China

More than 800 million people in China use smartphones!

China’s artificial sun experiment reached temperatures six times hotter than the real sun!

The world’s largest radio telescope is in China, and it’s as big as 30 football fields!

China has built a hotel that looks like a giant teapot!

Chinese students often use virtual reality headsets in their classrooms!

China has more electric cars on its roads than any other country in the world!

Some Chinese cities have special lanes just for people walking while using their phones!

China’s “sharing economy” lets people rent everything from bikes to umbrellas using their phones!

The Chinese zodiac has 12 animals, and each year is named after one of them!

In some parts of China, people play mahjong in public parks every day!

Chinese children often fly kites at night with LED lights attached!

The world’s largest collection of ancient carved stone tablets is in Xi’an, China!

Fun and Unique Facts

Some Chinese buildings don’t have a fourth floor because the word “four” sounds similar to the word for “death”!

China has a special holiday called “Singles Day” that has become the world’s biggest shopping day!

The longest traffic jam in China lasted for 12 days!

China uses more than 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks every year!

China grows more than 50 different types of tea!

Chinese farmers have been growing rice for more than 12,000 years!

The Chinese invented paper money more than 1,400 years ago!

There are more than 300 different types of Chinese opera!

China has a “panda diplomacy” program where they loan pandas to other countries as a sign of friendship!

The Chinese language has more than 50,000 characters, but you only need to know about 2,000 to read a newspaper!

Ice cream’s story started in China about 4,000 years ago with a snowy milk treat, but it grew into the yummy stuff we love today much later!

The world’s largest film studio is in China, and it’s called Hengdian World Studios!

Chinese scientists have successfully grown plants (specifically cotton) on the moon!

The world’s largest population of snow leopards lives in China!

China built the world’s largest air purifier, which is taller than a 20-story building!

Chinese scientists have created artificial rainfall to help farmers during droughts!

China’s working on a super-green forest city in Liuzhou, where every building will be covered in plants — one day it’ll be a leafy dreamland!

The world’s largest floating solar power plant is in China!

China has a special highway that can charge electric cars while they drive!

Chinese doctors performed the world’s first 5G remote surgery!

China has built the world’s largest indoor ski resort!

Chinese scientists have created rice that can grow in salt water!

The world’s biggest battery factory is in China, where they make tons of power packs for electric cars and gadgets!

Dezhou, a city in China, is known as “Solar Valley” because it uses a lot of solar power!

Chinese students often do eye massages twice a day at school to keep their eyes sharp and happy!

Many Chinese children learn to use an abacus for math before using calculators!

Chinese schools often have “morning exercises” where all students do gymnastics together!

Many Chinese children attend special art classes to learn traditional calligraphy!

Chinese students typically have longer school days than American students, but they also get a longer lunch break!

Many Chinese families go to parks early in the morning to practice tai chi together!

Chinese children often learn to play traditional instruments like the guzheng or erhu!

Some Chinese schools have gardens where students learn to grow their own vegetables!

Chinese children often celebrate their birthdays by eating long noodles that represent long life!

China has built special “wildlife bridges” covered in plants to help animals cross highways safely!

China has more wind power than any other country in the world!

Hongyancun Station in Chongqing, China, is the deepest metro station in the world, located 116 meters (381 feet) underground — as deep as a 39-story building!