Here are 15 of the strangest things people have found in China from discovering ancient pipes to finding a weird elephant piglet!\r
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8. One Child Policy\r
Chinas one-child policy came to an end at the beginning of this year. The system, which was introduced in 1979 to control the ever growing population, allowed couples to have only one child. If they wanted to have more children, they would face fines, sterilizations or abortions. The policy may have been too effective as the national birth rate is well below replacement level and many couples have chosen not to have children with or without the system in place. By 2050 its expected that a quarter of Chinas population will be 65 years or older. \r
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7. Full Body Transplants\r
Several people in China have volunteered to undergo a full body transplant. Taking a persons head and connecting it to an entirely new body is impossible, but there is a team of doctors at a northern Chinese hospital that has started researching the subject. Their plan is to connect the blood vessels of the recipient with a deceased donor body, insert a metal disc to stabilize the neck and cover the spinal cord nerve endings in a gluelike substance to encourage regrowth before finally sewing up the skin. Medical experts have condemned the plan, and even a former deputy minister of health in China has called the plan scientifically impossible.\r
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6. One Time Zone\r
Despite the nations vast size, China made the decision to use Beijing time across the entire country. The move was meant to enhance national unity but also presents some odd situations. For instance, you can enjoy a picturesque summer sunset in the western Chinese city of Xinjiang at midnight. In this same area, the sun rises at around 10 AM in the wintertime. The country used to have five different time zones, but this change and a lot of other changes took place when Chairman Mao Zedong took control of the country in 1949.\r
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5. Interviews Before Execution\r
This morbid TV show was a smash hit in China that aired on Saturday nights to 40 million viewers across the country from 2006 to new. The premise of the show is simple. TV journalist Ding Yu interviews death row inmates who are days or sometimes hours away from being executed. The show was meant to deter future would-be criminals from committing crimes. Chinese authorities canceled the disturbing show to avoid international embarrassment after the BBC aired a documentary about the show in new. \r
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4. Virgin Boy Eggs\r
Containers are placed in bathrooms at primary schools to collect the principal ingredient of this Chinese treat, young boys urine. The urine is then soaked and cooked with eggs, making a snack that is very popular in parts of China. Tradition says that it is preferable to use the urine of boys that are ten years old or younger. Consumers believe that these particular eggs have amazing health benefits. Street vendors sell the eggs on the streets of China, and they sell for about 25 cents an egg. \r
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3. Ghost Marriages\r
There is an ancient superstition in parts of China that says it is bad luck for a man to die without being married. Recently people have been stealing the corpses of women from graves to be used in ghost marriages so that they will not suffer from the bad luck associated with the superstition. At least 36 women have been snatched from their graves in the last three years. There are even agencies that will pair dead bachelors with corpse brides. This strange tradition was regularly priced in medieval China but was banned by Chairman Mao in 1949.\r
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2. Elephant Pig\r
Given the appearance of this pig, you may be surprised to find out that its not a mix between an elephant and a pig. In reality, it is a piglet that was born without a mouth in Northeastern China. The piglet was born from a 550-pound sow and was the second of 8 in the litter. The unlucky pig did not have long for this world as it died just hours after being born. The mutated piglet was frozen to preserve it.\r
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1. Ghost Cities\r
In the next few decades, a quarter billion people are expected to move from Chinas rural areas into cities. In anticipation of this giant migration, the government has built hundreds of new cities throughout the country. Many of these new cities have everything you would find in a typical big city except for people. The cities are truly unique and bizarre to visit. They are filled with brand new skyscrapers, high rise apartments, and even public art but are also eerily devoid of people.
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8. One Child Policy\r
Chinas one-child policy came to an end at the beginning of this year. The system, which was introduced in 1979 to control the ever growing population, allowed couples to have only one child. If they wanted to have more children, they would face fines, sterilizations or abortions. The policy may have been too effective as the national birth rate is well below replacement level and many couples have chosen not to have children with or without the system in place. By 2050 its expected that a quarter of Chinas population will be 65 years or older. \r
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7. Full Body Transplants\r
Several people in China have volunteered to undergo a full body transplant. Taking a persons head and connecting it to an entirely new body is impossible, but there is a team of doctors at a northern Chinese hospital that has started researching the subject. Their plan is to connect the blood vessels of the recipient with a deceased donor body, insert a metal disc to stabilize the neck and cover the spinal cord nerve endings in a gluelike substance to encourage regrowth before finally sewing up the skin. Medical experts have condemned the plan, and even a former deputy minister of health in China has called the plan scientifically impossible.\r
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6. One Time Zone\r
Despite the nations vast size, China made the decision to use Beijing time across the entire country. The move was meant to enhance national unity but also presents some odd situations. For instance, you can enjoy a picturesque summer sunset in the western Chinese city of Xinjiang at midnight. In this same area, the sun rises at around 10 AM in the wintertime. The country used to have five different time zones, but this change and a lot of other changes took place when Chairman Mao Zedong took control of the country in 1949.\r
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5. Interviews Before Execution\r
This morbid TV show was a smash hit in China that aired on Saturday nights to 40 million viewers across the country from 2006 to new. The premise of the show is simple. TV journalist Ding Yu interviews death row inmates who are days or sometimes hours away from being executed. The show was meant to deter future would-be criminals from committing crimes. Chinese authorities canceled the disturbing show to avoid international embarrassment after the BBC aired a documentary about the show in new. \r
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4. Virgin Boy Eggs\r
Containers are placed in bathrooms at primary schools to collect the principal ingredient of this Chinese treat, young boys urine. The urine is then soaked and cooked with eggs, making a snack that is very popular in parts of China. Tradition says that it is preferable to use the urine of boys that are ten years old or younger. Consumers believe that these particular eggs have amazing health benefits. Street vendors sell the eggs on the streets of China, and they sell for about 25 cents an egg. \r
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3. Ghost Marriages\r
There is an ancient superstition in parts of China that says it is bad luck for a man to die without being married. Recently people have been stealing the corpses of women from graves to be used in ghost marriages so that they will not suffer from the bad luck associated with the superstition. At least 36 women have been snatched from their graves in the last three years. There are even agencies that will pair dead bachelors with corpse brides. This strange tradition was regularly priced in medieval China but was banned by Chairman Mao in 1949.\r
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2. Elephant Pig\r
Given the appearance of this pig, you may be surprised to find out that its not a mix between an elephant and a pig. In reality, it is a piglet that was born without a mouth in Northeastern China. The piglet was born from a 550-pound sow and was the second of 8 in the litter. The unlucky pig did not have long for this world as it died just hours after being born. The mutated piglet was frozen to preserve it.\r
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1. Ghost Cities\r
In the next few decades, a quarter billion people are expected to move from Chinas rural areas into cities. In anticipation of this giant migration, the government has built hundreds of new cities throughout the country. Many of these new cities have everything you would find in a typical big city except for people. The cities are truly unique and bizarre to visit. They are filled with brand new skyscrapers, high rise apartments, and even public art but are also eerily devoid of people.
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