the regularity of china’s topographical distribution is high in the east and low in the west.
in the eastern monsoon areas, nearly 95 percent of the chinese population lives here, while fewer people live in the northwest regions due to the mountainous topography.
the headwaters of the yellow river lie in the qilian mountains in northwestern qinghai province.
it is said that suiren-shi taught people how to make fires by ______.
which is reputed as “number one water town in china”?
aquatic food in suzhou includes the silver fish from yangchenghu lake and the hairy crab from the taihu lake.
due to its unique geographical feature, suzhou gets its fame of “_______ of the east”.
suzhou is one of the first ______ areas in china, dated back to 6,000 years ago.
yu, the great, tamed the waters of _________ with wisdom and perseverance.
luzhi gets its name because________.
legend has it that ________ taught people how to make fires by drilling wood.
_______ of the taihu lake which has the fame as “a boundless expanse of blue waters” are within the boundary of suzhou.
__________, called “the roof of the world”, is the highest step in china’s three-step topography.
in the inner mongolia people specialize in herding while in the middle-lower yangtze plains, people expand ________ .
the topography of suzhou is low and flat and is under the influence of east asia monsoon.
the yellow river, the cradle of chinese civilization, is the longest river in china and asia and the third longest in the world.
the yellow river runs through ten provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the bohai sea.
the neolithic, bronze and iron age sites can be found in the yellow river basin, the center of the ancient chinese culture since the middle stone age.
the different versions of creation myths roughly coincide with the ______ age.
dayu(yu the great) was the first ruler and founder of ______, when the slavery system came into being.
the xia dynasty marked an evolutionary stage from the late neolithic culture to bronze culture.
the forbidden city was constructed during the qing dynasty, and became the imperial palace to the end of the qing dynasty.
the ming dynasty witnessed a definite improvement in agriculture and handicrafts, and even a rudiment of ______ toward its concluding stage.
the brothers of taibo and zhongyong, princes from the zhou dynasty, headed south and ultimately settled in the yangtze river delta.
it was not until the ming (581-618) and the qing (618-907) dynasties that suzhou became an important commercial center of southern china.
zhang zeduan, the court painter during the reign of emperor qianlong of the qing dynasty, created a long scroll originally entitled prosperous suzhou.
xumen gate in suzhou guarded the western entrance, memorializing the city’s founder, wu zixu.
suzhou itself was founded as the wu capital in the 6th century b.c. by the order of king _______.
the ______ dynasty is often called a “chinese renaissance” by the western media, because the progress in technological inventions and the new philosophical interpretations of the classics represent a renewal of the old tradition and the creation of new streaming.
suzhou itself was founded as the wu capital in the 6th century b.c. by the order of king _______.
in 33 bc, __________, a maid of honor in the imperial court, was assigned to go beyond the great wall and marry chanyu (king) of the huns with a view to strengthen the bilateral concords between the han dynasty and the huns, leaving behind touching stories in terms of the han-hun marriage.
__________ commissioned the compilation of encyclopedia, the world's largest general and one of the earliest encyclopedias.
prosperous suzhou is a 13-meter-long painting created by _____.
which of the following contributions were made by the first emperor of the qin dynasty?
the qing dynasty was overthrown by the october revolution led by dr. sun yat-sen.
one belt, one road, also known as the belt and road initiative, is a development strategy and framework, unveiled by the chinese leader, xi jinping, by borrowing the concept of the historical silk road.
historical legends suggest that the brothers of taibo and zhongyong were princes from the shang dynasty.
construction of the thousand-mile-long grand c during the sui and the tang dynasties greatly influenced suzhou’s economic future.
the chinese character's evolution moves towards________.
the chinese characters have changed greatly from the earliest form of hieroglyphs to the “characters” composed of strokes.
the bronze inscription was to record historical events or celebrations in the late shang dynasty and western zhou dynasty.
the chinese characters have experienced a process of the oracle bone inscription, the bronze inscription , the seal script, the official script and _____________.
