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Just for fun: How well do you know China?

Diksha

Hello everyone,

We would like to invite you to take part in a knowledge test based on China. Find a few questions below:

1. What is the capital city or administrative capital of China?
2. What currency is used in China?
3. List the national symbols of China.
4. What are the official languages or the ones used the most on a day-to-day basis?
5. Share with us the national motto.
6. Define China in one word.

Thank you for participating and have fun :)
Diksha

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wuxi-city

Well, I am not able to answer al the questions but some.
1. Beijing.
2. RMB or Yan
3. nope
4. (television chinese)
5. nope
6. Exciting

GuestPoster374

1. CAPITALS OF CHINA:
Chronology
Dynasty / Government? ? Capital? ? Period? ? Notes
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? ? Nwa? ? ? ? ? ?
Youchao? ? ? ? ? ?
Suiren? ? ? ? ? ?
Zhurong? ? ? ? ? ?
Fuxi? ? Chen
? ? c. 2852C2737 BC? ?
Shennong / Yan Emperor? ? Lu
? ? c. 2737C2699 BC? ?
Yellow Emperor? ? Xuanyuan
܎@? ? c. 2699C2588 BC? ?
Taihao? ? Wanqiu
? ? ? ?
Shaohao? ? Qiongsang
Fɣ? ? c. 2587C2491 BC? ?
Gonggong? ? ? ? ? ?
Zhuanxu? ? Gaoyang
? ? c. 2490 BC C 25th century BC? ?
Diqiu
? ? c. 25th century BC C 2413 BC? ?
Ku? ? Diqiu
? ? c. 2412 BC C 24th century BC? ?
Bo
? ? c. 24th century BC C 2343 BC? ?
Zhi? ? Qinghua
廯? ? c. 2343C2333 BC? ?
Yao? ? Pingyang
ƽ? ? c. 2333C2234 BC? ?
Shun? ? Puban
? ? c. 2233C2184 BC? ?
Xia dynasty? ? Daxia
? ? Gun? ?
Song
? ?
Yangcheng
ꖳ? ? Yu[2]? ?
Yangzhai
ꖵ? ? Yu, Qi, Taikang? ?
Chu
I? ? Hou Yi? ?
Qiongshi
Fʯ? ? Hou Yi, Hanzhuo? ?
Zhen
? ? Taikang, Zhongkang? ?
Diqiu
? ? Xiang, Shaokang? ?
Yuan
ԭ? ? Zhu? ?
Laoqiu
? ? Zhu to Jiong? ?
Xihe
? ? Jin to Fa? ?
Zhen
? ? Jie? ?
Henan
? ? Jie[3]? ?
Shang dynasty? ? Bo
? ? Tang[3]? ?
Fan
ެ? ? Xie? ?
Dishi
ʯ? ? Zhaoming? ?
Shang
? ? Zhaoming? ?
Shangqiu
? ? Xiangtu? ?
Foot of Mount Tai
̩ɽ´? ? Xiangtu? ?
Shangqiu
? ? Xiangtu? ?
Yin
? ? Shanghou? ?
Shangqiu
? ? Yinhou? ?
Bo
""? ? Tang? ?
Xiao
? ? Zhongding? ?
Xiang
? ? Hedanjia? ?
Xing
? ? Zuyi? ?
Bi
? ? Zuyi? ?
Yan
? ? Nangeng? ?
Yin
? ? Pangeng? ?
Zhou dynasty? ? Western Zhou dynasty? ? Zongzhou
? ? 1046 BC C 771 BC? ? Western capital
Chengzhou
