What the Special in China?

The occasional pagoda and Chinese-style arched bridge add atmosphere to the tree-lined walkways, verdant islands, and hills.

In 130 AD, Zhang Heng invented the first instrument for monitoring earthquakes, and it could detect and indicate the direction of the earthquake.

To admire the beauty of West Lake, visitors can leisurely bike around the lake, walk around the lake, or take a short cruise on the lake.

China invented icecream. This occurred when the Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.

The view over Victoria Harbour from Victoria Peak is to Hong Kong as climbing the Great Wall is to China; it offers the iconic outlook over Hong Kong's "high rise" to success and prosperity.

A civil servant, Su Song, built the first mechanical clock between 1088 and 1092 AD.

Victoria Peak is the best spot to have a bird's eye view of Hong Kong.

The bicycle was introduced to China by two American travelers, Allen and Sachtleben, and is now the primary mode of transportation for millions of Chinese. Also, China is the leading bicycle producer.

Viewed from the peak, both day and night scenes are worth taking in.

The Chinese were the first to invent the waterwheel to harness water.

See high-rise buildings round the busy Victoria Harbour stretching out towards Mainland China.

China was the first country in the world to use an iron plow.

At night the scenery is gorgeous, when the Symphony of Lights of various buildings dances in unison.

The Chinese were first to discover that blood circulates throughout the body and that the heart pumps the blood.

The Chinese were using the decimal system around two thousand years before the first known use in European mathematics. Also, the Chinese were the first to use a place for zero.

The giant panda is not only deeply loved by the Chinese, but by many foreigners too, and not just children.

As the Chinese population grew, people had to preserve cooking fuel by chopping food into small pieces so it would cook faster. This eliminated the need for knives; then, chopsticks were invented.

Although there are many zoos in China and elsewhere, where you can see a giant panda, the best place to see them is Chengdu — the giant panda's "hometown".

Chinese invented and first used the crossbow.

There are three places you can see pandas close up: Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center, Dujiangyan Panda Valley, and Bifengxia Panda Base.

The Chinese were the first in the world to use chemical and gas weapons, two thousand years before Europe.

Chengdu Panda Center is in the north of the city, and is more established.

Bifengxia Panda Base is 2 hours from Chengdu, has more pandas, and you can see pandas more in their natural habitat.

Tea was discovered by the Chinese emperor Shennong when a tea leaf fell into his boiling water.

Bifengxia Panda Base is 2 hours from Chengdu, has more pandas, and you can see pandas more in their natural habitat.