1. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Lu Ban
Liu Bei
Xi Wangmu
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
2. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Ji Gong
Guanyin
Mi Le Fo
Pu Xian
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.
3. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2000
2006
1994
1990
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.
4. This building is associated with which religion?
Confucianism
Christianity
Judhaism
Islam
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
5. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
鼎 dǐng
觥 gōng
锅 guō
壿 zūn
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
6. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
containing herbs
ancestor worship
applying to skin
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.
7. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Gallantry
Innocence
Evil intent
Lustfulness
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.
8. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Gansu
Henan
Guangxi
Inner Mongolia
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.
9. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Lao
KongFu
Huangdi
Shou
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.
10. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Gansu
Guangxi
Sichuan
Shandong
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
11. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Gansu
Henan
Jiangxi
Shandong
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
12. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Yunnan
Liaoning
Fujian
Guangxi
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
13. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Qinghai
Fujian
Guangdong
Yunnan
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
14. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Chengdu
Guiyang
Tai'an
Nanning
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
15. What were these ancient objects used for?
money
ornaments
agriculture
sacrifice
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
16. In which province are these famous mountains?
Guangxi
Anhui
Xinjiang
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.
17. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Sui
Ming
Tang
Northern Song
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
18. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Luding Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Luoyang Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
19. In which province can you find this historic village?
Zhejiang
Anhui
Hebei
Liaoning
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
20. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
siheyuan
dougong
paifang
yuemen
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.