? ? 1046 BC C 771 BC? ? Eastern capital
Eastern Zhou dynasty? ? Chengzhou
? ? 770 BC C 367 BC? ?
Henan
? ? 367 BC C 256 BC? ? capital of the Western Zhou State
Gong
? ? 367 BC C 249 BC? ? capital of the Eastern Zhou State
Qin dynasty? ? Xiquanqiu
Ȯ? ? ? ?
Pingyang
ƽ? ? C 677 BC? ?
Yong
Ӻ? ? 677 BC C? ?
Jingyang
? ? C 383 BC? ?
Yueyang
? ? 383 BC C 250 BC? ?
Xianyang
? ? 350 BC C 207 BC? ?
Han dynasty? ? Western Han dynasty? ? Luoyang
? ? 202 BC? ?
Yueyang
? ? 202 BC C 200 BC? ?
Chang'an
L? ? 200 BC C 8 BC? ?
Xin dynasty? ? Chang'an
L? ? AD 8C23? ?
Han dynasty? ? Eastern Han dynasty? ? Luoyang
? ? AD 25C190? ?
Chang'an
L? ? 191C195? ?
Xu
S? ? 196C220? ?
Three Kingdoms period? ? Cao Wei? ? Luoyang
? ? 220C265? ?
Shu Han? ? Chengdu
ɶ? ? 221C263? ?
Eastern Wu? ? Jianye
I? ? 227C279? ?
Jin dynasty? ? Western Jin dynasty? ? Luoyang
? ? 265C313? ?
Chang'an
L? ? 313C316? ?
Eastern Jin dynasty? ? Jiankang
? ? 317C420? ?
Northern dynasties? ? Northern Wei? ? Pingcheng
ƽ? ? 386C493? ?
Luoyang
? ? 493C534? ?
Ye
? ? 534C550? ? capital of Eastern Wei
Chang'an
L? ? 535C557? ? capital of Western Wei
Northern Qi? ? Ye
? ? 550C577? ?
Northern Zhou? ? Chang'an
L? ? 557C581? ?
Southern dynasties? ? Liu Song dynasty? ? Jiankang
? ? 420C479? ?
Southern Qi? ? Jiankang
? ? 479C502? ?
Liang dynasty? ? Jiankang
? ? 502C557? ?
Chen dynasty? ? Jiankang
? ? 557C589? ?
Sui dynasty? ? Dongdu
|? ? 581C618? ?
Daxing
d? ? 581C618? ? auxiliary capital
Tang dynasty? ? Chang'an
L? ? 618C690? ?
Luoyang
? ? 657C690? ? auxiliary capital
Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty? ? Luoyang
? ? 690C705? ?
Tang dynasty? ? Chang'an
L? ? 705C904? ?
Luoyang
? ? 705C736? ? auxiliary capital
Luoyang
? ? 904C907? ?
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period? ? Later Liang? ? Dongdu
|? ? 907C923? ?
Later Tang? ? Dongdu
|? ? 923C936? ?
Later Jin? ? Dongjing
|? ? 936C947? ?
Later Han? ? Dongjing
|? ? 947C950? ?
Later Zhou? ? Dongjing
|? ? 951C960? ?
Song dynasty? ? Northern Song dynasty? ? Dongjing
|? ? 960C1127? ?
Southern Song dynasty? ? Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 1127C1129? ? After the fall of Dongjing, Zhao Gou declares himself Emperor Gaozong in Henan
Yangzhou
? ? 1129C1130? ? Flight of Emperor Gaozong during the Jin invasion of the Yangtze Delta in 1129C1130.
Zhenjiang

