15 most strange and crazy facts about China

Perhaps you know some facts about China that are not very amazing, so you think this state is quite ordinary, no different from others. In fact, this country is so bizarre and unusual that, having learned these 15 facts, you look at it in a completely different way!

People eat dogs to celebrate the onset of summer.

In the southwestern Chinese city of Yulin, people eat dogs during the summer solstice festival. Usually, about 10,000 four-legged friends are killed and eaten at the festival. Dog meat, as the Chinese believe, brings good luck and health.

There is only one time zone in China

As the third largest country in the world, China uses only one time zone in 9.6 million km² of territory. As a result, in Xinjiang, the country's western province, the sun rises around 10 in the morning.

You cannot give birth to a baby until the government permits you.

The couple must apply for approval and receive a family planning certificate, formerly known as a Birth Permit. Such a document is received three months before or after pregnancy. Only with him will your child be considered legal.

A woman should sit for a month after giving birth

After giving birth, the mother should sit in bed for 30 days, which, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is a great way to recover for a woman. Do not shower, do not wash your hair, and do not walk. In addition, she should eat fatty, nutritious foods, such as chicken soup.

Eggs boiled in the urine of virgin boys are a delicacy

And you thought that eating bugs and dogs is weird? What about eggs that are boiled all day in the urine of boys no older than 10 years old? Locals consider them an incredibly useful product. Such a traditional recipe was recognized as cultural intangible heritage in 2008.

Football originated in China

Despite the fact that the Chinese football team cannot be called a successful team, this country is the birthplace of the game. It was very popular during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Later, football migrated to neighboring countries - Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

You can rent anything here

If you are tired of the endless questions of your parents about when to get married and whether they are dating, just rent yourself a boyfriend or girlfriend using the online service!

Business meetings oblige you to drink

Drinking culture has very deep roots in Chinese society. Thanks to her, social ties are established here at various levels. For example, the more you drink at a banquet or business meeting, the more you will like your boss and business partners.

Pajamas are the newest, most fashionable trend in Shanghai

Comfortable, shapeless pajamas have become a new fashion trend for Shanghai residents who go to have breakfast at the nearest restaurant or walk a dog in the park in the morning.

In China, there is no division of films into categories

But this does not mean that a 10-year-old child can calmly watch anything. A committee of 36 people decides which scenes from the films should be simply cut out, since they, in their opinion, are inappropriate for viewers of any age.

Everyone goes on vacation at the same time.

The Chinese rarely have the opportunity to take annual leave in the traditional sense of the word. But once a year they all go on vacation at the same time. This period falls on the days of the celebration of the Chinese New Year. In these 40 days, 3.7 billion trips are made here, which, probably, can be considered the largest migration of people in the modern world.

Every day at 7 pm everyone watches the same channel

Every day at 7 o’clock in the evening, each channel launches a live broadcast of the 30-minute news release of the Central State TV Channel of China. This has been happening since 1978.

Strange buildings can be found everywhere

From a fish-shaped building to a fancy building in the form of a mobile phone. Over the past few years, many very unusual structures have appeared in China. They are so strange that the president even had to publicly express a request to stop the development of this trend.

The Chinese are copying everything

And this applies not only to pirated DVDs and Apple products. In Shanghai, there is even a piece of England in the form of the city of the Thames, in which you can walk along High Street and cross the man-made Thames.

China will have the largest number of Christians on Earth

China has always played a big role in the history of religion. Here Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism arose. Despite the fact that officially this country is considered atheistic, the Christian population is growing very rapidly. By 2030, most likely, its number will be eclipsed by the United States.