__________ inscriptions are the ancient chinese characters carved on tortoise shells or animal bones.
which of the following belongs to the wu dialect area?
the sweet tune of the suzhou dialect is still existent in the local pingtan opera.
as one of the oldest dialects in china, the history of the wu dialect can be traced back to the shang dynasty.
dialects are not only linguistic tools but also the speakers’ birthmarks or _________.
speaking is the only performance for _______, mostly telling historical, judicial, heroic and epic stories.
the earliest examples of the chinese writing originated from the logograph called _________.
the chinese language and characters have their distinctive features. ideograms represent the idea, form, and ___________ of things.
originally the chinese character 日 was written as a circle with a ______ in the middle.
which of the local performing arts needs the use of suzhou dialect as a communication tool?
the multilinguali in the megacity of suzhou refers to the shift of three languages which are _______________.
oracle bone inscriptions are the oldest mature chinese characters that exist in china.
the new style of suzhou dialect refers to its variation resulting from urbanization and migration.
the chinese characters’ evolution is moving towards simplicity.
hieroglyphic characters in ancient china and indian’s maya characters were lost or disappeared later due to kinds of reasons.
many prominent historical figures like________ and su shi achieved the jin shi degree in the imperial examination.
fan jin in the classical novel the scholars took great pains time and time again to pass the provincial examination.
the imperial civil service examination started in the _____ dynasty, and was finally abolished in 1905 during the qing dynasty
zhuang yuan is awarded to the candidate who ranked first in the ________ examination.
the imperial civil service examination or the imperial examination was the major form of education to select ______.
in 1895, methodist episcopal missionary david l. anderson (1850-1911) first opened the kung hong school in suzhou by teaching _________.
fan zhongyan was the prime minister of the northern song dynasty,who left an indelible mark on suzhou.
in 1781, a suzhou scholar named hong jun joined the even more exclusive club of sanyuan, winners of “three firsts”.
not until in 1900, the first private college, the central university of china (also called dongwu college, the predecessor of soochow university) was eventually founded.
historically, ziyang academy in suzhou was steered respectively by 27 prominent politicians and literary figures.
the familiar line “all are brothers within the four seas” is from __________.
strongly influenced by fengshui, officials and the gentry class in suzhou erected an ink pagoda, which shaped the structure like ______.
in 1035, the new prefect of the city of suzhou purchased the land and chose the site for a confucius temple and _______________.
which of the following books do not belong to the four books?
the imperial civil service examination was mainly based upon _________.
those who passed the provincial examination were called jin shi.
the top three of jin shi were ranked as zhuangyuan, bangyan and tan hua respectively.
qian qi, a scholar from suzhou, got sanyuan, winners of “three firsts”, in the imperial examinations.
how many bamboo slips were said to be roughly needed for a letter written to the emperor in ancient times?
what kind of printing was invented in the northern song dynasty?
being the earliest to invent gunpowder, china is recognized as the birthplace of fireworks which form an integral part of most chinese festivals and traditions.
who pointed out the similarities and differences between the epidemic febrile disease and the typhoid as early as in the ming dynasty?
the two sides of the kesi silk fabric have different colors and images, representing an integration of silk weaving and painting.
kesi artisans mainly use an ancient wooden loom and a number of bamboo-made __________to weave colorful natural silk into a piece of fabric
the works of artisans reveal an exceptional level of skill and patience as well as a considerable degree of ______.
what great achievement did cai lun make in the eastern han period?
because of _____________, suzhou was an incidence area with a large number of citizens affected with pestilence and epidemic febrile diseases.
which of the following is not considered as one of the four great inventions?
the leading new industries at suzhou include all the following except _____.
bi sheng invented ____typography in the northern song dynasty.
of all silk varieties, ____, also called “the cut silk” or chinese silk tapestry, is an ancient silk weaving technique that originated in suzhou.
the military weapon actually used during the mongol conquest in the 13th century was the rocket.
traditionally, suzhou has been a centre of major textile industries, including silk and cotton, as well as embroidery.
taoi, a complete ideological system founded in the spring-autumn period, is the cornerstone of the traditional chinese culture.
the major streams of philosophical thoughts in traditional china are ______, ______ and ______ .
taoi was founded by laozi, whose masterpiece is _________. tao, or _____, is the core of his theology.
buddhi was introduced into china from _______ and went through a long period of ________ to adapt to the chinese culture.
the hanshan temple, one of the most important landmarks of suzhou, was first constructed in ________.
the mysterious sublimity temple got its present name taken from “they are both so mysterious as to be a key to the door of myriad sublimity”, a sentence from ____________.
the confucius temple was originally established by su shi, a famous official in the northern song dynasty.
suzhou _______ is featured with primitive simplicity and elegant variety, two basic elements that are highly valued in the taoist philosophy.
