3. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Zhuge Liang
Lu Ban
Cao Cao
Wen Chang
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
4. What were these ancient objects used for?
agriculture
carpentry
money
game pieces
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
5. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
yuemen
yamen
paifang
jianzhu
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
6. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Sichuan
Shandong
Gansu
Guangxi
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
7. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Yu
Mazu
Shou
Huangdi
Fu Shen; Lou (or Lu) and Shou 福禄寿 Fú Lù Shòu form a trinity of deities giving good luck, respectively: Happiness; Prosperity and Longevity.
Daoist deities bringing happiness; prosperity and long life
8. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Guangdong
Yunnan
Inner Mongolia
Qinghai
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
9. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Sui
Qin
Yuan
Northern Song
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
10. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
applying to skin
capture 'qi'
trapping insects
making tea
Cupping is a technique where a jar is filled with heated air and then sealed tight against the skin. The cooling air causes the skin to be forced up into the cup. It is supposed to work by drawing diseases out of the body.
11. This building is associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Daoism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
12. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Gansu
Tibet
Henan
Ningxia
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
13. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Ji Gong
Guanyin
Pu Xian
Da Fo
The Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin, listens to any who will seek her help. The statues often have many (sometimes a thousand) eyes and arms apparently because the order describing the desired form was misheard.
14. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Anping Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Luding Bridge
Anji Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
15. In which province are these famous mountains?
Anhui
Jiangsu
Jilin
Shandong
A notable attraction of Anhui is scenic Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) in the south, a very popular mountain range to climb for Chinese as well as foreign visitors.
16. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Bravery
Gallantry
Lustfulness
Evil intent
Black; blue; green; red and yellow make-up all help an audience distinguish the characters in a Chinese Opera. White usually identifies the bad guys.
17. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Sichuan
Guangxi
Shandong
Fujian
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
18. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1990
2006
1994
2000
The dam is not the largest in the world, but it is the largest hydro-electric power station capable of generating 18,300MW of power.
19. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Anhui
Gansu
Guangxi
Ningxia
The famous bronze sculpture found at the Leitai Tomb of Eastern Han Dynasty date has the horse stepping on a flying swallow to further emphasize its speed and grace.
20. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Tai'an
Chengdu
Guiyang
Nanchang
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.