We look at one of the greatest influences and oldest civilizations of the world in this list of 10 crazy facts about China. The most populated city in the world is definitely one of the most diverse cities as well. They continue to expand and change rapidly, and China has highly grown over the last few years in power and economy. What was once considered a sleeping giant, is now awake and moving. China has a very deep history. Their written text goes back thousands of years. Where some countries were just starting to discover tools and construction, China was well ahead establishing the strongest civilization in the East.
China was already foraying into studies and advancements the rest of the world didn’t know yet. They had seafaring, navigation, trading, commerce, production, war, firecrackers… you name it and China probably had something to do with it. This is especially true for neighboring countries as you’ll find old written documents that detail China being involved in introducing things like martial arts and medicine. Even now China still proves to be quite strong with most of the products of the world made in China.
What’s interesting about a large country like China is that there is always something crazy going on. They may even trump the 50 Facts about Japan you won’t Believe. What crazy thing is China up to lately? What differences do they have with the rest of the world? Let’s check the first of this list of 10:
10. Christianity
China is becoming one of the most Christian-filled countries in the world. The large populace of the country already boasts 80% Christianity and isn’t stopping growth anytime soon. By now China even has more Christians compared to countries like Italy. Many experts believe that it will eventually be the largest Christian population.
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9. Bloggers
China is believed to have five times more bloggers than America. China has a strict censorship and control over the country’s forms of media like the internet and TV. Because of this, the Chinese find a need to make articles and blogs regarding the corruption and problems of the country.
8. Military
China has proven to have a strong military that they are exercising their power over contested territories. Many countries are forming military alliances to hopefully stem the threat that China possesses. The Chinese army has 150% more soldiers than America, and the rumour is – they have developed technology that many countries are not prepared for.
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7. Execution
China executes more people annually than the rest of the world combined. Public documents, records and reports number the amount of executions to over 1,000 a year. Many, however, believe that due to the Chinese secretive nature, the number may well be 3-5x more than that. The Chinese have mobile execution chambers that use lethal injection.
6. Protests
China has more than 200 protests per day. This large number comes from the mostly overworked and underpaid population of China. A lot of these protests are blacked out and censored by their media which is why we don’t hear much about it. It seems that there are a lot of angry farmers in the country.
There are more wild, crazy and interesting facts as we continue this list of the 10 crazy facts about China.
5. Stocks
The richest company in China that you can invest in is the government. Eight out of ten of China’s strongest companies are all state-owned. If one decides to buy stocks there, then your money will most likely not only fund that company, but the government as well.
4. Pollution
Pollution has become a very large issue in China, due to a lot of their industries cutting costs and using more financially efficient methods. The environment is greatly damaged. China is the only country where you can buy fresh air, due to the nature of air pollution in some of their cities. Around 80% of all natural water sources in China are polluted. A large part of their population is drinking polluted water.
3. Counterfeit
Since China is one of the largest production centers in the world, it would also be logical to believe that there are illegal production centers. China has been known to have a lot of counterfeiters, and the amounts of products they can make fake, are amazing. From toys, to cars, money, collectible cards, etc. If it has a value you can bet, it has a counterfeit.
2. Megacities
In a span of ten years, China is expected to have cities even larger than New York. The pace of their advancement, construction, and population growth is astounding that there are about ten estimated New York sized cities that will be built by 2025.
1. Plague
Because of some issues in the country, there are always some aspects of governing that are being overlooked. Amazingly the famous European plague can still be found in China. The outbreak happened a few years ago and can be traced back to polluted and poorly treated environments.
There you have it our 10 crazy facts about China. If you’re looking for something eccentric in Asia, then China definitely has some crazy and interesting things.
