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Ancient Chinese History 1.Who are truly the ancestors of the Chinese people? Huangdi tribe and the Yandi tribe 2. Which dynasty is the first one in Chinese history? Xia dynasty 3. Which dynasty unified the entire China the first time? Qin dynasty 4.Who is the first emperor(皇帝 huángdì) in Chinese...

Ancient Chinese History 1.Who are truly the ancestors of the Chinese people? Huangdi tribe and the Yandi tribe 2. Which dynasty is the first one in Chinese history? Xia dynasty 3. Which dynasty unified the entire China the first time? Qin dynasty 4.Who is the first emperor(皇帝 huángdì) in Chinese history? Qin shi huang 5.From which dynasty, Chinese people became to be known as “Han people”？ Han dynasty 6. The SILK Road started from which dynasty? Han dynasty 7.Tang dynasty is famous for its Prosperity, from whom to whom? From Zhenguan to Kaiyuan 8. The earlist banknotes appeared in which dynasty and its name? Song dynasty, jiaozi 9. Who sailed to the "Western Oceans" seven times and he lived in which dynasty? Zheng He from Ming dynasty 10. The last dynasty is…? Qing dynasty Modern and Contemporary Chinese History 1.Who destroyed all the existing opium? In which city? Lin Zexu in Humen 2.Which year was the First Opium War ? 1840 3.Which garden was burned by the British and French allied forces? Yuanmingyuan 4.Who was the Banner of the Chinese Revolutionary Democrats? Sun Yat-Sen 5. Which year was the Xinhai Revolution? 1911 6.The Republic of China was established on ? 1912 7.When was The Communist Party of China founded? 1921 8.When was the People's Republic of China established? 1949 9.the highest organ of state power is ? NPC 10. Who was the chief designer of China's reform and opening-up Deng Xiaoping Chinese Geography 1.How many administrative divisions/provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities/special administrative? provinces (shěng)：23 autonomous regions (zìzhìqū)：5 municipalities (zhíxiáshì)：4 special administrative (tèbié xíngzhèngqū)：2 2.Which city is China’s capital? Which city is China’s economic center? Beijing and Shanghai 3.How many ethnic groups in China? How many minorities？Which one has the largest population? 56, 55 minorities, hanzu 4.How many levels can be divided into according to altitude? 3 5.Which plateau is called “Roof of the world”? Tibetan Plateau (Qinghai) 6.Which peak is the highest one of the Himalayas? Everest 7.Which mountain is the natural boundary between China’s North and South? Qinling Ridge 8.Which river is the largest one in China? Which river is the mother river of the Chinese nation? Yangtze, Huanghe 9. What is Wuyue? 5 sacred mountains 10. Which mountain was the holy mountain worshipped by the people and sacrificed to by the emperor? Dongyue Taishan 11. Where is the Shaolin Temple? Zhongyue Songshan 12. Giant panda’s hometown is? Chengdu CHINESE CUISINE 1.What are the main foods in the southern and norther China? Rice wheat 2.What will Chinese people eat in Spring Festival(especially in northern China) and other important days？ Dumplings(jioazi) 3.Eight cusines are…… Lu(Shandong), Su(Jiangsu), Hui(Anhui), Zhe(ZheJiang), Min(Fujian), Yue(Canton), Xiang(Hunan), Chuan(Sichuan) 4.Which is the oldest existing major cuisine in China? Lu 5.Hot-pot and Mapo doufu belong to which cuisine? Sichuan 6. What is the festival food on The Dragon Boat Festival? And on Mid-antumn Festival? Zongzi(tzung tzu), mooncake 7.How many solar terms in China? 24 8.What will Chinese people eat on Winter Solstice 冬至（Dōnɡzhì）？ Dumpling and sweet dumplings Chinese Literature&Art 1. Which book is the first collection of poems in China? Shi Jing The Book of Songs 2. Which work is the representative in Chu Ci? Li Sao (Suffering Throes) 3. Who is the most important anthor of Chu Ci? (Who is the Dragon Boat Festival commemorating) QU Yuan 4. Which book is the collections of Confucious’ words and deeds? And its core idea? The Analects, benevolence 5. Which dynasty is the peak of Ci-Poetry? Song Dynasty 6. What are the Four Classical Novels and their anthors? The Dreams of the Red Chambers Cao Xueqin & Gao E The Romance of the Three Kindoms Luo Guanzhong The Outlaws of the Marsh Shi Nai’an The Journey to the West Wu Cheng’en 7. Which classical novel shows us the story how Tang Monk went to the west in a quest for Buddnist scriptures? The Journey to the West Wu Cheng’en 8. Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu, Guanyu, Caocao, Zhuge Liang, Su Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Song Jiang, Wu Song, are there figures from which novel? Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu – The dreams of the Red Chambers Guanyu, Caocao, Zhuge Liang – Romance of the three kingdoms Song Jiang, Wu Song – The outlaws of the Marsh Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie -- The Journey to the West Wu Cheng’en 9. What marked the beginning of the New Culture Movement? In September 1915, the Youth magazine in Shanghai published Chen Duxiu’s article “To the Youth” 10. Who won the the Nobel Prize in Literature? Mo Yan 11. Which opera is the “national operal” of China? Peking 12. Facial make-up plays a very important role in Peking Opera, what does a red face represent? And blue? And white? And black? Red: loyalty and bravery Blue: irritable White: cunning Black: integrity, courage, boldness  CHINA’S ECONOMY 1. Which dynasty did Chinese industry reach its peak in? Song 2. When was SILK exported to Europe? 3. When was the founding day of the People’s Republic of China? 1st of October 1949 4. Who is the designer of Chinese Reform and Opening-up policy? Deng Xiaoping 5. Which year was the policy of “reform and opening-up” put forward in ? 1978 6. China’s internal reforms began in the countryside, from which village? Xiaogang 7. Which year did China join the WTO? 1999 8. Which year did the Five-year Plan start from? 1953 9. Which dynasty is the richest one in Chinese history? Song 10. What is the “mother industry” of human beings? Agriculture 11. Who is “Father of Hybrid Rice”? Yuan Longping 12. When did China finish the “Poverty Alleviation Plan”? 2013 13. What’s the meaning of the concept of “Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver”? And Who proposed it? Vive la planete 14. When did Chinese president XI Jinping propose The Belt and Road? 2013 15. Which bank is China’s central bank? People’s Bank of China Science & Technology Development in China 1. What are the Four Great Inventions in ancient China? Paper, Gunpowder, printing, compas zào zhǐ shù 2. Who improved the process of 造 纸 术 （papermaking）？Which dynasty did he live in? Cai Lun, Han 3. Who invented the Huózì Yìnshuāshù (Movable Type printing)? And in which dynasty? Bi Sheng, BeiSong 4. During the Warring States period, Chinese created a simple compass, what is its name? Sīnán 5. In Song dynasty, people created a proper compass, what is it called? Luópán 6. What was huǒyào first used for in Tang dynasty? To make fireworks 7. When was huǒyào started to apply to military affairs? Late years of tang dynasty 8. Who calculated the value of Pi to seven decimal places for the first time in the history of mathematics in the world? Zŭ Chōngzhi 9. Who proposed “Science and technology are the primary productive forces”? Deng XiaoPing 10. Which year did China launch the first Earth artificial satellite? 1970 11. What’s the name of The first lunar exploration satellite? 12. What’s the name of China’s space station? And when was it completed? Tiangong, 2022 13. Who is the “Father of Two Bombs and One Star”? Deng JiaXian 14. What are the New Four Great Inventions in China? Zhifubao, gaotie, gongxiangdanche, online shopping (wanggou) 15. What is the top speed that the Fuxing trains can reach? 400km/h China’s Education 1. The private schools in China started from which Educator? Confucius 2. Who proposed the thought “provide education for all people without discrimination”? Confucius 3. What are the Four Great Academies in old times? Yingtianfu, yuelu, sangyang, bai lu dong 4. What is “Double First-Class” (one of key university projects)? first-class universities & first-class courses 5.What is the earliest examination system in the world and the world's longest-running talent selection system? The Imperial Examination System 6. What is the Chinese name of the national college / university entrance examination? Gao Kao Chinese Festival 1.Chinese Zodiac is a 12-year cycle labeled with animals,2024 is the year of the ? Dragon 2.When is the New Year in the Chinese lunar calendar? The first day of the first lunar month 3.What does 福 mean in Chinese? Luck or fortune 4.What do people do on New Year's Eve(除夕)？ Every family will select a red spring couplets on the door. in order to increase the festive atmosphere.we often write down some auspicious words on the red paper, prepare food 5.When is Lantern Festival and what do Chinese people eat? It marks the appearance of the first full moon, ppl eat sweet dumplings 6.Guessing riddles is the activity on which festival? Lantern Festival 7.When is the Qingming Festival and it is a period to honor and to pay respect to whom? in the 3rd lunar month or around April 5th in the solar calendar, honor the dead 8.When is the Dragon Boat Festival and it is in commemoration of whom? 5day of 5lunar month, QuYuan 9.When is the Mid-Autumn Festival and what do family members do? sit together to admire the moon, eat mooncakes, look up at the moon and miss their hometown and family for the people far away from home 10.When is the Chinese Valentine's Day?` 7/7 11.Which festival is called as "Old People Festival"? Double 9