Chinese Culture Mixer - Ministry Exchange (MX)

Chinese Culture Break Mixer

1. Obtain a signature (Mandarin, please) from a Chinese-born person or someone who can sign their name in Chinese._ 2. China is how big, geographically, compared to the US? __Twice as large _Slightly smaller __The same size ___2/3 smaller 3. Name four of China’s dozens of ethnic minority groups:___ ___ ____ 4. Chinese paintings find their origin in what art form, and how long ago was this medium being used?__ ____ 5. China has how many provinces, how many autonomous regions, and how many municipalities? __ Provinces? __Autonomous regions? ___Municipalities? 6. Find someone who is from or who has been to either Inner Mongolia Province or Hubei Province. Obtain their signature:___ 7. What was the most notable achievement of the Yuan Dynasty in literature? __Fu (rhymed prose) _Gang bi (Pen) __Zaju (a type of poetic drama set to music) 8. Go to the map of Beijing. Find the zoo (find someone to help you, or look for the conspicuous animal!) Identify between which “Ring Roads” the zoo is
between:___ 9. According to Open Doors, how many new Christian believers are there in China every day? ___ ____ 10.) Obtain signature (English please) from someone in the room who is
neither Chinese nor Chinese-
American:___ 11.) In what city were the terracotta warriors of the Qin Dynasty unearthed in 1974?__ 12.) What were two items that were traded on the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty from 206 BC to 220 AD?___ 13.) What animal is prominent on the Tang Dyansty poster on the wall in the Walb Ballroom? __ __ 14.) Who was the famous warrior of the Yuan Dynasty who made Dadu (modern day Beijing) the capital?___ ___ 15.) Find a Chinese speaker and ask them to teach you how to say
“Hello” & “Happy New Year.” 16.) What do the five “Fuwa” (mascots) represent for the 2008
Olympiad in Beijing?__

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17.) Religious groups in China are required to register with what
government agency?____

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18.) What is the symbol for this New Year in China? What does that
animal represent?___

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19.) Find someone who has been to Beijing. Ask them what their favorite place to visit is in the city or their favorite restaurant. Have them sign name here:__ 20.) Identify which food is not a traditional Chinese food: __Hotpot _Rice Balls (??) _Fortune Cookies __Tea Egg (???) ___Baozi (??) 21.) Find a person who is familiar with Chinese currency. Ask them what the current approximate exchange rate is (RMB per USD)?____ 22.) Which article below was not invented in China? __Gunpowder _Wheelbarrow _The compass __Calling
Cards ___Origami 23.) Who is the current head of state of
China?__ 24.) Correctly identify 4 or more countries that border
China:_

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25.) What China event last week triggered problems in the US and
around the world? __McDonald’s opened 5 restaurants in Gansu Province __A
blizzard hit Jilin Province ___Michael Jackson offered to do a concert in Hong Kong
____Shanghai stock market crashed 26.) Find someone who has been to the provincial capital of Lhasa,
Xizang:_ Chinese Culture Break Mixer Answers 1. Obtain a signature (Mandarin, please) from a Chinese-born person or someone who can sign their name in Chinese._ 2. China is how big, geographically, compared to the US? __Twice as large __X_Slightly smaller ____The same size ___2/3 smaller 3. Name four of China’s dozens of ethnic minority groups: Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Tujia, Mongolian, Tibetan, Bouyei, Dong, Yao, Korean, Bai, Hani, Li, Kazak and Dai, totaling 18 ethnic groups. Among them the Zhuang ethnic group has the biggest population of 16.179 million. There are 17 ethnic groups with a population of between 100,000 and one million, including She, Lisu, Gelo, Lahu, Dongxiang, Va, Shui, Naxi, Qiang, Tu, Xibe, Mulam, Kirgiz, Daur, Jingpo, Salar and Maonan. And 20 ethnic groups have a population of between 10,000 and 100,000: Blang, Tajik, Pumi, Achang, Nu, Ewenki, Jing, Jino, Deang, Ozbek, Russian, Yugur, Bonan, Moinba, Oroqen, Drung, Tatar, Hezhen, Gaoshan (excluding the population of the Gaoshan ethnic group in Taiwan) and Lhoba. The Lhoba ethnic group has the smallest population of 2,965. 4. Chinese paintings find their origin in what art form, and how long ago was this medium being used? The roots of Chinese painting can be traced back to paintings on Neolithic pottery six or seven thousand years ago. 5. How many provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities? 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural) 6. Obtain signature from someone from or who has visited Inner Mongolia or Hubei Provinces. 7. What was the most notable achievement of the Yuan Dynasty in literature? __Fu (rhymed prose) __Gang bi (Pen) _X_Zaju (a type of poetic drama set to music). 8. Go to the map of Beijing. Find the zoo (find someone to help you, or look for the conspicuous animal!) Identify between which “Ring Roads” the zoo is between: 1st & 2nd Ring Roads 9. According to Open Doors, how many new Christian believers are there in China every day? 10,000 to 25, 000 per day! 10. Obtain signature (English please) from someone in the room who is neither Chinese nor Chinese-American. 11. In what city were the terracotta warriors of the Qin Dynasty unearthed in 1974? Xi’an 12. What were two items that were traded on the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty from 206 BC to 220 AD? Silk & tea 13. What animal is prominent on the Tang Dyansty poster on the wall in the Walb Ballroom? A camel 14. Who was the famous warrior of the Yuan Dynasty who made Dadu (modern day Beijing) the capital? Genghis Khan 15. Find a Chinese speaker and ask them to teach you how to say “Hello” & “Happy New Year.” Hello=Ni Hao Happy New Year= Gong Xi Fa Cai! Or Xin Nein Kuai Le! 16. What do the five “Fuwa” (mascots) represent for the 2008 Olympiad in Beijing? Each color of the Olympic rings. 17. Religious groups in China are required to register with what government agency? The State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA, formerly known as the central Religious Affairs Bureau) or its provincial and local offices (still known as Religious Affairs Bureaus RABs). SARA and the RABs are responsible for monitoring and judging the legitimacy of religious activity. 18. What is the symbol for this New Year in China? What does that animal represent? Year of the Pig. Stands for Honor, valor, caring deeply and behaving chivalrously. 19. Find someone who has been to Beijing. Ask them what their favorite place to visit is in the city or their favorite restaurant. Have them sign name here. 20. Identify which food is not a traditional Chinese food: __Hotpot __Rice Balls (??) X__Fortune Cookies __Tea Egg (???) ____Baozi (??) 21.) Find a person who is familiar with Chinese currency. Ask them what the current approximate exchange rate is (RMB per USD)? Ren Men Bi (Yuan) 7.75 yuan per USD 22.) Which article below was not invented in China? __Gunpowder __Wheelbarrow _The compass __X_Calling
Cards ___Origami 23.) Who is the current head of state of China? Head of State:
President Hu Jintao elected March 15, 2003. 24.) Correctly identify at least 4 countries that border China:
Border countries: Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos
and Vietnam. 25.) What China event last week triggered problems in the US and
around the world? __McDonald’s opened 5 restaurants in Gansu Province __A
blizzard hit Jilin Province ___Michael Jackson offered to do a concert in Hong Kong
_X_Shanghai stock market crashed 26.) Find someone who has been to the provincial capital of Lhasa,
Xizang Tibet—Signature