Twenty million trees are cut every year to meet Chinese demand for chopsticks. China goes through 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year. The chopsticks are 1cm-by-0.5 centimeters (cms) and 20 cms long and can cover Tiananmen Square over 360 times. The trees that are cut down are around 20 years old. Source: SouthContinue reading Moving to China – Interesting Facts about China
Moving to China – Packing
So I’m taking a break… Thank the Lord for my niece! I just want to say that she’s the BEAST at packing. I mean it’s not like I have a lot of stuff. Never mind let me not even lie like that! What I SHOULD say is, I didn’t bring 1/2 of myContinue reading Moving to China – Packing
Moving to China – Interesting Facts about China
Pencils are yellow because, in the 1890’s, the world’s best pencil graphite came from China. In China, the color yellow is associated with royalty, so American pencil manufacturers started painting their pencils yellow to indicate they contained high-quality Chinese graphite. – Source ~Love, Peace, and SOOOOOUL!!! — Meri Jaan Twitter – @merijaanblog YouTube – MeriJaanBlog FB FanPageContinue reading Moving to China – Interesting Facts about China
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