China's Air Pollution

China has a lot of air pollution everywhere but more parts heavily than others. between 350,000 and 500,000 people a year in China die as a result of the air pollution. The smog was so severe that authorities declared a “red alert” for the first time, closing down schools, halting construction and limiting car traffic. The big cities like Beijing and Shanghai have really heavy smog and filled with air pollution. Many Chinese citizens wear face mask to prevent them from inhaling the bad air and causing them to get sick or die. The air pollution has gotten worse and worse and now about 4,000 people die of air pollution. This air pollution is caused by the bad coal over usage. Deaths related to the main pollutant, tiny particles known as PM2.5s that can trigger heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and asthma

Weird Chinese Things

Urine Eggs

a traditional dish in China is Urine Balls Long hawked by street vendors like hot dogs, “boys eggs” sell for about 25 cents a piece. Locals swear by the eggs, which are first soaked in urine, then boiled in it. After boiling, the shells are cracked, and they are allowed to simmer for hours in the brine. Their taste is described as fresh and salty, and they are rumored to have myriad health benefits, including protecting the body from heat stroke, relieving joint pain, and increasing circulation of the blood.

Facekinis

In China, a traditionally agrarian country, it is pallid skin that is seen as a sign of beauty. So in china women wear "facekinis" which is a protective masks that cover their entire heads with the exception of their eyes, nostrils, and mouths.

Baiju

Baiju is a Chinese Alcohol drink that is made out of nail polish remover and Chinese love to drink this drink which is a very harmful and nasty drink.

Spitting

Spitting is a Chinese tradition. Spitting is as common as breathing in China, they believe (and maybe rightly so) that it should be released right then and there (weddings, birthdays, funerals, it doesn’t matter).