That China produces and discards more than 45 billion (THAT’S BILLION) pair of wooden chopsticks every year –and add to this another 15 billion exported to Japan and Korea – that’s about 25 million trees.
More than 2,000 Chinese plants have been certified since 1997 as kosher (under Jewish dietary laws) hoping to tap into a trade estimated at $150 billion dollars annually. From Rabbi Avrom Pollok of Star-K who made his first visit to China over 15 years ago: “As I was getting ready to leave all the employees are standing around, and I could see they were expecting something. Finally they said they were waiting for the rabbit.  They had been told “a rabbit would be coming from the U.S.†to see if they were kosher.
That there are now more than 2200 websites about Chinese agriculture from government organizations to educational and agricultural enterprises (you may have even been contacted by a few!).
One hectare is equal to 15 mu in China which translates into 2.47 acres as we know them.
The Bing cherry was named after an Oregon farmer of Chinese descent.
The rose was first cultivated in China 5000 years ago.
In China, color is symbolic – RED means good luck and happiness, GOLD signifies money and prosperity and WHITE signifies mourning.
Finally, did you know that recent environmental research reports claim that of the 80 percent of the world’s e-waste that pours into Asia every year, 90 percent is dumped in China?
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