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How to Dial a Chinese Number
China's country code is +86. For landlines, each city has its own area code that starts with a leading zero — drop that zero when dialling internationally. Beijing's area code is 010, so it becomes +86 10. Shanghai's 021 becomes +86 21. Shenzhen's 0755 becomes +86 755.
Chinese mobile numbers are always 11 digits and begin with 1 (e.g. 138, 139, 186). Dial them in full after +86 with no changes — just type the number into the Give a Ring dial pad starting with +86. The call rate appears under the number before you connect.
🇨🇳 Surprising & Funny Facts About China
Every Panda in the World is on Loan from China
Giant pandas at zoos around the world are technically owned by China. The Chinese government leases them to other countries for around one million dollars a year per pair. Even cubs born abroad are sent back home. Pandas are geopolitics with a black-and-white colour scheme.
China Builds Faster Than Anyone on Earth
China has used more cement in two years than the USA used in the entire 20th century. In one decade, China built more high-speed rail than the rest of the world combined. Some "ghost cities" — fully built residential districts with no residents — were constructed simply because stopping was more expensive than continuing.
Noodles Were Invented in China, Not Italy
The oldest noodles ever found were excavated in China's Qinghai province and are about 4,000 years old. Made from millet, they were preserved upside-down in a sealed bowl under river silt. Marco Polo most likely brought the idea back from China, not the other way around. Italy, we're sorry.
One Billion Internet Users — With Their Own Internet
China has over 1 billion internet users — more than Europe and North America combined. Yet WhatsApp, Google, Instagram and YouTube are all blocked. Chinese users have their own equivalents: WeChat alone functions as WhatsApp, Facebook, Uber, and a bank rolled into a single app.
China Invented Gunpowder Trying to Live Forever
Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass — China's Four Great Inventions — transformed world civilisation. Gunpowder was accidentally discovered by Taoist monks who were searching for an elixir of immortality. They created something that helped achieve immortality somewhat faster than intended.
A Continent-Sized Country on a Single Time Zone
China spans five geographical time zones, yet the entire country runs on a single Beijing time (UTC+8). This means in the far-western Xinjiang region, the sun rises around 10 am by official clocks. Locals quietly use an unofficial "Xinjiang time," two hours behind Beijing — a small act of timezone rebellion.
🗺️ What Are the Best Places to Visit in China?
Beijing — Heart of the Middle Kingdom
The Forbidden City is a palace complex of 980 buildings, sealed from commoners for 600 years. Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and the Great Wall at Badaling are all within a few hours of central Beijing — enough history for a lifetime packed into one city.
Shanghai — The City of the Future
The Bund's colonial 19th-century skyline faces Pudong's futuristic towers across the Huangpu River — a living illustration that past and future coexist cheerfully. The Shanghai Tower at 632 m is the second tallest building in the world and features the world's fastest elevator.
Zhangjiajie — The "Avatar Mountains"
Vertical quartzite sandstone pillars soaring into the clouds inspired the floating mountains of Pandora in James Cameron's Avatar. The glass-bottomed Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Bridge, 430 m long, is the world's longest and highest. Looking down is entirely optional.
Xi'an — The Terracotta Army
Over 8,000 life-size clay soldiers, each with a unique face, were buried with China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang around 210 BC. They were discovered by accident in 1974 by farmers digging a well. It is one of the greatest archaeological finds in human history and still only partially excavated.
Chengdu — Panda Capital of the World
Sichuan Province is the only place on Earth where giant pandas live in the wild. The Chengdu Research Base lets you observe cubs at close range. While you're there, try authentic Sichuan cuisine — the mouth-numbing heat of Sichuan peppercorns is the second local attraction worth making the trip for.
Yunnan & Guangxi Rice Terraces
The Honghe terraces in Yunnan and Longji terraces in Guangxi are man-made agricultural landscapes more than 2,000 years old. The stepped fields reflecting the sky in their water look like a living painting. Best visited in spring when the terraces flood and shimmer in the sunlight.