Hello guys so today I'm here to talk about the
30 fun facts about China and I'm sure that number 8 will impress you.
So China is one of the most populated and largest countries in the world and the country is
so diverse and it makes up a long list of interesting facts that could go on and
on. So from the ancient old civilization to its breathtaking sites, unique culture and traditions,
you will learn all about it here. And watch until the end to find out 30 fun
facts about China that you probably didn't know! The first fact is that mandarin is not the only
language in China, so there are others such as Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka.
And some regions in China they have their own dialects.
Also as of September 2020, China is the most populated country in the whole world,
with a population of 1.4 billion people. Can you imagine? For me it's such a mind-blowing fact
because my country Mongolia has only 3 million of population, so it means that
the small district in the capital of China, Beijing has the population of my whole country!
So thirdly guys China is considered a coconut culture so Chinese people present a stony formal
exterior but they're actually as warm and as welcoming as other cultures. And close
friendships and relationships in China are earned over time compared to other western cultures.
Family members living in one home is a reflection of a Chinese success. So elders are highly revered
in China and younger generations are also expected to take care of their aging family members. Maybe
you have heard about these different stories of scorpions and spiders that you can eat in China.
Let me tell you what, yes, you can actually find these fried spiders and scorpions in
Beijing's Wangfujing street and I have tried them myself and let me tell you they're really crispy.
Fortune cookies did not originate in China, they were actually invented in San Francisco and
they're not part of a traditional Chinese custom! Chinese new year celebration last- guess how many
days? Guess how many days, 1 day 3 days 5 days? No! It lasts for 15 whole days!
It is the biggest holiday in China which is usually celebrated in January or February
depending on the calendar that year. And new year in China is even more popular than Christmas and
here is also an interesting fact about other countries, because other countries in Asia they
also celebrate Chinese New Year or also called lunar new year and for example my country Mongolia
we also celebrate lunar new year and that it's our most important celebration of the year.
In the beginning of the video I have told you guys that number eight will impress you. So what is it?
So if you put all of China's railway lines it can loop around the earth two times! Can you imagine?
From this you can see how well connected China is and the development of its transportation system
In China, every year is named after one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. So first one right, rat,
ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster and dog and last one is a pig.
So 2020 is a year of the rat and also like for me I was born in the pig year
so that's how we use it like "Which year you were born?" "I was born in the pig year"
"Which year?" "Like tiger year" So that's how we use in China and in some other Asian cultures.
So number 10 guys, the Bailong Elevator in
Wulingyuan area of Zhangjiajie in China can carry visitors up to 300 meters high
on cliff's edge! This elevator is the world's heaviest and highest outdoor elevator!
China is a multi-religious country, because of its large population, many world religions
have entered here but the most main ones in China practiced are Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.
China, along with Italy has the highest number of UNESCO sites in the world,
and some of the most visited UNESCO sites in China include the Forbidden city in Beijing,
the well-known Great Wall of China, Summer Palace in Beijing and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing
and world's famous Terracotta Army. So I should say that because I live in Beijing i have seen
Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, each of them is really exciting! If you
go to Beijing, you should visit all these UNESCO places. Speaking of these UNESCO sites in China,
the Forbidden City in Beijing has 9,000 rooms all in all! It's one of the largest
and oldest imperial palaces in the whole world! Despite of its huge size, China surprisingly
only has one time zone and they follow official Beijing's time. So for me when I first got to
China, it was a big surprise how such a big country can follow only one time zone.
We all think that pandas are cute and chubby, a fact about China and the pandas is that every
single panda living in this whole world belongs to China! So if you see a panda in your country,
it means that your panda was lent by China, it actually doesn't belong to your
country, it belongs to China and in China pandas can be found in Chengdu, Sichuan's capital city.
Another fact about pandas are that, pandas eat
all day long! They take about 10 to 16 hours a day eating,
such a heaven right? And despite belonging to the bear family, pandas they actually don't hibernate.
Chinese people are the biggest travel spenders in the world. So they spend
around 260 billion US dollars every year which is twice the spending of American travelers.
And number 18 its more related to history and medicine. So ancient Chinese medicine
actually discovered blood 2,000 years before European
scientist William Harvey announced it in 1628. The number 19 will be about your favorite dessert,
which is ice cream. So ice cream was discovered in China some 4,000 years ago! So at that time
people will combine milk, rice mixture and snow to create this yummy dessert!
So number 20 guys, Chinese people actually avoid using number four. In China you say number four
"sì" and also they say death as "sǐ" so you can see they're actually pronounced really closely,
so they associate number four with death. So I can see it everywhere so,
when I go to visit my friends, their elevator usually never has number four,
so it's like one, two, three and five! I believe many soccer fans are watching
this video, so where do you think football was invented? In Europe?
No actually, the first recorded information about the sport was 2,200 years ago in China! So ancient
Chinese people created world's first soccer ball made of leather, so the ball was filled with
feathers and hair and the sport was originally called "蹴鞠" (Cù Jū) which means kicking the ball.
China builds a new skyscraper every five days. So there is no country in the world
that is growing as fast as China. So in one year, China builds at least 73 new skyscrapers! That's
amazing and mind-blowing! And number 23 is about food guys
because I'm a lover of food and I believe many of you want to come to China to taste their food,
local cuisine. So the fact is that if you come to China you will never eat the same food twice
in China, because every region in China has their own dishes, distinct flavors and cuisines
and Chinese food is served almost always fresh, so it's a food heaven I would say.
We all know that many other Asian countries they use chopsticks to eat right? But do you
think chopsticks were originally created for eating? Actually no! Chopsticks were
originally used for cooking and stirring fire, but not for eating.
And number 25 is also about food. So ketchup is known to be American, however ketchup comes
from the Hokkien Chinese word- "Kê-tsiap", the name of a sauce derived from fermented fish!
So it is believed that traders brought this fish sauce from Vietnam to Southeastern China.
So I think every girl's dream is to wear a really beautiful white dress and have
an amazing wedding right? But however in China brides actually wear red dresses instead of white
because red is considered to be a lucky color in China.
The Terracotta Army of Xi'an in China took 37 years to build,
so it consists of 8,000 clay soldiers that are built to guard the emperor's tomb.
Have you ever watched the movie called Avatar? It's one of my most favorite movies,
if you know Avatar, do you remember the floating mountains in the movie?
Yes these mountains are located in China's Hunan Province at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park!
Fanjingshan mountain is one of China's best kept secrets. So Fanjingshan is located in Guizhou
province in south China, so when you climb to the top of the mountain, the view is spectacular.
We have been there and we actually think that it's more impressive than the Great Wall of China!
So number 30 guys, the last one. China is home to world universities. So according to the times
higher education world university rankings, seven Chinese universities was included in the top
200 universities in the whole world! So these universities are Tsinghua University,
Peking University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China,
Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Nanjing University. So guys, if you want to
apply to these top universities of China and other top universities I didn't discuss yet, then please
click on the description below, there is the link of apply.china.admissions.com where you can search
for your desired programs and universities in China that you can apply and pursue your dream!
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