Portal:China/Did you know/Archive

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Did you know...

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  • ... that flooding from the Yangtze River destroyed part of the city of Haimen before the river changed course in 1701 and created new land for the city?
  • ... that the rise in the manufacturing of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s was partially due to the United States' embargo on China?
  • ... that Richard Loo (pictured) is one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s?


  • ... that the Great Wall of China is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the 3rd century BC, during the Qin Dynasty, until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes?
  • ... that Qin Shi Huang was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BC to 221 BC, and then the first emperor of a unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC, ruling under the name First Emperor?
  • ... that T'ai Chi Ch'üan(太极拳) is an art applied with as complete a relaxation or "softness" in the musculature as possible, to distinguish its theory and application from that of the hard styles which use a degree of tension in the muscles?
  • ... that the Giant Panda is a mammal that is native to central China?