Why did they steal the corpses of young girls in China? How to shake hands with a Chinese? What is used to flush the contents of Hong Kong toilets? What animal replaces dogs in the police service? And why were schoolgirls banned from wearing bras on certain days?
High school girls who are not allowed to wear bras
In Jirin province, located in the northeast of the country, schoolgirls are not allowed to enter the two-day graduation exams wearing bras. This is due to the fact that graduates quite often hid cheat sheets in this piece of women's clothing.
Hong Kong uses seawater to flush toilet bowls
There are very few fresh water sources in Hong Kong. For this reason, it has to be delivered in significant quantities from neighboring Chinese provinces. Since the 1950s, city officials have been developing a seawater toilet flush system that has been installed in new homes separate from the main drain. More than 80% of Hong Kong homes now use this scheme.
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Weak Chinese handshake
In China, handshakes are much weaker than in Europe or the United States. Too strong a handshake in the Middle Kingdom can be regarded as rude.
Kisses of the Manchus
Among the Manchus living in China, public kissing is considered a manifestation of sexuality and is not encouraged, and not only between spouses or lovers, but also when the mother kisses the child.
Chinese gold farmers
There is already a multi-million dollar industry in the world selling in-game money, as well as items in multiplayer online games (MMOG) for real money. A significant part of the virtual currency is earned by "gold farmers", for whom such games become the most common daily work. Remarkably, a significant proportion of the farmers are located in China. Back in 2005, the total number of such farmers in China was estimated at 100,000. And in some correctional facilities, bosses and guards force inmates to play online games for illegal proceeds.
Tongzidan
At the beginning of each spring, it is a tradition in China's Zhejiang province to eat eggs boiled according to a unique recipe - in the urine of little boys. Urine is collected in elementary schools, and then the preparation begins, which can take a whole day. Locals claim that this is a dish that smells like spring.
Edible cats
The Chinese eat about 4,000,000 cats annually.
What comes first?
The inhabitants of China, like all people on our planet, have names and surnames. However, in the Chinese tradition, the surname comes first: in China, the conditional Vyacheslav Lysenko will turn into Vyacheslav Lysenko, who will be referred to only by his last name. It sounds too formal in our country, and sometimes even rude, but the Chinese are uncomfortable calling each other by their first names. Only family members and close friends can afford more familiarity.
The underground trade in the bodies of dead brides
In China, there has long been a tradition that involves the conclusion of marriages between deceased single people. This rite is one of the modern superstitions among the Chinese.
It is known that families of brides often receive large monetary rewards for their consent. However, a strange incident happened recently.
When the two families performed this grim ceremony and then buried the newlyweds together, a few days later they discovered that the girl's body was missing.
Police later tracked down a gang that was reselling dead brides. They dug up the girl's body and sold it for about 5 thousand dollars to another family, in which a single man died.
Lately, afterlife marriages have become more and more popular in China. Some even arrange real wedding parties. There also appeared "cadaveric" brokers who trade in the bodies of the dead and advise on afterlife marriages …
Police geese
Chinese police are increasingly using geese instead of police dogs due to the geese's aggressiveness and excellent eyesight.