Here are some interesting facts on China!
- Tea became an important part of Chinese culture around the 2nd century. It was called "cha".
- There are over 7,000 lookout towers that are part of the Great Wall.
- The wall extends through all sorts of terrain, even into the mountains. Its highest point is over 5,000 feet above sea level.
- Nine - The number nine is lucky because it sounds like the word for "long life". It is often associated with the emperor and with dragons. The name "Nine Dragons" is a popular name for businesses and locations in China today.
- Four - The number four is unlucky because it sounds like the word for "death". It is still avoided today in China. People avoid the number four for their phone numbers and addresses. Many buildings skip all the floors with the number in them including 4, 14, and 24. Some skyscrapers won't even have the floors 40-49.
- Black - Black is the color of water, the winter, and the north. It is also the color of heaven and was the favorite color of the first emperor of China, Emperor Qin.
- It was the Yellow Emperor's wife, Leizu, who taught the Chinese how to make silk from silkworms.
- Emperor Yao was said to have been morally perfect and served as the example of how all future Chinese emperors should behave.
- Young girls got their feet bound because it was considered attractive
- Tea was discovered when a single tea leaf was dropped into Emperor Qin's boiling water while he was making rice.
- Ping pong is a popular sport in China even though it originated in England.
- The Chinese army stick a needle in their collars facing up to their neck to remain posture
- Two is a lucky number in China because there is a saying everything good comes in pairs.
- There are five primary colours in China red, black, green, white and yellow.
- The oldest instrument was a flute like instrument from China 10,000 years ago.
- The Terracotta army was discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well.
- Smoke signals were used to indicate attack on the wall.
- The summit of Mt. Everest marks the border of China and Nepal.
- Chinese astromeners first spotted Hailey's commet in 2040 BC.
- To build 8,000 life size statues must have taken a large army of workers. Archeologists estimate that over 700,000 craftsmen worked on the terracotta army project for several years.
- Kites were first used as a way for the army to signal warnings.
- Many historians believe soccer origanted in China around 1000 BC.
- The first stone tools were made 1.36 million years ago.
- The Great Wall of China is the longest man made structure in the world and can be seen from space
- Chinese enjoy board games.Go is a very famous game.It has to be mastered by all Chinese men.
- The most spoken language in China is Mandarin.