4. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
ancestor worship
applying to skin
trapping insects
containing herbs
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.
5. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
觥 gōng
鼎 dǐng
壿 zūn
斗 dǒu
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
6. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Huangdi
Shou
KongFu
Mazu
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. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Ming
Tang
Northern Song
Qin
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
8. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Anhui
Henan
Gansu
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.
9. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Fujian
Yunnan
Liaoning
Guangxi
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
10. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1994
1990
2006
1998
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.
11. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
yuemen
paifang
jianzhu
yamen
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
12. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Anping Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Luding Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
13. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Jiangxi
Gansu
Tibet
Henan
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
14. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Guanyin
Da Fo
Pu Xian
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.
15. In which province can you find this historic village?
Hebei
Shandong
Anhui
Zhejiang
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
16. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Inner Mongolia
Qinghai
Yunnan
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.
17. In which province are these famous mountains?
Xinjiang
Anhui
Jilin
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.
18. This building is associated with which religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judhaism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
19. What were these ancient objects used for?
money
sacrifice
carpentry
ornaments
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
20. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Zhuge Liang
Wen Chang
Liu Bei
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
