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Tian'anmen and Tian'anmen square.
1.What was the layout of Tian'anmen square in the Ming and Qing?
2.What important events happened on Tian'anmen Square from 1911
revolution to 1949 (the year of founding new China)?
3.What was the layout of Modern Tian'anmen Square?
4.What's the international status of the Square?
5.How many bridges are ther over the Outer Golden River? Who used them?
6.How was the name of Tian'anmen Changed in Ming and Qing?
7.What is 'JInFengBanZhao'?
8.Pls. describe the new National Flage Pole and Flag in front of Tian'anmen?
9.Pls. describe the National Flag raising and lowering ceremony
nowadays on the Tian'anmen square?
10.When was the Great Hall of the People Built, Waht is the floor
space of the Hall in total?
11.Pls.describe the Grand Auditorium (Assembly Hall) inside the Great
Hall of the People.
12.Pls. describe the Banquet Hall and offices for the Standing
Comittee of the National People's Congress.
13.Pls. Say something about the National Museum of China. What are the
main exhibits inside the Museum of Chinese History and Museum of
Chinese Revolution.
14.Pls. brief something on the Monument to the People's Heroes.
15.Pls. let us know something about the building material of the
Monument to the People's Heroes.
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16. Pls.describe the inscription on the south side of the Monument to
the People's Heroes.
17. Pls. describe the bas-relieves of the Monument to the People's Heroes.
18.How large is Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and when was it built?
19.Pls. describe the major structure of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall.
20.Pls. say something about the South Facing Gate.
21. Tell us the origin of the name of Chang'an Avenue.
22.What is the 'Dragon Gate' or the 'Tiger Gate'?
23.In feudal dynasties, it was said 'civil east and military west' on
both sides of Tian'anmen square. Can you brief the reason.
24.How many rooms were there along the 'Thousand-step Corridor' in the old days.
25. Who wrote the couplets on the Gate of Great Ming in Ming Dynasty?
Do you know the meaning?
26. Tellus the history of Huabiao (Sculpted White Marble Columns) and
describe the Huabiao in front of Tian'anmen?
27.What kind of renovation took place on Tian'anmen Square in order to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of New China?
28.What's the special feature of Chairman Mao's portrait on Tian'anmen
Rostrum and who was the painter of it?
29.What's the main decoration inside the Tian'anmen Rostrum?
30.Who wrote the plaque of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall?
31.When did the National Museum of China Setup?
The Palace Museum
32.How many emperors run the government from the imperial palace in
Ming and Qing?
33.Tell us the origin of the name of the Forbidden City.

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34.How large is the Forbidden City in area and what is the floor space of it?
35.Do you know the construction time of the Forbidden City?
36.When did the Forbidden City open to public?
37.How many rooms are there in the Forbidden City?
38.Where did the material needed for building the Forbidden City come from?
39.What is the status of the Forbidden City?
40.How were the five element embodied in the layout of the Forbidden City?
41.What's the regulation of passing through the Meridian Gate?
42.What's the function of the Meridian Gate?
43.What was the beaten out of the Meridian Gate?
44.What's the origin of the name of Inner Golden Water River?
45.Please describe Inner Golden Water Bridges.
46.Say something about the Gate of Supreme Harmony.
47.What's the function of the east and west buildings in front of the
Hall of Supreme Harmony?
48.Give us a brief account of the architecture of Hall of Supreme
Harmony and its function.
49.What is 'Jin Dian Chuan Lu'?
50.What's the symbolism of the name of the Hall of Supreme Harmony?
51.Give us a brief account of 'Zao Jing' of Hall of Supreme Harmony.
52.Pls. Describe the emperor's throne inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
53.What is the symbol of the Peace Elephant?
54.What is 'Lu Duan'?
55.What Decorations are there in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony?
56.What is 'RiGui'?
57.What is "JiaLiang"?
58.What's the function of the Peace Water Vats?
59.What is the symbolism of the Hall of Complete Harmony?
60.What's the function of the Hall of Complete Harmony?
