The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
2. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
capture 'qi'
containing herbs
making tea
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.
3. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Sichuan
Qinghai
Guangdong
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.
4. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Liaoning
Sichuan
Guangxi
Shaanxi
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
5. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Tang
Ming
Northern Song
Yuan
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
6. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Lao
Shou
KongFu
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
7. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Anhui
Ningxia
Inner Mongolia
Gansu
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.
8. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1990
2006
2000
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.
9. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Nanning
Guiyang
Tai'an
Chengdu
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
10. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Henan
Shandong
Gansu
Tibet
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
11. In which province can you find this historic village?
Anhui
Shandong
Zhejiang
Guangdong
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.
13. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Xuguo Bridge
Anji Bridge
Lugouqiao Bridge
Anping Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
14. In which province are these famous mountains?
Xinjiang
Anhui
Guangxi
Shandong
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.
15. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Da Fo
Ji Gong
Ya Ma
Guanyin
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.
16. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
dougong
yuemen
siheyuan
paifang
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
17. This temple in Chengdu, Sichuan is in honor of which hero from the Three Kingdoms Period
Lu Ban
Xi Wangmu
Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was the strategist who masterminded the defeat of Cao Cao in 208CE.
18. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Evil intent
Lustfulness
Innocence
Bravery
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.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
