And we are happy to tell them that's because the inventions of paper and printing by our ancestors so that the knowledge and information can spread fast and cheaply all around the world.
..and then the children start laughing as to why China didn't achieve these city things first eons ago before the white man if that paper made such a big difference. Why has the world followed the white man's achievements...when it should have been the Chinese's lead the world should have been following to get themselves out of being farmers.
Student: Where did all these things come from:
Cars, bicycles, steel and glass skyscrapers, trains, subways, elevators, escalators, planes overhead, light bulbs, electricity, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, solar cell power, cell phones, TVs, radio, computers, internet, air conditioners, microwave oven, refrigerators, washing machines, eyeglasses, plastic, blue jeans, sneakers, the zipper, Velcro, and snaps on your synthetic clothes, agricultural machines, and thousands of other things.
Teacher: Let me tell you more about the greatness of rice farming...