Obscure Facts About China Everyone Needs to Know

China is a vast country, and with the diversity of landscapes and historical traditions there is much to discover. Some of these insights may completely change your perspective on the Eastern world, modern and ancient. Here we share 10 new must know facts about the Middle Kingdom, from the origin of sauerkraut, to Caucasians native to China, to the mystery of an ancient plague…
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10. Sauerkraut is Chinese Food
9. Chinese People are Diverse
8. Ke-tsiap
7. The Strangest Mass Burial
6. Northern China's Cave Homes
5. The Great Wall is (Partially) Made of Rice
4. Shilin (Stone Forest)
3. Chinese Biological Megadiversity
2. Chinese Engineering has Slowed the Earth
1. Birds are of Enormous Cultural Significance

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