1. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Lu Ban
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang
Wen Chang
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
2. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Anhui
Gansu
Guangxi
Ningxia
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.
3. In which province can you find this historic village?
Guangdong
Anhui
Shandong
Hebei
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
4. This building is associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Christianity
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 is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Ji Gong
Da Fo
Ya Ma
Guanyin
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.
6. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
applying to skin
capture 'qi'
trapping insects
containing herbs
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. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
yamen
paifang
yuemen
dougong
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
8. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Liaoning
Guangxi
Shaanxi
Sichuan
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
9. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Guangdong
Yunnan
Fujian
Inner Mongolia
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
10. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Nanning
Chengdu
Tai'an
Nanchang
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
11. What were these ancient objects used for?
money
ornaments
carpentry
sacrifice
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
12. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Northern Song
Qin
Ming
Sui
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
13. In which province are these famous mountains?
Jiangsu
Jilin
Guangxi
Anhui
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 traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Mazu
Huangdi
Shou
KongFu
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.
Daoist deities bringing happiness; prosperity and long life
15. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Shandong
Henan
Gansu
Jiangxi
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
16. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Luding Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Anji Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
17. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2014
1990
1998
2006
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.
18. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
觥 gōng
鼎 dǐng
锅 guō
壿 zūn
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
19. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Bravery
Evil intent
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.