Chinese Facts
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Fortune cookies are not actually Chinese
They were invented in San Francisco in the early 1900
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The line
"the journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step"
was actually said in history by
Lao Tzu
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Toilet paper was invented in China in the late 1300s. It was for emperors only
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The Chinese developed a theory of three levels of heaven—Heaven, Earth, and man—which has been influential in landscape painting and flower arrangements
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Suspension bridges were invented in China in 25 B.C, 1,800 years before such bridges were known in the West
Photo by Tim Green aka atoach
According to popular legend, tea was discovered by the Chinese emperor Shennong in 2737 B.C. when a tea leaf fell into his boiling water. The Chinese consider tea to be a necessity of life
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Ice cream was invented in China around 2000BC
when the Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.
Photo by St0rmz
The longest river in China is the 3,494-mile Yangtze (Changjian) River and the 2,903-mile-long Yellow (Huanghe) River.e
Photo by ecstaticist
Cricket fighting is a popular amusement in China. Many Chinese children keep crickets as pets
Photo by AlbinoFlea
