Portal:China/Did you know/11


 * ...that Liugong Island is considered the "birthplace of China's first navy" and is also the site of its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War?
 * ...that Ming Dynasty general Gang Bing castrated himself and placed his severed organs under Emperor Yongle's saddle to avoid being accused of sexual improprieties?

Source

 * 1) Recent additions/2005/August, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2006/December, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2007/September, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.