Chinese 101
A substance used in war invented by the Chinese.
Gunpowder
The capital in China.
Beijing
The color that is widely used to promote prosperity and good fortune in Chinese culture and during the Chinese New Year.
Red
The city that hosted the 2022 Winter Olympic games.
Beijing, China
This language is used by the most people in the world.
Chinese (Mandarin)
The number of ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese government.
56
This country is the 4th largest country (area) in the world.
China
When you receive a red envelope from a Chinese person, this is what is inside of it.
Cash
The nickname for this stadium that looks like a place for a giant bird!
Bird's Nest
There are 25 letters of the 26 Latin letters used in Chinese phonetic system. This letter is not included.
V
The number of animal(s) in the Chinese zodiac.
12
This country borders China on the north.
Russia
The traditional Chinese festival celebrated with boat races.
Dragon Boat Festival
There are this many rooms in the Forbidden City.
9,371
However, It is often said that the Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms in total (the reality is closer to 9,000),
This language is the only official language in China.
Mandarin
Chinese eat most all of their meals with these utensils.
Chopsticks
This river is the longest river in China.
Yangtze River
The most popular food for Chinese New Year.
jiaozi, dumplings
The tallest building in China is located in this city. What is it called?
The Shanghai Tower in Shanghai (632m)
The Chinese writing system consists of these types of characters.
Pictographic characters
Name the first chairman of the People's Republic of China and which year did they become the Chairman
Mao Zedong became the chairman of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The length of the Great Wall in kilometers.
6000 km
This is the lunar year animal sign for 2026.
Horse
The name of China's oldest existing building and the city it is located in
Songyue Pagoda, is located in the city of Dengfeng, Henan Province.
How old are the Terracotta Warriors? and when were they created? What were the Terracotta Warriors built for?
The Terracotta Warriors are more than 2,200 years old. They were created between 246 BCE and 208 BCE to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, in the afterlife.