1. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1994
2006
1998
2014
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.
2. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Guangdong
Yunnan
Sichuan
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.
3. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
capture 'qi'
trapping insects
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.
4. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Henan
Inner Mongolia
Ningxia
Gansu
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.
5. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
siheyuan
paifang
dougong
yuemen
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
6. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Luoyang Bridge
Anji Bridge
Anping Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
7. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Cao Cao
Wen Chang
Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
8. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Nanchang
Guiyang
Chengdu
Tai'an
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
9. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Gansu
Sichuan
Shaanxi
Shandong
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
10. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Sui
Ming
Northern Song
Tang
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
11. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Fujian
Sichuan
Liaoning
Yunnan
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
12. This building is associated with which religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Judhaism
Christianity
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
13. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
觥 gōng
壿 zūn
鼎 dǐng
斗 dǒu
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
14. In which province are these famous mountains?
Anhui
Jiangsu
Shandong
Guangxi
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.
15. What were these ancient objects used for?
sacrifice
money
game pieces
agriculture
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
16. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Jiangxi
Shandong
Gansu
Tibet
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
17. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Pu Xian
Guanyin
Mi Le Fo
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.
18. In which province can you find this historic village?
Anhui
Liaoning
Zhejiang
Guangdong
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
