589First Mention of Toilet Paper Use in China

Toilet paper in Sui dynasty China, first mentioned by the of...
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📊 First Census Concluded in China

The first census is concluded in China after having begun the year before: final numbers show a population of nearly 60 million (59,594,978 people in slightly more than 12 million households). The census is one of the most accurate surveys in Chinese history.
First Census Concluded in China (2)
CensusDemographicsPopulationHan DynastyGovernanceStatisticsSocial History
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🧻 First Mention of Toilet Paper Use in China

Toilet paper in Sui dynasty China, first mentioned by the official Yan Zhitui (531–591), with full evidence of continual use in subsequent dynasties.
First Mention of Toilet Paper Use in China (589)
HygieneDaily LifePaper
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🪥 Toothbrush Development in Tang China

Toothbrush Development in Tang China (619)
Tang DynastyHygieneSocietyDaily Life
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📚 Dongpo Academy Established in Hainan

the Dongpo Academy of Hainan, China is built in honor of the Song dynasty Chinese official and poet Su Shi, who was exiled there for criticizing reforms of the New Policies Group.
Dongpo Academy Established in Hainan (1098)
Song DynastyConfucianismLiteraturePoetryExileSu ShiEducation
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👶 China Implements One-Child Policy

Implementation of China's one-child policy.
China Implements One-Child Policy (1979)
DemographicsSocial EngineeringCommunist PartyHuman RightsReproductive RightsEconomic Development
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👶 China Ends One-Child Policy

China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years.
China Ends One-Child Policy (2015)
DemographicsHuman RightsEconomic DevelopmentXi Jinping
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