_________ was a virtue that connoted trustworthiness, meaning one's deeds match one's words.
________________ is the first buddhist temple in suzhou built by king sun quan for his mother in the three kingdoms period.
in hanshan temple, there is a bronze statue of a japanese monk ________ who studied buddhi in china in the tang dynasty.
the confucius temple was originally established by ________________, a famous official in the northern song dynasty.
over a long history, many legends about __________ emerged and the most well-known were those of the eight immortals.
the interrelationship among the three mainstream philosophical thoughts, confuciani, taoi and buddhi, has been marked by ______ in history.
the five constant virtues include benevolence, righteousness, ritual, wisdom and filial piety.
taoi was founded by laozi, whose masterpiece is the doctrine of morality.
according to the legend, hanshan and shide, who were said to be the incarnations of bodhisattva manjushri and bodhisattva samantabhadra respectively, had lived in the hanshan temple.
garden architecture is a combination of man-made structure and natural landscapes.
the use of screen walls facing the main entrance of the house stems from the belief that evil things travel in straight lines.
yellow was the imperial color and yellow roof tiles still adorn most of the buildings within ________.
the concept of an “open space” surrounded by buildings can be seen in the southern building structure known as “ _________”.
________ was the earliest private garden in suzhou which were constructed during the eastern jin dynasty.
___________was used as a model at the metropolitan museum of art in new york city.
the lingering garden was first built by a retired official named xu taishi during the ming dynasty.
the lingering garden is one of the four most famous gardens in china, along with the summer palace in beijing, the mountain resort in chengde, and the humble administrator’s garden in suzhou.
generally speaking, chinese gardens fall into two categories ： ______________ in the south and imperial gardens in the north.
what is one of the distinctive characteristics of chinese architecture?
which one is the world’s biggest ancient complex preserved today?
__________was used as a model at the metropolitan museum of art in new york city.
________________ was the earliest private garden in suzhou which was constructed during the eastern jin dynasty.
_______ was the imperial color and glazed yellow roof tiles adorned most of the imperial buildings of palaces and mausoleums.
the concept of an “open space” surrounded by buildings can be seen in the southern building structure known as “__________”.
garden architecture is a combination of man-made structure and natural landscapes.
there is a saying about chinese gardens that the gardens of north china are better than any other gardens under the sun, and the gardens of beijing are best of all.
the use of screen walls facing the main entrance of the house stems from the belief that evil things travel in straight lines.
the humble administrator’s garden is the largest and considered the finest garden in south china.
as early as in ___________, the first eight solar terms were defined, such as the beginning of spring, the summer solstice, the autumn equinox, etc.
the year designation by 12 heavenly stems and 10 earthly branches also demonstrates the unique cultural characteristics.
which of the following bridges in suzhou is mentioned in the famous poem composed by zhang ji, the poet in the tang dynasty?
the immortal seeking temple fair in suzhou falls on may 15th in the chinese lunar calendar.
on the winter solstice, people would visit the elders just like they do in the chinese new year because ___________ has always been considered a long-treasured confucian virtue in china.
______ marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year.
as early as in ________, the first eight solar terms were defined, such as the beginning of spring, the summer solstice, the autumn equinox, etc.
_________ in suzhou is very famous for its first ringing of the bell to herald chinese new year.
there are many taoi-related festivals, and quite a few of them have evolved into folk festivals. ________ is a case in point.
in the recent years, urban youths have celebrated the double seventh festival as the chinese valentine’s day because the festival is associated with a beautiful love story about ______________.
