China is close in size to the continental U.S. but has just one time zone. Claro Cortes/Reuters Beijing Standard Time is China’s only time zone. China used to have five different time zones, but in 1949, Chairman Mao decided to have just one to promote national unity. This means that in parts of China theContinue reading Moving to China – Interesting Facts about China
Moving to China – Interesting Facts about China
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
