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. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/August#25 August 2005, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
2. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/December#4 December 2006, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
3. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/September#26 September 2007, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.