1. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Shou
Huangdi
Lao
Yu
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
2. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Tai'an
Nanning
Chengdu
Nanchang
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
3. 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.
4. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Tibet
Ningxia
Gansu
Henan
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
5. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
斗 dǒu
壿 zūn
锅 guō
鼎 dǐng
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
6. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Pu Xian
Ya Ma
Guanyin
Mi Le Fo
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.
7. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Inner Mongolia
Gansu
Guangxi
Anhui
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.
8. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Shandong
Sichuan
Shaanxi
Liaoning
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
9. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Sichuan
Guangxi
Yunnan
Fujian
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
10. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
yamen
jianzhu
siheyuan
paifang
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
11. In which province can you find this historic village?
Liaoning
Anhui
Hebei
Shandong
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
13. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Yunnan
Qinghai
Inner Mongolia
Fujian
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
14. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Luding Bridge
Anping Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
15. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Liu Bei
Zhuge Liang
Cao Cao
Xi Wangmu
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
16. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1998
2000
2006
1990
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.
17. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
capture 'qi'
ancestor worship
trapping insects
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.
18. This building is associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Islam
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
19. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Cowardice
Gallantry
Evil intent
Lustfulness
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.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
