron plow with wheels placed as garden ornament.Ģ1. In the early days, the Chinese emperors kept Giant Pandas as evil-warding charms. Do you know that cuteness can ward off evil? Well, this is according to the Chinese. Do you know that tea was discovered by accident? A tea leaf accidentally fell into the emperor’s pot and voilà, the beautiful relationship between the Chinese and tea was born.Ģ0. They started using the decimal system in 14th century B.C., 2,300 years before the Europeans.ġ9. The Chinese also invented some math concepts. Flag of China The national flag of China. They started drilling for natural gas before the 4th Century, 2,300 years before the Westerners. This was through a device invented by an astronomer cum literary scholar named Zhang Heng.ġ7. 130, the Chinese could detect earthquakes. The Chinese invented it by simply mixing milk, rice, and snow.ġ6. Another on the list of interesting China facts for kids is the invention of ice cream. ![]() If you doubt it, then you should know that by the fourth century A.D., the Chinese were using man-carrying tethered kites for flight.ġ5. ![]() We can safely say that the Chinese were the first people to fly. The Chinese invented the kite over 3,000 years ago, and they used it to frighten their enemies during the war!ġ4. One on the list of interesting China facts for kids revolves around their play toy, the kite. Have you ever wondered how chopsticks came to be? Well, because of the need to conserve fuel during cooking, the Chinese chopped their food into small pieces eliminating the need for knives and thus the chopsticks were born.ġ3. Can you believe that a two legged goat born in Yunnan province in China in 2015 learned to walk on its feet in a week’s time after it was born? The goat dubbed the “strong-willed goat” has two front legs.ġ2. By the way, if you thought that stamp collecting is a lame hobby, you will be shocked to learn that in China, this lame hobby is viewed as a symbol of status. A collection of postage stamps.ĩ. So what is your hobby? Before you answer that, for a majority of the Chinese, their hobby is stamp collecting!ġ0. The Chinese language is the longest language still in use in writing in the world. For a linguist, this fact will be fascinating to you. The word China is believed to have originated from Qin, which was the dynasty that ruled over the land from 221 B.C., to A.D. For those history lovers who love knowing what the names of places mean, this one might be a nice fact for you. Apart from toilet papers, the Chinese invented paper, gunpowder, which is a well-known fact, the compass, and the art of printing.ħ. Historians believe that the Chinese invented this favorite sport for many in 1000 B.C.Ħ. For soccer or football fans, depending where you come from, this one will interest you. However big it is, all of China uses one time zone, something that is not expected for a country that big. Do you want to see crickets fight? Well, in China, cricket fighting is a popular amusement sport.Ĥ. About the toilet paper, it was not for everybody only the emperor was allowed to use it.ģ. Have you ever wondered where toilet paper came from? Well, you guessed right, it came from China. It is the world’s second most populous country. Its land bordering countries are Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, North Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam (thus, China has the most number of neighbors touching its borders). Renminbi (yuan ¥) (CNY) is its official currency. Chinese is the official language of China. Beijing is its capital and Shanghai is its largest city. It has a total area of 9,596,960 square km. China, officially the People’s Republic of China is a country in East Asia.
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