1. This is a memorial hall to which important figure in Chinese history?
Sun Yatsen
Yuan Shikai
Chiang Kaishek
The Sun Yatsen memorial hall is in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; the province where he was born.
2. Where might you find this famous building?
Kunming
Lhasa
Xining
The Potala palace in Lhasa is the winter palace of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
3. In the pastures of Xinjiang sheep are grazing. What is the name of the type of building used by the herdsmen?
tupiq
kohte
yurt
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.
4. This lovely pristine beach is located where?
Hong Kong
Qinhuangdao, Hebei
Sanya, Hainan
Hainan island is famous as a semi-tropical beach resort.
5. This building is known by which name?
Beijing Concert Hall
Great Hall of the People
Natural History Museum
Every province has its own internal hall within the ‘Great Hall of the People’. It lies on the west side of Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
6. 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.
7. Which muscial instrument is this man playing?
dizi
guqin
erhu
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'.
8. This demonstration of Kung Fu is primarily associated with which place?
Shaolin monastery
Lushan
Lhasa
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.
9. Why are there nine mythical beasts behind the 'man on a hen' on this roof?
nine was the Imperial number
represent the Double Ninth Festival
the orginal nine provinces
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. Where can you find this famous building?
Large Goose Pagoda, Xi'an
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Forbidden City, Shenyang
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests within the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) complex, Beijing.
11. Where is this famous pagoda?
Xi'an
Kaifeng
Hangzhou
It is the Great Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an that was built to house the Buddhist scriptures brought back to China by Xuanzang.
12. Why is this creature so important in Chinese history?
provided staple food
producing silk
carries the Black Death
It is the caterpillar of the silkworm moth that spins a silk cocoon. It is usually fed on white mulberry leaves.
13. Where might you find this famous landmark?
Old Summer Palace in Beijing
Beihai Park in Beijing
Dongting Lake
The famous White Dagoba stands in Beihai Park and was built in the Mongol dynasty.
14. This striking church can be seen in which Chinese city?
Hohhot
Harbin
Beijing
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.
15. In which month might you expect to see this watery spectacle?
June
October
March
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.
20. These ruins are part of which Imperial building?
Chengde Resort
Temple of Heaven
Old Summer Palace
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.
Do you recongize these places in China?
