Answer:
1. The Chinese script was written from the top to the bottom.
Most East-Asian languages like Mandarin, Vietnamese & Korean are written from the top to the bottom in vertical columns which is different to the western style of writing horizontally from right to left. This is because, the east-asians used to write on long and narrow bamboo sheets and writing in columns saved more sheets.
2. Shi Huang Ti is remembered as the most famous king of the Qin dynasty.
Shi Huang Ti was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty & unified China. He's best known in the present world by the west for building the enormous Great Wall of China and for creating an army of about 8,000 statues made of terracotta around his tomb which he believed would guard him in his afterlife.
3. Chinese Stupa style temples are called as Pagodas.
Found across East & South Asia, Pagodas (see the attached picture) were originally built for religious purposes for Buddhism, Confucianism & for teaching traditional martial acts. Now, Pagodas or Stupas (as known as in Nepal and India) resemble the profound architectural skills & taste of the past asians & while some have turned into touristic destinations, most remain as religious or teaching centres.
4. Yes, Chinese texts were written on bamboo.
The first Chinese texts were mostly found to be written on the bones of animals but it was written on bamboo as well as it was a plant species found widely in China. Bamboo was used to write official texts during the beginning AD centuries but was then gradually substituted by paper after its discovery in the 4th century AD.
5. The river Hwang Hᴏ is known as the Sorrow of China.
R. Hwang Hᴏ or the Yellow River is known as the Sorrow of China as being the second largest river in China it floods constantly during the monsoon & meanders (changes) its course thus disrupting the lives of millions each year in the populated country.