5. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
2014
2000
1990
2006
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. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Tang
Yuan
Qin
Northern Song
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
7. This famous bridge is located in which city?
Nanchang
Guiyang
Changsha
Chengdu
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
8. This ancient bronze vessel is called a what?
锅 guō
觥 gōng
鼎 dǐng
爵 jué
The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
9. This building is associated with which religion?
Judhaism
Islam
Christianity
Confucianism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.
10. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Shandong
Jiangxi
Gansu
Henan
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
11. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Fujian
Sichuan
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.
12. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Ji Gong
Guanyin
Da Fo
Mi Le 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. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Sichuan
Guangxi
Fujian
Yunnan
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
14. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Lao
Shou
KongFu
Huangdi
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
15. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Shandong
Shaanxi
Gansu
Sichuan
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
16. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Henan
Gansu
Inner Mongolia
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.
17. In which province can you find this historic village?
Shandong
Liaoning
Guangdong
Anhui
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
18. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
siheyuan
jianzhu
paifang
yuemen
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
19. 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.
20. In which province are these famous mountains?
Guangxi
Anhui
Xinjiang
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.