Lin'an
ٰ
Yuezhou
Խ
Mingzhou

Dinghai

Off the coast Taizhou, Wenzhou
"ϳ͢"
Zhang'an
°
Yuezhou
Խ
Lin'an
ٰ? ? 1130C1276? ? Song court settles in Lin'an for 146 years
Fuzhou
? ? 1276C1277? ? Flight of Emperor Duanzong along the southeast coast following the fall of Lin'an in 1276.
Guangzhou
V? ? 1277C1278
Guanfuchang
ٸ? ? 1278
Gangzhou
L? ? Emperor Bingzong succeeds Duanzong on Lantau Island in modern Hong Kong
Yashan
ɽ? ? 1278C1279? ? Song court makes last stand off the coast of Yashan
Liao dynasty? ? Shangjing
Ͼ? ? 907C1120? ?
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 1122C1123? ?
Tokmok
˼Ӷ? ? 1134C1218? ?
Jin dynasty? ? Shangjing
Ͼ? ? 1115C1153? ?
Zhongdu
ж? ? 1153C1214? ?
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 1214C1234? ?
Western Xia? ? Xingqing
dc? ? 1038C1227? ?
Yuan dynasty
Shangdu
϶? ? May 1264 C 1267? ?
Dadu
? ? 1267[4] C August 1368? ?
Shangdu
϶? ? August 1368 C 1369? ?
Ming dynasty? ? Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 23 January 1368 C 2 February 1421? ?
Beijing
? ? 2 February 1421 C 25 April 1644? ?
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 1644 C 1645? ?
Fuzhou
? ? 1645 C 1646? ?
Zhaoqing
ؑc? ? 1646 C 25 April 1662? ?
Later Jin? ? Feiala
M? ? 1587C1603? ?
Hetuala
ՈD? ? 1603C1619? ?
Jiefan
緲? ? 1619 C September 1620? ?
Sarhu
_G? ? September 1620 C April 1621? ?
Dongjing
|? ? April 1621 C 11 April 1625? ?
Shengjing
ʢ? ? 11 April 1625 C 1636? ?
Qing dynasty? ? Shengjing
ʢ? ? 1636 C 30 October 1644? ?
Beijing
? ? 30 October 1644[5] C 12 February 1912[6]? ?
Republic of China? ? Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 1 January 1912 C 2 April 1912? ? Provisional Government
Beijing
? ? 2 April 1912 C 30 May 1928? ? Beiyang government[6]
Fengtian
? ? 30 May 1928 C 29 December 1928? ? Beiyang government
Guangzhou
V? ? 1 July 1925 C 21 February 1927? ? Guangzhou Nationalist Government
Wuhan
h? ? 21 February 1927 C 19 August 1927? ? Wuhan Nationalist Government[7]
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 18 April 1927 C 20 November 1937? ? the Nanjing decade[6]
Luoyang
? ? 29 Jan 1932 C 1 December 1932? ?
Beijing
ƽ? ? 9 September 1930 C 23 September 1930? ? Beiping Nationalist Government
Taiyuan
̫ԭ? ? 23 September 1930 C 4 November 1930? ? Beiping Nationalist Government
Guangzhou
V? ? 28 May 1931 C 22 December 1931? ? Guangzhou Nationalist Government
Chongqing
ؑc? ? 21 November 1937 C 5 May 1946? ? during the Second Sino-Japanese War[6]
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 30 March 1940 C 10 August 1945? ? Wang Jingwei Government
Nanjing
Ͼ? ? 5 May 1946 C 1 May 1991? ? From 23 April 1949 to 1 May 1991, Nanjing was the claimed capital of the Republic of China
Guangzhou
V? ? 23 April 1949 C 14 October 1949? ? during the Chinese Civil War
Chongqing
ؑc? ? 14 October 1949 C 30 November 1949? ? during the Chinese Civil War
Chengdu
ɶ? ? 30 November 1949 C 27 December 1949? ? during the Chinese Civil War
Xichang
? ? 27 December 1949 C 27 March 1950? ? during the Chinese Civil War
Taipei
̨? ? 10 December 1949 C Present? ? Capital
People's Republic of China? ? Beijing
? ? 1 October 1949 C Present

2. What is the name of China's currency?
Answer: Renminbi, literally people's currency, is the legal tender of the People's Republic of China, which is issued by the People's Bank of China. It has another name, Chinese Yuan.
? Short official name: CNY (Chinese Yuan)
? Abbreviation: RMB
? Chinese: Ren Min Bi ()
? Symbol:
? Monetary unit: Yuan (Ԫ)
? Fractional units: Jiao () and Fen ()

3. Symbols of the Peoples Republic of China
Symbol? ? Description
National flag? ? National flag of the PRC (Wu Xing Hong Qi)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg

