Bizarre Rules in China That You Must Follow

Banning Alice

Alice in Wonderland is a childhood classic for people all over the world. China banned it when the film came out in the 1930s. They believed that "Animals shouldn't use human language, and it's disastrous to put animals and human beings on the same level."

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The More You Know

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