The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically dates back to the Shang dynasty.
2. In which province are these famous mountains?
Shandong
Jiangsu
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.
3. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Gansu
Tibet
Henan
Shandong
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
4. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Anji Bridge
Anping Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
The 卢沟桥 Lú gōu qiáo Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
5. This building is associated with which religion?
Confucianism
Islam
Judhaism
Daoism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
6. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei
Wen Chang
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
7. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
applying to skin
ancestor worship
capture 'qi'
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.
8. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
jianzhu
yamen
paifang
yuemen
A decorated archway was often built as a commemoration of someone important.
9. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Gansu
Anhui
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.
10. In which province can you find this historic village?
Guangdong
Zhejiang
Shandong
Anhui
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.
12. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Pu Xian
Mi Le Fo
Guanyin
Da 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.
13. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2006
1990
1994
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.
14. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Chengdu
Changsha
Tai'an
Nanning
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
15. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Qinghai
Inner Mongolia
Yunnan
Sichuan
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
16. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Sichuan
Yunnan
Fujian
Liaoning
They are ‘tulous’ the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
17. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Lustfulness
Evil intent
Innocence
Gallantry
Black, blue, green, red, yellow and white colored make-up help an audience distinguish the type of character in a Chinese Opera. White make-up usually identifies the bad guys.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
