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A few secrets from the country with a thousand faces<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Its size alone makes China<\/strong> a truly remarkable place. Thanks in part to its vast scale, the country is home to many curiosities and cultural quirks. Enjoy our top 10 strange but true facts about China<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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In China, tetraphobia is a real issue, with vast swathes of the population expressing a genuine fear of the number 4<\/strong>. This mistrust stems from the fact that the Chinese word for \u201cfour\u201d is pronounced similarly to the word for \u201cdeath\u201d. The result is a culture of superstition<\/strong>. People tend to avoid 4 and all of its variants (14, 24, etc.) when choosing dates for events or signing contracts, as well as home and telephone numbers. In some buildings, the fourth floor simply does not exist, skipping straight from the third to the fifth floor.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d2.\tHarbin: a city of ice\u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/erica-li-9N-vg1VRvwk-unsplash-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

Every year, the city of Harbin<\/strong>, in the north-east of the country, organises an ice and snow sculpture festival<\/strong>. Featuring many monumental creations, from delicate frescoes to vast castles, this event is a major draw for tourists, especially when the displays are illuminated at night. Created in 1963, the festival was awarded a Guinness World Record for the largest ice sculpture in the world, made using more than 13,000 m3 of snow.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d3.\tNapping is a national institution\u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-671702572-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

Shui wu jiao<\/em><\/strong>, which literally means midday sleep, refers to the 15 to 30 minute nap that Chinese workers can take after lunch. This right was enshrined in the constitution in 1949, under Mao Zedong, in order to improve productivity. Many people take the chance to doze off at their desks, in the street\u2026 And even in the armchairs and beds of a certain flat-pack furniture shop!<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re looking for a fun night out with friends, you need to book yourselves a b\u0101oji\u0101n<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>These comfortable private lounges are set up for wild karaoke sessions: just pick up the microphone and belt out your favourite song. Holding up to 30 people, these mini concert venues are a popular choice for an evening on the town.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d5.\tChinese fortune cookies: not so Chinese after all\u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-174622880-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a tasty titbit: fortune cookies<\/em><\/strong> were not actually invented in China. They were actually created on the west coast of the United States sometime between 1915 and 1920! However, they were exported to China in the 1990s, where they were marketed as \u201cauthentic American fortune cookies<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d6.\tWinnie the Pooh outlawed in China \u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-1300299620-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a classic story of propaganda and censorship. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/strong> met the former President of the United States, Barack Obama. A photo of the two officials side by side caused a buzz on social media, with users noting a certain resemblance to Winnie the Pooh<\/strong> and his friend Tigger. As a result, images of the friendly yellow bear soon disappeared from the Chinese search engine Weibo and the WeChat social network.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d7.\tParis, on the outskirts of Shanghai\u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-965484630-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

Home to nearly 25 million people, Shanghai can be a hectic place to live and work. In 2005, work began in the nearby city of Hangzhou<\/strong> to offer residents a different way of life: Paris, Made in China<\/strong>. This miniature city within a city includes an Eiffel Tower, Haussmann buildings, French gardens, fountains, statues and replicas of the interior of the Palace of Versailles, the Jardin du Luxembourg, and even the Mona Lisa! Locals can experience a slice of Paris without the airfare.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d8.\tChina only has one time zone \u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-614703754-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

The UTC+8 time zone<\/strong>, which corresponds to Shanghai solar time, applies to the whole of China. It is therefore the most populated time zone in the world\u2026 and the most improbable. One consequence of this decision is that the sun does not generally rise until 9 am in the far west of the country, when it appears at 5 am in the east. This phenomenon is most noticeable when travellers cross the border into Afghanistan and experience a jarring 4.5-hour time change!<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d9.\tBeijing\u2019s vast Forbidden City \u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-598828640-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

According to legend, the Forbidden City of Beijing<\/strong>, known as the \u201cformer palace\u201d in Chinese, boasts no fewer than 9,999 rooms<\/strong>. However, a study conducted in the 1970s determined that there are only 8,704. So where did this number come from? In China, the number 10,000 represents \u201ca countable infinity\u201d that can only be reached by the gods. By building a 9,999-room palace, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was creating a close link with the sacred world.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=\u201d10.\tSorbet: a Chinese invention\u201d image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iStock-1286029459-1.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d body_text_align_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_text_align_phone=\u201dleft\u201d body_text_align_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_transition=\u201don\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

The ice cream we know and love\u2014 a frozen dessert made from cream and eggs\u2014originated in Italy. The original sorbet<\/strong>, however, consisting of snow topped with honey or fruit syrup, was enjoyed by the ancient Greeks, Persians, and Romans. In Rome, it was made during the winter using snow from the Alps or Mount Etna. Chinese pioneers, however, were able to make sorbet all year round<\/strong> using an ancient version of an ice cream maker<\/strong>. Marco Polo brought this innovation to Sicily after his expedition to Asia in the 13th century, and it soon spread throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

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