It did not necessarily impact China in a bad way, but it changed China.
No all they used was special sand.
It is not known which individual invented ice cream as it pre-dates history, but the ancient Egyptians certainly enjoyed it as did the ancient Chinese. . Marco pollo found the Chinese method of ice and milk and fruit and brought it to Europe
Ice cream is not specifically a Chinese food. That said, there are many flavors that are served in Chinese restaurants that aren't served in other places. They include green tea ice cream and ginger ice cream.
Chinese Emperors ate the first ice cream
Chinese people like ice cream like most of the people in the world so there is no reason to ask that question.
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Bingqilin (冰淇淋) means "ice cream" in Chinese. It is a combination of the characters "bing" (冰), which means "ice," and "qilin" (淇淋), a transliteration of the English word "cream."
Yes they did
Ernest Hamwi in 1904
Yes and the flavor
Here's some good facts, the Chinese invented ice cream and wheelbarrows, hope this is helpful!
The Chinese did not invent space travel or the automobile. The Chinese did not invent pizza or chocolate chip cookies or ice cream.