Landmarks
This massive defensive structure was built over centuries to protect northern borders from invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This was China's final imperial ruling house, lasting from 1644 to 1912.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
A dim sum staple, this bite-sized pork dumpling is traditionally served in a bamboo steamer.
What is a soup dumpling (or xiaolongbao/jiaozi/dim sum)?
There are this many different animals in the full Chinese Zodiac cycle.
What are twelve?
The official Chinese language.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
Located in Beijing, this was the imperial palace and winter residence for emperors for almost 500 years.
What is the Forbidden City?
The first emperor of this short-lived dynasty unified China and commissioned the Terracotta Army.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Name the most famous Tofu dish
What is Mapo Tofu?
This mythological creature, a symbol of power and good luck, is the most popular animal in the Zodiac.
What is the Dragon?
The company that developed the popular Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat.
What is Tencent?
This river, whose name means "Yellow River," is often called "the cradle of Chinese civilization."
What is the Huang He (Yellow) River?
This bronze and iron age dynasty is the first in China for which there is clear written and archaeological evidence.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
This cooking method involves tossing ingredients quickly in a deep, rounded pan called a wok.
What is stir-frying?
If a baby is born in the year of this animal, they are believed to be strong, stubborn, and reliable.
What is the Ox?
This city, which was known as Peking until 1949.
What is Beijing?
The site near Xi'an where thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, chariots, and horses were discovered.
What is the Terracotta Army (or Terracotta Warriors)?
This trade network connected East and West, primarily for the exchange of textiles and spices, starting in the Han Dynasty.
What is the Silk Road?
This chili-infused cuisine from the central province of the same name is known for its intense, mouth-numbing heat, a sensation called málà.
What is Sichuan (Szechuan) cuisine?
Last year's zodiac
Snake
The year that the Summer Olympics were hosted in Beijing.
What is 2008?
The name of the highest mountain in the world, which straddles the border between China and Nepal.
What is Mount Everest?
He was the founder of the People's Republic of China, declared on October 1, 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This staple grain, along with noodles, forms the backbone of Chinese cuisine.
What is rice?
According to the legend of the Great Race, this animal won the race by riding on the back of the Ox.
What is the Rat?
The administrative region that was returned to China by the United Kingdom on July 1, 1997.
What is Hong Kong?