The national flag of the People's Republic of China was designed by Zeng Liansong. It has a red field charged with five golden stars in the canton. The color red represents the Communist Revolution, the four smaller stars represents the four social classes in Chinese society, and the largest star represents Chinese unity under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. One corner of each of the four smaller stars points towards the center of the bigger star, representing the principle that unity should go around the center. This flag is flown in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.
National emblem? ? National Emblem (PRC)
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg

The National Emblem of China includes Tiananmen Gate, where Mao declared the foundation of People's Republic of China, in a red circle. Above the Gate are five stars; the largest represents the CPC, while the four smaller stars represent the four social classes. The emblem's outer border contains sheaves of wheat and rice, representing Chinese agricultural workers. At bottom center is a cog-wheel, representing Chinese industrial workers. The red ribbon represents the unification of the Chinese people.
National anthem? ? "March of the Volunteers"? ? The national anthem of China is the "March of the Volunteers". Its lyrics were composed by poet and playwright Tian Han and its music was composed by Nie Er.
Founder of the nation? ? Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong portrait.jpg

Mao Zedong (1893C1976) established the PRC on October 1, 1949, which remains a national holiday. His portrait is displayed on the entrance of Tiananmen Square.
Qin Shi-huang, the Yellow Emperor? ? Qin Shi-huang (literally, "First Emperor of Qin") (259 BC - 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and then, after the Qin conquered the other Warring States and unified all of China, the first emperor of a unified China.[1] He is widely considered to be the founder of China as a country.
National currency? ? Yuan sign single.svg Renminbi? ? The renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China. The yuan is its basic unit. The ISO code for renminbi is CHY.
National animal? ? Giant panda
Giant Panda 2004-03-2.jpg

The national animal of China is the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanolueca), a bear native to south-central China.
Chinese dragon
Green Chinese dragon.PNG

The Chinese dragon is a legendary creature appearing in Chinese mythology and folklore. The dragon has many animal-like forms, including those resembling turtles and fish, but is usually depicted as a snake with four legs.
National bird? ? Red-crowned crane
Red-crowned Crane 1.jpg

The red-crowned crane or Manchurian crane (Grus japonensis) is a large East Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world. It is found in Siberia (eastern Russia), northeastern China, and the Mongol Daguur Strictly Protected Area in northeastern Mongolia.
Golden pheasant (unofficial)
Golden Pheasant, Tangjiahe Nature Reserve.jpg

The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is a game bird of the family Phasianidae. Although it is native to western China, feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
National fruit? ? Fuzzy kiwifruit
Kiwi aka.jpg

The fuzzy kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is the national fruit of China. It has fuzzy, dull brown skin and tangy, bright green flesh.
Jujube
Jujube mure.jpg

The jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) is the second national fruit of China. It is an oval drupe 1.5-3 centimeters deep; it resembles a date and has a single hard stone like an olive.
National tree? ? Ginkgo
Ginkgo Tree 08-11-04a.jpg

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct. Six ginkgo trees survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

4. The languages of China are the languages that are spoken in China. The predominant language in China, which is divided into seven major language groups (classified as dialects by the Chinese government for political reasons), is known as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: hZ; pinyin: Hny) and its study is considered a distinct academic discipline in China.[5] Hanyu, or Han language, spans eight primary varieties, that differ from each other morphologically and phonetically to such a degree that they will often be mutually unintelligible, similarly to English and German or Danish. The languages most studied and supported by the state include Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur and Zhuang. China has 302 living languages listed at Ethnologue.[6] According to the 2010 edition of the Nationalencyklopedin, 955 million out of China's then-population of 1.34 billion spoke some variety of Mandarin Chinese as their first language, accounting for 71% of the country's population.[7]

Standard Chinese (known in China as Putonghua), a form of Mandarin Chinese, is the official national spoken language for the mainland and serves as a lingua franca within the Mandarin-speaking regions (and, to a lesser extent, across the other regions of mainland China). Several other autonomous regions have additional official languages. For example, Tibetan has official status within the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Mongolian has official status within Inner Mongolia. Language laws of China do not apply to either Hong Kong or Macau, which have different official languages (Cantonese, English and Portuguese) than the mainland

5.? China: officially none, unofficially Ϊ (Wi rnmn fw) (Chinese: Serve the People)

6. Xiconomics: the one word set to define Chinas long-term agenda

? ? LEADER: Xi Jinping, Chinas new revolutionary hero

rangers01

well,hahaha

I am a Chinese and I am sure I have a deep understanding of my country.

