Pictures of China
China is proudly the 4th largest country of world. Their year is based on moon’s cycle and each has duration of 60 years for completion. These calendars are as old as of 2600 BC. Hence, it is classified to be oldest known calendar. Not only this, but there are some very fascinating facts about China.
To begin with, rice is one thing that is related to China and its cultivation is known to have existed in this country as early as 5000 BC. Proofs include left over grains in pots and farming tools. In this country, silk making in one thing that was very much a guarded secret and if revealed, may end up to the death of the person who gave it away. The invention of ice cream was in this country too. First is very old, as much as hailing from 2000 BC directly and was made of rice and soft milk mixture in ice.
Chinese consist of over twenty thousand characters that are unique. These facts were related to ancient China, but the modern China is more fascinating. It is a very fast growing economy. We can make this out from the fact that the consumption of steel is 2 times than of Japan, Europe and US combined! One more thing is the percentage of Christians in China. It is on the verge of topping the list. The soldiers’ strength of this country is 150% more as compared to US. Indeed, the development of China is also big like its size.
