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How many copies of "The Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature" did Chi'en-lung have made?

Seven

100

What city is the Forbidden Palace in?

Peking

100

Where did the Dali Lama live?

Tibet

100

Chi'en-lung was the fourth emperor of what dynasty?

Manchu

200

What did Chi'en-lung do with books that criticized the Manchus? 

He burned them

200

What two rivers run the the center of the Chinese Empire?

Yellow, Yangtze

200

What city has a legend that people grow old and never die there?

Shangri-La

200

K'ang-hsi was the second mancu emperor. What was relation was he to Chi'en-lung

Grandfather

300

How many symbols did the Chinese dictionary have?

over 40,000 

300

What is a large dry, barren land in the north of China?

Gobi Desert
300

What small Island lies of the coast of China?

Taiwan

300

What religion were the people of Turkestan?

Muslim

400

Name the four branches of literature that Chi'en-lung compiled

Classics, History, Philosophy, Literature

400

Where is Mount Everest located?

Tibet

400

What country was to the west of China?

Turkestan

400
What fraction of the world's population lived in the Chinese Empire?

1/3

500

Why was it so difficult to copy the books for Chi'en-lungs series?

Each volume was 36,000 pages. They all had to be written by hand. There are 40,000 symbols in chinese.

500

How many chinese "High Commissioners" were sent to help the Dali Lama rule?

two

500

What is to the East of China?

Korea and Japan

500

What is the symbol of the chinese empire?

the dragon