China has 9.6 million square kilometers of land area, 3 million square meters of sea area, 34 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, 4 municipalities

The capital of China is Beijing, which uses the renminbi.

You can say the question you want to ask because you met a localhahaha

GuestPoster374

rangers01---
So you are a local--? ha ha! so as a foreigner myself--- who studied CHINA HISTORY in grade 6 MANY MANY YEARS AGO in Canada--- I have found that I sometimes know more about China history than a lot of "LOCALS"----
SO-- just for fun-- let's start with an easy HISTORY Question----
WHERE are the MOST pyramids- and the LARGEST pyramid in the world located?

rangers01

krissttovvv wrote:

rangers01---
So you are a local--? ha ha! so as a foreigner myself--- who studied CHINA HISTORY in grade 6 MANY MANY YEARS AGO in Canada--- I have found that I sometimes know more about China history than a lot of "LOCALS"----
SO-- just for fun-- let's start with an easy HISTORY Question----
WHERE are the MOST pyramids- and the LARGEST pyramid in the world located?


year,I am a localyou are nice :D

The biggest pyramid in the world is the Pyramid of Khufu. As for where is the most, I think it is in Egypt.

GuestPoster374

SORRY-- wrong---
THE GREAT WHITE PYRAMID in Xian is 2.5 times LARGER than the biggest Egypt one. AND THERE ARE WELL OVER 100 pyramids there.
SADLY- every new ruler or Emperor always destroyed the achievements of the previous ruler- even killing the family and relatives....... so thus these WONDERS OF THE WORLD were also destroyed- looted and now lost.
"THEY DO NOT EXIST" - but they are there and were photographed from the air by a pilot during world war 2 that had gotten lost,,,,,,

ANOTHER piece of Chinese history is the lost tribe of TARIN in China that was not Chinese. When Ghanghis KHAN ruled Mongolia and most of the east. . . . MY ANCESTORS- the SAXONS from Germany came to visit him. A Saxon Princess married Khan's BROTHER and because Khan always took women from China during raiding parties--- the SAXON-CHINESE blood became mixed. A whole Saxon Army settled in TARIN to teach Saxon fighting ways- because the Saxon's ruled the west- and later created England and the English language... etc... ... and they intermarried with the Chinese. SO EVEN TODAY you can see SOME Chinese with brown hair- GREEN EYES and big noses and facial hair......

So- bro.....? we may be related!? ha? ha!

HEY- what do they teach you guys in school ANYWAY?????? ha ha!

reb123

1. What is the capital city or administrative capital of China? Beijing
2. What currency is used in China? Remenbi
3. List the national symbols of China. Giant Panda
4. What are the official languages or the ones used the most on a day-to-day basis? Mandarine
5. Share with us the national motto. Dont remember but have seen some thing written on platform at subway station
6. Define China in one word.? Unity in Diversity

GuestPoster374

There are pyramids in almost every continent on earth---- EVEN EUROPE---- but only the Egypt ones get promoted......
The CHINESE ones are older than the Egypt ones- SO FOR THOSE OF YOU who always wanted to know HOW THEY WERE BUILT- well you really need to ask the CHINESE--- because their RECORDED HISTORY is 5800 years old...... MUCH OLDER than Egypt pyramid history!!
And that is your History lesson for today!
Thank you for your interest!