________ is also called the cold food day as ancient people would annually visit jie zitui’s tomb on that day to pay their respects.
which of the following is not the practice popularly done during the dragon boat festival?
in suzhou, a popular saying goes among the locals that “the summer solstice is as grand as the new year” because as early as in the wu kingdom, people had already recognized it as the first day of a new year.
the immortal seeking temple fair falls on the14th day of the fourth month in the chinese lunar calendar, celebrating the birth of lv dongbin, one of the eight immortals of taoi.
at a chinese banquet, normally hot dishes are served earlier and dry dishes are served before soup.
chinese cuisines can be roughly ided into four major categories:__________, guangdong cuisine, shandong cuisine and jiangsu cuisine.
there is a specific term in chinese, yaoshan or medicinal food, for dishes with ______.
___________, a kind of cloth produced in suzhou, is acknowledged as one of the three most famous brocades in china.
the attire that dominated the chinese fashion world from the reign of the yellow emperor to the end of the ming dynasty was known as ___________because the fashion was improved and popularized during the han dynasty.
indigo prints are made of homespun fabrics with blue designs on a ___________ background or white designs on a ___________ background.
___________, a kind of cloth produced in suzhou, is acknowledged as one of the three most famous brocades in china.
traditionally, the final course at a chinese banquet is a whole fish which symbolizes that there will always be __________.
resulting from the differences in climates, customs and___________, chinese cuisines can be roughly ided into four major categories: sichuan cuisine, guangdong cuisine, shandong cuisine and jiangsu cuisine.
in the qing dynasty, men wore _______, while women wore qi pao.
normally hot dishes are served earlier and dry dishes are served before soup.
hot dishes are the main course, and usually there are even numbers of hot dishes, four, six or eight, because chinese people believe that all good things come in pairs.
during the xia, shang and zhou dynasties, the dress system came into being and stringent rules were made for the color and design of clothing and adornment.
chinese cuisine has long been closely related to the traditional chinese medicine. there is a specific term in chinese, yaoshan or medicinal food, for dishes with medicinal functions.
dressing, the clothing used in beijing opera, is called “the picture of hearts”.
the combination of hubei troupes and _________ gradually formed beijing opera's two main melodies--- xipi and erhuang.
because of its influence on other opera forms, kunqu opera is known as “the queen of chinese operas".
kunqu opera dance is ided into two categories. one is mime and the other is _________, to describe scenery, the characters' situation, and their emotions.
farewell to my concubine is one highlight excerpt of beijng opera, among which the role of yuji belongs to _____________.
besides the national opera, what local opera is also very popular particularly in beijing, tianjin, inner mongolia, north and northeast china?
colors of lianpu vary with characteristics. for example, the color of ______symbolizes loyalty.
who performed in the famous beijing opera farewell to my concubine?
___________ is a general term for female characters in beijing opera.
which of the following performances reflect that those famous masters of beijing opera are experts in performing the role of dan and each has his own artistic feature?
the combination of hunan troupes and anhui troupes gradually formed beijing opera’s two main melodies--- xipi and erhuang.
facial painting in beijing opera, the colorful dressing on actors’ faces, is called “the picture of hearts”.
“when the moon hung behind the willows, young people went out on dates.” which traditional festival does this line of poem refer to?
suzhou itself was founded as the wu capital in the 6th century b.c. by the order of king _____.
___________, a kind of cloth produced in suzhou, is acknowledged as one of the three most famous brocades in china.
who reformed kunqu opera and created the most known“shuimo melody”?
which of the following bridges in suzhou appears in the famous poem composed by zhang ji, the poet in the tang dynasty?
chinese people have always regarded _______as most significant and the true beginning of the new year.
what great achievement did cai lun make in the eastern han period?
_________ in suzhou is very famous for its first ringing of the bell to herald chinese new year.
which of the following is known as the roof of the world with a height of more than 5,000 feet above the sea level?
which of the following is a typical dish of jiangsu cuisine?
the use of open courtyards in traditional chinese architecture is best exemplified in the siheyuan.
the first compass, called a sinan (south-pointing ladle) was invented during the western zhou dynasty.
archaeological findings proved that china began to produce paper with plant fiber as early as in the zhou period.
in the eastern monsoon areas of china, nearly 95 percent of the chinese population live here, while fewer people live in the northwest regions.
the seal script, used by the people generation after generation, is the formal writing style in our daily life and business.
china’s topography can be compared to a staircase descending from east to west.
the lingering garden was first built by a retired official named xu taishi during the ming dynasty.