6. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Lao
Mazu
Yu
Shou
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
7. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Sichuan
Gansu
Guangxi
Shaanxi
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
8. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Gansu
Inner Mongolia
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.
9. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Fujian
Inner Mongolia
Sichuan
Yunnan
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. In which province are these famous mountains?
Shandong
Anhui
Xinjiang
Jilin
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.
11. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Tang
Ming
Northern Song
Qin
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
12. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Tai'an
Nanning
Changsha
Chengdu
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
13. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Henan
Ningxia
Gansu
Jiangxi
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
14. What were these ancient objects used for?
money
agriculture
game pieces
carpentry
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
15. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
capture 'qi'
containing herbs
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.
16. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Guanyin
Ya Ma
Ji Gong
Pu Xian
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.
17. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang
Lu Ban
Liu Bei
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
18. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Anping Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Anji Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
19. This building is associated with which religion?
Confucianism
Judhaism
Islam
Buddhism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
20. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2000
2006
1998
1994
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.