GuestPoster374

reb123---
NUMBER 6:
that is 3 words....? ? ha ha!

china41

Beijing
RMB
Tian An Men
Mandarin Chinese
Nice

GuestPoster374

where are the question now? just the post space...... well... maybe it's better, since we dunno what is considered allowed or forbidden to express? :D

Ritasad

Thanks for this page of History!

Ritasad

;)

rangers01

emmmmmm,

Strictly speaking, the "tower" of Xi'an is not a pyramid. In the traditional cognition of the Chinese, the pyramid is the vertebral structure or the prismatic structure of Egypt or South America. The kind of Xi'an and Shaoshan Temple is called the tower. Because of the large number, it is called Tallinn (meaning that these towers are as many as the number in the woods). Most of the burial is the temple's sorghum, while the Egyptian pyramids are buried by their kings. So China can only be called a "tower" and cannot be called a pyramid.

And the region with the largest number of pyramids in the strict sense is Sudan, they have about 220, 50% more than Egypt.

GuestPoster374

DUDE--- we (I) were not talking about the USE or the cultural name- we were only talking about the SHAPE. Even in Egypt it was NOT called a pyramid. BUT Today- any structure with 4 TRIANGLE SHAPED sides joined at the top center is simply called a pyramid.

NOTE:
The hieroglyphics used to describe these structures in Egypt are translated as the word 'mer'. The word that we use, 'pyramid', is from the Greek 'pyramis' (pl.pyrmides), wheaten cake. ... The word 'mer' probably didn't even mean a pyramidal shape, rather it was used to describe a religious use.

Now do you understand?
And Yes- the CHINA GREAT WHITE PYRAMID is a "PYRAMID SHAPE". SOME of the Egyptian pyramids were white clad as well- COPIED from the CHINESE. The Chinese culture (Pyramids) is OLDER!
Look at the original photos of the Chinese pyramid. IT IS NOT A TOWER. I have been in- and even lived in- a CHINESE TOWER- and their tower meaning is a fortification for defense-- and nothing to do with burial, or governments, etc.....
Your translation of Chinese history is a bit flawed I think.....

rangers01

emmmmm,

I am sure that although you have lived and lived in China for a while, there are many misunderstandings about the "tower" in Chinese culture. You can't attribute the understanding of the "tower" to the explanation in the textbook, which is not perfect. In China, cones, prisms, prismatic bodies, cylinders, and even iron structures used to build high-voltage wires are also called "towers."

The Leifeng Tower in Xian is to suppress the legendary python, and the tower in the West Lake is also the same. The Tower of the Shaolin Temple in the Shaoshan Temple in Henan Province is for burial. The Forbidden City Tower in Beijing The "tower" on the ground is to defend against the enemy, but this structure should be called "tower" accurately. It means a tower like a room. The high-voltage line is called the "iron tower"; the TV tower used to broadcast the TV signal is called the "television tower". The most classic "tower" in China should be the tower in the hands of the Journey to the West. Structure, the structure of the tower is generally to suppress some kind of monsters or religious sacrifices, burial monks.

GuestPoster374

SORRY DUDE----
You totally misunderstood the previous posts----
ONCE AGAIN I state that we were ONLY talking about the SHAPE of "PYRAMIDS" around the world. WE (I) were not talking about mythical uses or cultural names or pythons or any such 'stuff'.....
I even explained "WHERE" the modern day english word - pyramid - came from.
TODAY-- and by TODAY- I mean the 21st. century- the WHOLE WORLD, including Archeologists & Scientists and HISTORY TEACHERS; all accept the word PYRAMID as the universal descriptive word for the 4 sided pyramid shape. Every country in the world uses the word TOWER and every country has towers. But a pyramid is NOT a tower. It is a unique shape which is NOW CALLED A PYRAMID! And the facts have absolutely nothing to do with how long I have lived in China. Maybe lots of people are interested in your version of deep MYSTICAL history- but that is not what were were discussing, and you totally went off on your tower rant...
Now go sit in the corner for 15 minutes- and next time read the post more carefully!? ha? ha!