The view is from “The Peak” on Hong Kong island looking over Victoria to Kowloon.
2. Where might you find this famous landmark?
West Lake in Hangzhou
Dongting Lake
Beihai Park in Beijing
The famous White Dagoba stands in Beihai Park and was built in the Mongol dynasty.
3. These ruins are part of which Imperial building?
Summer Palace
Old Summer Palace
Ming Tombs
The style of the stone ornamentation of the Old Summer Palace shows that it was designed by European architects (mainly Jesuits) working for the Qing Emperors.
4. This striking church can be seen in which Chinese city?
Harbin
Changchun
Shenyang
The Russian influence in the province of Heilongjiang is quite pronounced reflecting years of Russian domination in the early 20th century. The "onion" domes of the Cathedral of Saint-Sophia, Harbin is a striking example.
5. Where can you find this famous building?
Iron Pagoda, Kaifeng
Forbidden City, Shenyang
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests within the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) complex, Beijing.
6. Why is this creature so important in Chinese history?
carries the Black Death
eaten by giant pandas
producing silk
It is the caterpillar of the silkworm moth that spins a silk cocoon. It is usually fed on white mulberry leaves.
7. Where might you find this European style building?
Shanghai
Hangzhou
Macau
The old part of Macau has a number of buildings of colonial Portuguese design including the church of Sao Lourenco.
8. This building is known by which name?
Great Hall of the People
Natural History Museum
Presidential Palace
Every province has its own internal hall within the ‘Great Hall of the People’. It lies on the west side of Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
9. Why are there nine mythical beasts behind the 'man on a hen' on this roof?
nine is a lucky number
nine was the Imperial number
ninth Imperial dynasty
Yellow roof tiles can only be used for Imperial buildings as yellow was the dynastic color of the Qing dynasty. As three is a potent yang number the square of 3, nine, is an even more potent yang number. It was associated with the Emperor and many things in the Forbidden City are in nines.
Glazed animal sculptures on the palace roof of the Forbidden City, Beijing
10. This demonstration of Kung Fu is primarily associated with which place?
Lushan
Taishan
Shaolin monastery
The world famous Shaolin monastery (literally ‘Small Forest Temple’) is close to Songshan in Henan; it was immortalized by the ‘Kung Fu’ series of the 1970s. It is a Zen Buddhist temple and dates back to the Wei dynasty.
14. This is a memorial hall to which important figure in Chinese history?
Sun Yatsen
Zhu De
Chiang Kaishek
The Sun Yatsen memorial hall is in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; the province where he was born.
15. Where might you find this famous building?
Chengdu
Lhasa
Xining
The Potala palace in Lhasa is the winter palace of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
16. In which month might you expect to see this watery spectacle?
October
June
September
The Dragon boat festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese calendar. This varies in date on the Gregorian calendar but normally falls in June but in some years it can be in late May.
Erhu is a two stringed violin with the bow string between the two strings. 二胡 èr hú means literally 'two' 'fiddle'. There is a less common instrument with four strings 'sihu'.
It is the Great Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an that was built to house the Buddhist scriptures brought back to China by Xuanzang.
19. These objects are associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
This form of stupa which often contains sacred Buddhist relics is common in Tibet, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia.
20. In the pastures of Xinjiang sheep are grazing. What is the name of the type of building used by the herdsmen?
yak
yurt
tupiq
The yurt is made from layers of felt draped over a wooden framework. It can be very quickly moved to another location as the herdsmen follow their flocks.
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