The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
2. In which province are these famous mountains?
Shandong
Xinjiang
Anhui
Jiangsu
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.
3. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
KongFu
Huangdi
Shou
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
4. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Guangxi
Liaoning
Shandong
Fujian
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
5. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1990
2006
1994
2000
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.
6. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Gansu
Henan
Tibet
Shandong
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
7. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
爵 jué
鼎 dǐng
觥 gōng
锅 guō
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
8. This building is associated with which religion?
Buddhism
Judhaism
Confucianism
Islam
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
9. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Lu Ban
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang
Xi Wangmu
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
10. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Anji Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Anping Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
11. What were these ancient objects used for?
money
game pieces
ornaments
carpentry
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?
Tang
Sui
Northern Song
Yuan
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
13. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Anhui
Gansu
Henan
Guangxi
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.
14. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
applying to skin
trapping insects
containing herbs
ancestor worship
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.
15. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
paifang
jianzhu
yuemen
siheyuan
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
16. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Lustfulness
Evil intent
Innocence
Gallantry
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.
18. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Sichuan
Liaoning
Guangxi
Gansu
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
19. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Yunnan
Inner Mongolia
Fujian
Guangdong
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
20. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Mi Le Fo
Ya Ma
Guanyin
Ji Gong
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.