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Wednesday, 29 July 2026
30 facts about China
30 facts about China
A civilization that has existed continuously for 5000 years
China is the most populous country with the longest-living civilization in the world. It is the home of many inventions and a treasure trove of folk m ...

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Portugal
Portugal has the largest oceanarium in Europe.
It is located in the Park of Nations in Lisbon, which was created after the Expo'98 exhibition. The ...
Republic of South Africa
There are 18 national parks in South Africa.
One of them is the Kruger National Park, established in 1898, covering an area of over 2 million hec ...
Czech Republic
At the beginning of the 15th century, Protestant sentiments increased in the Czech lands.
The execution of Jan Hus (Church reformer, a leading figure of the Czech Reformation) triggered the ...
Brazil
In the 1500s, the area was discovered by Portuguese sailor Pedro Alvares Cabral, who named it Terra de Vera Cruz - Land of the True Cross, which was quickly renamed Santa Cruz - Holy Cross.
The place where the sailors went ashore is now called Porto Seguro (safe harbor) and is located in t ...
Peru
Peru is a leading exporter of gold.
However, a large part of the mining of this metal takes place "outside the government administration ...
Turkey
It was created after World War I on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire.
Poland
Polish forests cover almost 30% of the country.
According to the plans, forests should cover 33% of Poland by 2050.
China
The Chinese were the first to invent the water mill.
It was already in the year 31 AD. It took Europeans another 1200 years to reach the same level of water engineering.
Thailand
The capital of the country is Bangkok.
It is also the largest city in Thailand, located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River (the main riv ...
Ireland
Patrick had the Celtic name Succetus and was of Brythonic origin (a Celtic people living in Britain before the invasion of the Angles and Saxons).
When she was 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. W ...