China's Provincial Capitals Trivia Quiz

Answer: Xinjiang Uygur

Urumchi is an industrial and cultural center of a petroleum-rich region near the Kazakh border. The population, reflecting a long history on a caravan route from Central Asia, is mostly Uygur (Uighur), with Chinese, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz minorities. Mosques in the city reflect a continuing Islamic influence.

Answer: Chengdu

Chengdu is located on the Min Jiang (a tributary of the upper Yangtze), and is the cultural and industrial center for the agricultural Chengdu Plain. I remember it as a lovely city, a smaller version of Beijing and worth visiting.

Answer: Hebei

Shijiazhuang is a commercial, transportation, and industrial center situated at the northern edge of the Huabei Pingyuan (North China Plain). This city is rather polluted and is best viewed from an aeroplane at 40,000 feet.

Answer: Jinan

Jinan is located in the western part of the center of Shandong Province, and is at the juncture of the Beijing-Shanghai and Qingdao-Jinan railways.

Answer: Hunan

Hunan is rich in mineral and agricultural resources and encompasses a broad, fertile alluvial plain in the north, which borders the Yangtze River and the large Dongting Hu and a series of low hills in the east, south, and west.

Answer: Shenyang

Shenyang is a major industrial center, manufacturing machine tools, processed copper, machinery, steel, and electrical equipment. The 17th-century Manchu Imperial Palace, the tomb of Emperor Tai-tsung, and other Chinese historical monuments are notable landmarks.

Answer: Jiangxi

Nanchang is a regional transportation and industrial center situated near Poyang Lake in the delta of the Gan River. In the past it was known as Hung-chou. It is an old walled city dating to at least the 2nd century BC.

Answer: Wuhan

Wuhan is a major industrial complex and inland port at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze rivers. The port is accessible to oceangoing vessels. The city gets so hot that it is known as one of China's three furnaces. Chongqing and Nanjing are the other two.

Answer: Harbin

Harbin is a port and rail junction on the Songhua River. It is a major commercial, industrial, and transportation center, situated in a productive farming region. The city was founded as a rail center in 1900 by Russian financiers. It was known as Pinkiang while part of the former Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo (1932- 45)

Answer: Fujian

Fuzhou consists of an old walled city, about 3.2 km from the Min River, and a modern riverside quarter, which is connected by bridge to Nantai Island. A university is in the city, and several noted pagodas and temples are nearby.

Answer: Kunming

Kunming is located on Lake Dian Chi at an altitude of 1890 m, and has a temperate climate often described as 'eternal spring.' The city was founded during the Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 BC), but did not become part of China until the 13th century.

Answer: Gansu

Lanzhou is a major transportation and industrial center on the Huang He (Yellow River). It is one of China's leading petrochemical and nuclear power centers.

Answer: Lhasa

The city is situated near the Lhasa He (a tributary of the Brahmaputra River) in a fertile plain almost 3660 m above sea level. It is surrounded by lofty, barren mountains.

Answer: Jilin

Changchun is a spacious, modern city, with broad avenues. The city was founded by Chinese settlers in the 1790s. As Hsinking, it served (1932- 1945) as the capital of the former Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo.

Answer: Xining

Xining (Sining), is the only large city in Qinghai Province. Chinese constitute only about one-third of the population; Mongols, Tibetans, Hui (Chinese Muslims), and Kazaks are the largest ethnic minorities.