Chinese Money Worth Weight in Eggs

In the years between the end of World War II and Mao's declaration of the People's Republic of China in 1949, it is said that China's money was so worthless a single egg cost ¥10,000. Perhaps on…

China Creates Artificial Snow Storm… Again

A rain experiment conducted by Chinese officials unexpectedly cooked up a snowstorm this month whereby the resulting snowfall prompted flight delays and traffic problems all over Beijing. The e…

Chinese Farmer Discovers a Knotty Vegetable Man

Zheng Dexun, a Chinese farmer from Langzhong, had the shock of his life recently when he pulled out a man-shaped knotweed plant from amongst his crops. Stretching out to 62 centimeters, this particula…

Persecution Free in Chinese Dwarf Community

No longer content with being trampled underfoot, a group of 120 dwarves in the southern Chinese community of Kunming have established their own town, complete with a police force. But this has …

Chinese Girl Will Marry for Surgery Money

In the wide, wacky world of the People's Republic of China, it would appear, the idea that anything is for sale is getting more and more widespread. Just last month, an impoverished uncle offered his …

Big Farting Bull In Little China

Beijing's burgeoning art district has a new symbol for its growing influence in the global art world -a giant farting bull. Created by sculptor Chen Wenling, the 20-foot statue depicts, well, a big…

Chinese Pu-Erh Tea That Cost $10,000

Fancy paying $10,000 for a few odd grams of tea? That's how much enterprising Chinese folks are willing to dish out for Puer (or Pu-Erh) tea, a coveted tea type that is renowned for its exotic taste a…

Getting Down… On an Elevator… China Style

This video has been spreading like wildfire around the Chinese social network Kaixin001 in the past week. Some Chinese netizens think its hilarious, others think its fake and others still think it'…

China’s New TV Chef/Author… Is Only 9 Years Old

Although many personal aptitudes often reveal themselves at an early age, the ability to cook and write before the age of ten does seem an unlikely revelation; that is, until now. Not only is Shang…

Chinese Baby Up For Auction Online

If we’re honest, this was bound to happen eventually. Last year, an Australian man put his entire life up on sale on eBay, and even found a buyer willing to pay $7,500 for the guy’s house, car, fr…

Chinese Pipeline Leaks, and Nobody Lights Up!

Sometimes what doesn’t happen is more newsworthy than what does. In an astonishing turn of events in the chain-smoking People’s Republic of China, a ruptured pipeline leaked a large quantity of di…

Speeding Drivers Saved By Magic Number License Plates

Technology is quickly surpassing the long and very cold arm of the law. This is no more evident than in southern China where drivers are actually escaping fines for speeding thanks to a device that w…

Girl Kills Unhappy Parents And Cuts Them Into Pieces

A young woman in Zhongshan City, China, recently developed her own unique way of dealing with her parents’ impending divorce; she killed them and cut the bodies up into pieces! Police receive…

Lucky License Plate Lands Men in Jail

A Chinese man's foolhardy attempt to grab a lucky car accessory car has landed him and his minions in jail. The five-men gang had surrounded a license plate vending machine in July last year and fough…