61.What's the symbolism of the name of the Hall of Preserving Harmony?
62.What are the construction feature and the function of the Hall of
Preserving Harmony?
63.What is the Palace Examination? Where was it held?
64.Where is the huge cloud and dragon carving and what's character of it?
65.Try to tell us the transportation process of the huge cloud and
dragon carving.
66.What is the function of the Gate of Heavenly Purity?
67.Where is the South Study and what's the function of it? What
incident happened here in early Qing?
68.Where is the Upper Study and what the function of it?
69.What are the major objects inside and outside the Hall of Heavenly Purity?
70.What's the symbolism of the Palace of the Heavenly Purity?
71.What's the function of the Palace of the Heavenly Purity?
72.What's the 'One thousand Old Men Banquet'? Who gave the four
banquets respectively?

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73.What's the connection between the plaque of 'Be Open and
Aboveboard' and the secret system of appointing the crown prince in
the Qing?
74.What were the suspicious cases related to the Palace of Heavenly Purity?
75. Please tell us the case of 'Ren Yin' incident.
76.Please tell us the 'Red Pill Case'.
77.What's the symbolism of the name of the Hall of Union?
78.What's the function of the Hall of Union?
79.What are the decorations inside the Hall of Union and why there 25
seals inside it?
80.What are the explanations of the Plaque of WuWei?
81.What is the function of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility?
82.Where were the court maids selected in Qing Dynasty? What was their
outlet afterwards?
83.Please brief the Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City?
84.What are the implied meanings of the four pavilions?
85.Please brief the Hall of Imperial Peace and its function.
86. What's the function to DuiXiu (Accumulated Refinement ) Hill and
where is it located?
87.What is the symbolism of the Gate of Divine Pride (Gate of Military Prowess)?
88.Please say something about Office of  of Privy Council.
89.What's the symbolism of the Hall of Mental Cultivation?
90.What's the function of the Hall of Mental cultivation and where is
it located?
91.Where is the Room of Three Rare Treasures and what's the symbolism
of its name?
92.What's the function and location of the Palace of Collecting Excellence?
93.What's the function of Hall of Ancestral Worship?
94.What is the function and location of the Hall of Imperial Zenith?
95.What are the Gold Chimes and the emperor's armor?
96.Describe the Gold Tower for holding the fallen hair of Qian Long's mother.
97.Describe the Ivory Mats.

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98.Describe the Jade Hill of Yu the Great harnessed the flooding river.
99.What is the location and function of the ChangYin Pavilion?
100. Please give the brief introduction to Emperor Qianlong's Garden.
101.What's the origin of the Concubine ZhenFei Well?
102.What's the function and location of the Pavilion of Imperial Library?
103.When were the and Stocks> published and how many volumes does each one contain?
104.Why is the Palace Museum one of the most famous museums in the world?
105.Where are the three pieces of 'Nine Dragon Screen' located?
106.What does 'LiuHeLiuAn' refer to?
107.What's the function of the Inner Golden Water River?
108.What are the main procedures of making the gold bricks?
109.What are the functions of the Hall of Military Prowess?
110.What is 'JuZhenBan'?
111.What is 'ShuFuZhiDian'?
112.Where is the Pavillion of rain and Water located and what's the
function of it?
113.What are the main structures inside the JingShan Park?
114.What's the function of the Hall of Imperial Longevity?
The Temple of Heaven
115.When was the Temple Heaven built and the what was its character then?
116.What kind of change took place during the Ming Jiajing period(1521-1567)?
117.What kind of change took place during the Qing Emperor QianLong's Period?
118.Can you name the five groups of buildings inside the Temple of Heaven?
119.When was the time of worshipping heaven for the Emperors of Ming
and Qing in the Temple of Heaven.
120.What's the international statusof the Temple of Heaven?
121.When was the Circular Mound Altar built and what are the
architectural features of it?
122.What is the character of the inner and outer wall encircling the
Circular Mound Altar?
