The highest commercial bungee jump facility is 233 m (764 ft 5 in) high and is located on the Macau Tower, in Macau, China. The facility was inaugurated with a jump by film star Edison Chen (China), on 17 December 2006.
The world’s largest consumer of cigarettes, in terms of volume purchased, is China with 1.69 trillion cigarettes sold in 2002. With a global consumption in 2000 of 5.5 trillion this means that approximately one in every three cigarettes smoked today is smoked in China. The 1998 list from WHO & 2002 update from The Economist (18/10/03): 1. China 1,643 billion (1998); 1.69 trillion (2002) 2. USA 451 billion (1998); 410 billion (2002) 3. Japan 328 billion (1998); 310 billion (2002) 4. Russia 258 billion (1998); 300
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When the Huang He (Yellow River), Huayan Kou, China flooded its banks in October 1887, 900,000 people were believed to have been killed.
The highest jump on spring loaded stilts is 2.71 m (8.89 ft) and was achieved by Wu Jialong in Dengfeng city, Henan province, China, on 17 September 2008. Angela Wu adjudicated at the event. Zheng Da Zong Yi from CCTV filmed.
The highest jump through a hoop was 3.12 metres (10 ft 2 in) and was achieved by Qiu Jiangning (China) of the China National Acrobatic Troupe on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 17 June 2009. In this case, the hoop sat on 3 other hoops underneath it.
The library on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China, is situated at 230.9 m (757 ft 6 in) above street level. Membership is available to members of the public and the 103 shelves in the library contains an ever-expanding collection of Chinese and English books. The library measures 57 m² (614 ft²). To walk to the library from the lobby would entail climbing around 1,435 steps.
According to figures from 2010, China’s population is now more than 1.330 billion. India remains in second place, with a population of 1.148 billion; the USA, while in third place, is far behind at 303.8 million.
The highest unassisted martial arts kick by a female was 2.15 m (7.05 ft) and was achieved by Zara Phythian (UK) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records- CCTV’ in Beijing, China, on 8 December 2011. Zara, the previous record holder for this category, went head-to-head with a 16 year old Chinese martial artist, Ya Ruey. Both challengers achieved 2.14 m, but Ya Ruey was unable to reach 2.15 m and therefore Zara regained the record title.
The highest walls climbed with feet only in 30 seconds is 13.3 m (43 ft 7.6 in) and was achieved by Gao Guixian (China) from Shao Lin Tagou Martial Arts School in Dengfeng City, Henan Province, China, on 12 November 2009. The attempt was one of the outdoor events for Zheng Da Zong Yi-Guinness World Records Special.
The largest 2d beadwork measures 28 metres (91 ft 10 in) in length and 1.1 meters (7 ft 3 in) in width and consists of 3,658,954 beads. It was created by Fengxin Liu, (China) presented and measured in Beijing, China , on 27 August 2008 Fingxin Lui took 7 years to make the completed beadwork. The 3d beadwork was a replica of the famous painting in China (Qingming Shanghe Tu).