Are there any special historical, cultural or even amusing facts connecting Scotland and China?

Answer 1

They're both SH*T at Football.

Answer 2

Well, if say, you took off to space in a rocket from Scotland. You are up there having a look at Earth and suddenly you spot the Great Wall of China. Must be a connection there me thinks.

There's also some fantastic Chines takeaways in Edinburgh.
(You did say amusing, sorry)

Answer 3

The Scotland-China Association (SCA) is a non-profit, non-political and non-sectarian organisation for people who have an interest in all aspects of Chinese life and civilisation. The SCA holds a wide range of cultural events in Glasgow and Edinburgh to foster friendship and understanding between the people of Scotland and China.

Answer 4

Here's a good one; do visit the site for lots of info.
Scotland's strategy for stronger engagement with China:
the Executive is working to strengthen Scotland's engagement with China, for the mutual benefit of both our nations. The China strategy carries forward Scottish Ministers' international agenda and complements the broader agenda being advanced by the UK Government to strengthen relations with China. View strategy document: the China strategy is a straightforward, ten-point plan for Scotland's relations with China. Targets for 2010 are set out in the objectives section. As China is a vast country, it makes sense to focus activities on a few regions of China. Find out about the Executive's regional focus and Scottish links with China's regions: there is already a great deal of China-related activity being undertaken by Scottish individuals and organisations, in both the public and private sector. To find out more, go to the current activity section. One of the main purposes of this website is to raise awareness of forthcoming China-related events in Scotland. If you would like to find out about such events or would like to suggest an event to include on our website then please go to the events section. Links to other websites helping to advance Sino-Scottish relations. ALSO
Scotland has always been considered as the traditional home of golf since the 15th century but now, according to The Scotsman, a Chinese academic has claimed that golf was played among the noble classes in China some 500 years earlier. ......
ALSO: Pupils will soon be able to sit Scotland's first exams in Mandarin. ALSO The Bank of China plans to take a 51 pct stake in a new credit card joint venture with its strategic partner the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBOS), the South China Morning Post reported. And, much to my surprise, I could go on and on!

Answer 5

1. WALLS
a) The Great Wall of China was a huge, defensive, stone fortification built by a mighty empire to prevent raids by Hunnic, Mongol, Turkic, and other uncivilised tribes coming from areas in modern-day Mongolia and Manchuria.
b) Hadrian's Wall was a huge, defensive, stone fortification built by a mighty empire to prevent raids by Picts, Selgovae, Votadini and other uncivilised tribes coming from areas in modern-day Scotland.

2. SQUARES
a) Tiananmen Square was the scene of a violent political demonstration which ended with deaths, the estimates of which range from 200 to 3,000. Injuries are generally held to have numbered from 7,000 to 10,000. The demonstrators ranged from students to intellectuals to urban labour activists, and tanks and infantry were sent into Tiananmen Square to crush the protest and disperse the protestors. Following the violence, the Government of the People's Republic banned foreign reporters and strictly controlled coverage of the events in the Chinese press. The violent end to the Tiananmen Square demonstations caused widespread international condemnation.
b) George Square
Version 1 (amusing)
George Square is the scene of violent annual celebrations which end with deaths, the estimates of which range from 200 to 3,000. Injuries are generally held to number from 7,000 to 10,000. The celebrators range from unemployed to claimants to benefit-scroungers, and tanked up and incapable are sent into George Square to get crushed amidst the cans, bottles and other celebrators. Following the violence, the Scottish Assembly bans English reporters and strictly controls coverage of the events in the Scottish press. The violent end to the George Square celebrations causes widespread international indifference.
Version 2 (serious)
George Square was the scene of one of the worst riots on the streets of Glasgow. The Battle of George Square, also known as Bloody Friday and Black Friday, took place on Friday, January 31, 1919. The originating dispute revolved around a campaign for shorter working hours, backed by widespread strike action. Campaigners were demanding improved working conditions (particularly protesting a 56 hour working week in many of the city's factories), and the campaign organisers started an enormous rally, with at least 90,000 protestors filling the square and the surrounding streets. Clashes between police and protesters broke out, and the meeting descended into violence with the riot act being read. The city's radical reputation, and the raising of the red flag by some present, made the Liberal government fear a Bolshevik revolution was afoot (as had happened in Russia in 1917 and was occurring in Germany whilst the Glaswegian strike unfolded). The Secretary of State for Scotland responded by ordering the deployment of fully-armed troops and tanks into the square and the city's streets.