From the first grade of primary school and even kindergarten, we have been able to simply add, subtract, multiply and divide, and the 99 multiplication table is catchy. The 99 multiplication table has a history of more than 2,000 years in China. It first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was also called Jiujiu Song. Multiplication is the most basic operation rule in the oldest calculation method in China, and the multiplication table of 99 is at least earlier than that of foreign countries at that time 1000 years.
Although there were similar multiplication tables abroad in ancient times, none of them were as popular as China's 99 multiplication table. For example, in ancient Greece, there was no decimal system for multiplication in ancient Greece, as long as it was infinitely multiplied; Although the multiplication in ancient Babylon had a decimal system, it was sexagesimal, which was far less convenient than the decimal system in China.
The reason why the multiplication table is still enduring since ancient times is that it is catchy and has a sense of rhythm in both recitation and memory. The multiplication table of 1999 was also spread abroad. But because foreigners don't understand Chinese and can't speak Chinese, they have to translate it into their own words, but after translation, it is more difficult.
Because foreign numbers are composed of many letters and need many syllables, while Chinese can well represent a basic number with only one syllable, the multiplication table in Chinese will be more catchy, and many foreigners studying in China have to learn Chinese well in order to learn math well. So in basic mathematics, we are more solid than many foreigners, which is why foreigners think that China people are particularly good at mathematics.