…CHINA HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE WORLD? There are close to 1.4 billion people living there. This means that the Chinese represent about 18% of the world population.

…THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY IS MANDARIN, BUT THREE OUT OF TEN INHABITANTS DO NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE? That is what the Chinese Minister of Education said in 2013. The reason for this is that more than 80 languages are spoken there.

…TOILET PAPER AND ICE CREAM ARE SOME OF THE CHINESE INVENTIONS?

ources: BBC, Globo Esporte,

G1, and Federal University of

Santa Maria

…CHINA IS ONE OF THE FOUR OLDEST CIVILIZATIONS IN THE WORLD? So are Babylon (which no longer exists and is now Iraq), Egypt, and India.

…TABLE TENNIS IS THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL SPORT?

…CRICKETS ARE THE MOST COMMON PET IN CHINA? The practice of taking care of these animals has existed since antiquity and continues to this day.

…CHINA’S ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD? Several rare species, such as the giant panda and the white dolphin, can only be found there.

Questions

1) What is China’s national sport?

a) Football

b) Tennis

c) Foosball

d) Table tennis

2) What would you most like to know about China?

Sources: BBC, Globo Esporte, G1, and Federal University of Santa Maria

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