Q1 Why are Chinese roofs blue?
A1 The color blue symbolized heaven and heavenly blessings with the best example being the deep cobalt tiles adorning the rooftops of structures at the Temple of Heaven.

Q2 What does The Yangshi Lei means?
A2 Yangshi” means architect or architecture, “Lei” is the surname of the Lei architectural family. The Yangshi Lei Archives contains schematic design, construction drawings, enlarged detail design, preview models for the emperors to visualize the finished buildings, and literal descriptions. Works in the archives are the Qing imperial buildings, part of which are listed on the UNESCO site.

 

Q3 Can you name the buildings designed by the famous Lei family?
A3 the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Chengde Mountain Resort, the Eastern Qing tombs.

Q4 Can you name the longest bridge in the world? Its located in China.
A4 The world’s longest bridge is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The bridge, which opened in June 2011, spans 102.4 miles (165 kilometres)

Q5 Can you name the biggest dam in the World?
A5 The Three Gorges Dam has been the world’s largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW) since 2012.

Q6 What is the fastest train in the world?
A6 Shanghai Maglev is the fastest train in the world with a maximum operating speed of 267.8 mph.

Q7 Where is the fastest lift in the world?
The fastest installed elevator reaches speeds of 67 feet per second (20.5 meters per second), or 46 miles per hour (73.8 kilometres per hour) in the Shanghai Tower.