It's not just the Chinese. Have you learned about the word "defenestration", Mr. ESL? It means "to throw out of a window". You might be wondering why we would have a word to describe such an event. It's because people kept getting thrown out of windows in Prague, sparking huge wars. The 3rd defenestration started the Thirty Years War, the deadliest European conflict until the 1900s.
Then there's the time the Dutch ate their Prime Minister.