The Ding was a sacrificial vessel, originally used as a cauldron for cooking and storing meat. Typically from Shang dynasty.
2. These impressive decorated arches are called what in China?
yamen
yuemen
dougong
paifang
A decorated archway was built as a commemoration of someone important.
3. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Gansu
Henan
Inner Mongolia
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.
4. These individually sculpted lions decorate which famous feature?
Lugouqiao Bridge
Xuguo Bridge
Luoyang Bridge
Anji Bridge
The LugouQiao Bridge is also called the Marco Polo Bridge because the European traveler wrote so rhapsodically about it.
5. What were these ancient objects used for?
agriculture
game pieces
money
sacrifice
Spade money was used before coins came into use in China.
6. The great locks at the Yangzi Three Gorges Dam were completed when?
1998
2000
2006
1990
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.
7. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
trapping insects
containing herbs
applying to skin
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.
8. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Fujian
Yunnan
Sichuan
Inner Mongolia
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
9. The distinctive style of this bronze head is associated with ancient people of which province?
Shandong
Shaanxi
Guangxi
Sichuan
The Sanxingdui culture of ancient Sichuan is little understood. It seems the people and their culture disappeared completely.
10. White make-up of a character in Chinese Opera usually symbolizes what?
Lustfulness
Evil intent
Cowardice
Innocence
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.
The Anshun bridge over the Jin River is at the heart of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan.
12. This is a statue of which Buddhist deity?
Pu Xian
Guanyin
Mi Le Fo
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. Where can you find these curious round buildings?
Fujian
Sichuan
Guangxi
Shandong
They are ?tulous? the fortified dwellings of the Hakka people in the mainly tea-growing areas of Fujian province.
14. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Shandong
Ningxia
Gansu
Henan
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
15. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Tang
Ming
Yuan
Northern Song
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
16. In which province are these famous mountains?
Jilin
Anhui
Guangxi
Xinjiang
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.
17. The traditional trinity of Daoist good luck gods: Fu, Lu and who?
Shou
Lao
Yu
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
18. In which province can you find this historic village?
Zhejiang
Anhui
Shandong
Guangdong
Many of the houses of Hongcun village, Anhui date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Advanced level picture quiz all about China.
