China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people 1,343,239,923 in July 2012.
The languages spoken in China are Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka.
The great wall of china is 8,850kilometres long
Ping pong is one of the most popular games in China and China did not invent ping pong
Cricket fighting is a popular amusement in China
20 million trees are cut down every year the make chopsticks in China and China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year
Main religions are Buddhism 18%, Christian 5%, Muslim 1.8%, Taoist, Hindu, and Folk Religions 22%
More than 95% can read and write in China
Chinese New Year, also called the Lunar New Year is the biggest celebration on the Chinese calendar
There are 32 million more males than females in China
china invented toilet paper
In 2006 China killed 50,000 dogs after 3 people died of rabies
Around about 10,000 cats are eaten per day in China
Some people in China earn $50,000 a year for being a good fart smeller
A new skyscraper is built in China every five days
Cockroaches are served fried in China
No one has ever gotten a perfect score on the 9-hour Chinese college entrance exam
For 14 years, China banned gaming consoles like PlayStation and XBox. The ban was lifted in 2014.
35million Chinese people still live in caves
Every 30 seconds a baby is born with a birth defect in China
The first marijuana in China was over 4700 years ago
Chinese students can get 7 years in jail for cheating on the exam
On an average day in China, 1.7 million pigs are consumed
Ice cream originated in China. It was first invented in 2000 BC
Some Chinese police use geese instead of police dogs
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