CIIC:Did you know.../September 15, 2009

·...that the Old Town of Pingyao's history goes back 2,700 years, when it was first built during the reign of King Xuan (827-782 BC) of the Western Zhou Dynasty?

·..that the Forbidden City (or Palace Museum), a World Heritage site since 1987, took over 14 years and 32 million bricks to complete?

·...that Turpan Basin is the lowest point of China's mainland?

·...the Yangtze River is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world?