1. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
jianzhu
paifang
yuemen
yamen
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
2. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Wen Chang
Xi Wangmu
Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
3. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Inner Mongolia
Guangxi
Gansu
Henan
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.
4. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Liaoning
Shandong
Sichuan
Gansu
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
5. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Northern Song
Sui
Yuan
Tang
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
6. 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.
7. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Mi Le Fo
Guanyin
Ji Gong
Ya Ma
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.
8. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
斗 dǒu
鼎 dǐng
爵 jué
锅 guō
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
9. What were these ancient objects used for?
agriculture
sacrifice
game pieces
money
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
10. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Sichuan
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.
11. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Henan
Gansu
Shandong
Jiangxi
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
12. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
containing herbs
trapping insects
ancestor worship
applying to skin
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.
13. In which province are these famous mountains?
Shandong
Anhui
Xinjiang
Jilin
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.
14. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2006
1990
2014
1998
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.
15. In which province can you find this historic village?
Zhejiang
Liaoning
Anhui
Hebei
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
16. This building is associated with which religion?
Confucianism
Islam
Daoism
Judhaism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
17. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Evil intent
Lustfulness
Gallantry
Innocence
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.
18. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Luding Bridge
Luoyang Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
19. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Shandong
Liaoning
Fujian
Guangxi
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
20. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Guiyang
Nanchang
Changsha
Chengdu
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.