3 Fun Facts about China
1) The Capital City, Beijing, was once called Peking.
This was due to the fact that the earlier translation was in Cantonese, and the recent one is in Mandarin.
2) Astronauts can see the outline of the Great Wall from space — yes, it’s that long.
3) There are more than 10 native tongues in China. Among them are the two well-known ones such as Cantonese and Mandarin.