123. Name the four gates encircling the Circular Mound Altar and their origin.
124.What's the diameter of each terrace of the Circular Mound Altar
and what do they imply?
125. What are the special features of the concentric rings of stones
paved on the terraces of the Circular Mound Altar?
126.What's the location and function of the Dressing Platform?
127.What is FanChaiLu and what is the function of it?
128.What is YiKan?
129.Howmany pieces of LiaoLu are there around the Circular Mound Altar
and what's the function of them?
130.What's the decoration on the Circular Mound Altar during the
Worshipping Heaven Ceremony in the Qing?
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131.Where did the Qing emperor go for fast before the Winter Solstice
Worshipping Heaven Ceremony in the Qing?
132.What time of the day did the grand worshipping heaven ceremony in
Qing start and what kind of preparation was done before the ceremony?
133.How was the grand worshipping heaven ceremony in Qing going on?
134.Describe the Imperial Vault of Heaven and the meaning of its. name.
135.What's the function of the Imperial Valut of Heaven and its annex rooms?
136.What are the architectural features of the Hall of Imperial Vault of Heaven?
137.What's the significance of the concentric rings of stones on the
ground of the Hall of Imperial Vault of Heaven?
138.Please describe the Echo Wall and the Triple Sound Stones.
139.Why is it called the Nine Dragon Cypress?
140.What is Red Stairway Bridge and what's the function of it?
141.Where is the 'Ghost Pass' and why is it called so?
142.Please brief the Altar for Praying for Grain.
143.Please brief the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.
144.What's the significant of the supporting pillars inside the Hall
of Prayer for Good Harvest?
145.What's the function of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest?
146.What's the function of the annex halls of the Hall of Prayer for
Good Harvest?
147.What's the usage of the Hall of Imperial Zenith?
148.What's the location and function of Long Corridor and Abattoir
(Butcher) Pavilion?
149.How large is the Temple of Heaven in area and what are the
important structures on the axle line of the temple?
150.How many altar walls are there in the Temple of Heaven and what's
the significance of the Outer Altar wall?
151.When was the Lantern Viewing Pole built? How big is the lantern
and what's the special feature of the candle inside the lantern?
152.Name the three places related to the sound effects inside the
Temple of Heaven.
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153.Where is the no-beam hall located in the Temple of Heaven and
what's the architecture feature and decoration inside?
154. What the emperor shouldn't do before fast for worshipping heaven?
155.Why are the eight pieces of stones called 'Seven Star Stones' ?
156. In Ming and Qing dynasties how many emperors and how many times
in total went to the Temple of Heaven to worship God of Heaven?
157.What's the function of the Office of Divine Music and the Butcher Pavilion?
The Summer Palace
158. What's the evaluation of the Summer Palace? In which year it was
placed on the List of World Culture Heritage by UNESCO?
159.What kind of construction took place around the Summer Palace in
Liao, JIn, Yuan and Ming Dynasties?
160.What Kind of construction took place around the Summer Palace in
Qing Dynasty and what are the 'Three Hills and Five Gardens' referred
to?
161.How did the foreign invading troops burn down the Summer Palace
and what kind of reconstruction took place after the invasion?
162.How large is the Summer Palace in area and what's the layout of it?
163.What's the purpose of construction of the Summer Palace?
164.Describe the archway outside the East Palace Gate.
165.What's the function of the East Palace Gate and the buildings around it?
166. Who wrote the Plaque of the Summer Palace and what's the meaning
of the words YiHe?
167. What's the function of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity and
what's the origin and meaning of the name?
168. What's the special feature of the Ebony Nine-Dragon Screen?
169.What is LuDuan?
170.What is the special feature of the wall scroll inside the Hall of
Benevolence and Longevity?
171.What's the special feature of the Lacquer Screen inside the Hall
of Benevolence and Longevity?
172. What is the significance of the five huge rocks in the courtyard
of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity? What's the special feature
of Taihu rock?
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173.What is the origin of the Bronze Kylin in front of the H

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