Portal:China/Did you know/Archive
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[edit] Did you know...
- ...that the Qiandao Lake Incident in 1994 created an considerable crisis in Taiwan-China relations?
- ...that the Four Lords of the Warring States dominated the politcs in the Warring States period?
- ...that China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble is the only national-level performance group representing China's ethnic minorities?
- ...that Macau was returned to China in 1998 through the transfer of the sovereignty of Macau?
- ...that the Battle of Wanjialing was one of the greatest success of the Chinese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War?
- ...that the 2002 FIFA World Cup was the first time that the Chinese national football team made it to FIFA World Cup?
- ... 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?
- ... that Göran Malmqvist is a Swedish sinologist who in 1974 published a popular book called Chinese is not difficult?
