food
Known for being hot and spicy, this province’s cuisine features mapo tofu and Kung Pao chicken.
What is Sichuan?
This ancient teacher's Analects have shaped Chinese philosophy, education, and social structure for thousands of years.
Who is Confucius?
Known for dominating this sport, China has won over 30 Olympic gold medals in it, far more than any other nation.
What is Table Tennis?
This Chinese automaker, whose name stands for "Build Your Dreams," surpassed Tesla in 2023 as the world’s top seller of electric vehicles.
What is BYD?
This red, lucky money envelope is given to children during the Spring Festival.
What is a Hongbao (or red envelope)?
This province’s cuisine is known for delicate, fresh flavors and is famous for dim sum.
What is Cantonese (or Yue)?
Known for uniting China in 221 BC, he was the first emperor and ordered the construction of the Terracotta Army.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
Beijing made history in 2022 by becoming the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, making it the first dual-season host city.
What is Beijing?
This type of EV battery technology, developed by BYD, is known for its high safety standards and compact, blade-like shape.
What is the Blade Battery?
This festival, held on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration.
What is the Lantern Festival?
This type of peppercorn gives Sichuan dishes their signature numbing sensation.
What is the hua jiao (or Sichuan peppercorn)?
He is traditionally credited with founding Taoism and writing the Tao Te Ching.
Who is Lao-Tzu (or Laozi)?
This Chinese basketball giant played for the Houston Rockets, carrying the torch for China in the NBA.
Who is Yao Ming?
In early 2023, China overtook this nation to become the world's largest automobile exporter.
What is Japan?
Traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival, these sticky rice dumplings are wrapped in bamboo leaves.
What is Zongzi?
In Northern China, this staple crop is consumed more than rice, usually in the form of noodles or buns.
What is wheat?
This admiral led seven massive maritime expeditions during the Ming Dynasty, reaching as far as East Africa.
Who is Zheng He?
This Chinese figure skater won gold in the pairs event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Who is Shen Xue (or Zhao Hongbo)?
This Chinese EV brand, known for its "Funky Cat" model, is a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor.
What is Ora?
This traditional "cake" is eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, often filled with lotus seed paste or red bean.
What is a Mooncake?
This city is famous for its namesake roasted duck, featuring crispy skin.
What is Beijing?
A legendary archer in Chinese mythology who shot down nine of the ten suns to save the earth.
Who is Hou Yi?
This woman became the first Asian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Who is Li Na?
This Chinese battery giant supplies batteries to Tesla's Shanghai "Gigafactory".
What is CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited)?
Known as "Everybody's Birthday," this day falls on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year.
What is the seventh day?