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Modern Mythology - Xin Shen Hua

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• Myths about the Chinese word for crisis
  Myth: The Chinese word for "crisis" means "danger and opportunity."
  Fact: The Chinese word is weiji , which means "an opportunity for danger."
• Myth: A picture is worth a thousand words.
  Fact: This is not a Chinese saying. It was coined by a American advertising copy writer in New York by the name of Fred Barnard (American), on March 10,1927.
• May you live in interesting times
  This expression appeared in a speech by Robert F. Kennedy on June 7,1966, who attributed it as a Chinese proverb. It is not. See above reference for details.
  See this also.

• Myth: Great Wall is a man-made object visible from space.
  Fact:The Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei stated (2004) that the Great Wall is not visible from space.

• Tikki Tikki Tembo a chain tale from China recalled by D. L. Ashliman

This story belong to a genre of stories that are conjured up with Chinese settings and background. It is not of Chinese origin.
• False rumors about food in Chinese restaurants
  Anyone can post any stories on the Internet. No one bothers to check or delete malicious stories on the Internet.
• Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth by Michael Parenti
  Throughout the ages there has prevailed a distressing symbiosis between religion and violence. The histories of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam are heavily laced with internecine vendettas, inquisitions, and wars. Again and again, religionists have claimed a divine mandate to terrorize and massacre heretics, infidels, and other sinners.

  Read this article before you form an opinion.

• Urban myth is not just confined to English. Here is one in French:
  "Proverbe Chinois: Quand la riviere est rouge, prends le petit sentier boueux."
  Translation in English:
  "Chinese proverb: When the river is red, take the small muddy path."

• Mythology in Chinese Classics literature