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.
14. Where might you expect to see a set of golden stupas like these?
Yunnan
Inner Mongolia
Guangdong
Sichuan
The Buddhist stupas of Yunnan are similar to those of neighboring Thailand and Burma. It is in an area of the Dai minority people.
15. This heated glass cup is being prepared for doing what?
trapping insects
containing herbs
ancestor worship
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. In which province are these famous mountains?
Jiangsu
Jilin
Xinjiang
Anhui
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. Crescent Lake is a popular visitor attraction in which province?
Jiangxi
Ningxia
Henan
Gansu
月牙泉 Yuè yá quán (Crescent Lake) is in an oasis just south of Dunhuang, Gansu.
18. This sacred way to Imperial tombs is unusual for having some Indian-looking figures. Which dynasty does it commemorate?
Ming
Qin
Northern Song
Sui
The Northern Song dynasty had extensive contacts with other peoples along the Silk Route.
19. This emblematic bronze figure of a flying horse was found in which province?
Ningxia
Gansu
Inner Mongolia
Henan
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.
20. This building is associated with which religion?
Judhaism
Daoism
Islam
Confucianism
Some mosques in Eastern China were built in the traditional Chinese architectural style. This one in Beijing was first built about 1000CE.