The view is from “The Peak” on Hong Kong island looking over Victoria to Kowloon.
3. This building is known by which name?
Beijing Concert Hall
Great Hall of the People
Beijing 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.
4. These objects are associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Confucianism
This form of stupa which often contains sacred Buddhist relics is common in Tibet, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia.
5. Where can you find this famous building?
Summer Palace, Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Forbidden City, Beijing
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests within the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) complex, Beijing.
6. This lovely pristine beach is located where?
Qinhuangdao, Hebei
Sanya, Hainan
Weihei , Shandong
Hainan island is famous as a semi-tropical beach resort.
7. Which ancient figure is represented by this massive stone statue?
Laozi
Mao Zedong
Confucius
Laozi the founder of Daoism is typically depicted as an old man with a long flowing beard.
8. Where might you find this famous landmark?
West Lake in Hangzhou
Beihai Park in Beijing
Summer Palace in Beijing
The famous White Dagoba stands in Beihai Park and was built in the Mongol dynasty.
9. This demonstration of Kung Fu is primarily associated with which place?
Wudan monastery
Shaolin monastery
Lushan
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.
10. This is a memorial hall to which important figure in Chinese history?
Yuan Shikai
Mao Zedong
Sun Yatsen
The Sun Yatsen memorial hall is in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; the province where he was born.
11. Where might you find this famous building?
Urumqi
Lhasa
Lijiang
The Potala palace in Lhasa is the winter palace of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
12. 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
nine ancient rites
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
13. In the pastures of Xinjiang sheep are grazing. What is the name of the type of building used by the herdsmen?
yak
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.
14. This striking church can be seen in which Chinese city?
Harbin
Changchun
Hohhot
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. These ruins are part of which Imperial building?
Old Summer Palace
Chengde Resort
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.
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'.
Do you recongize these places in China?
