QUESTION:
What
was Beijing University (Chinese: "Bei
Da"), China's most famous liberal arts
college, before it became a university?
a)
A garden of the Summer Palace
b) A royal fishing hole
c) Library of the Winter Palace
d) Home of kung fu legend Wang Fei Hong
ANSWERS:
a)
You have marvelous instincts! Correct. Check
out Bei Da's garden-like architecture and
you will see why this peaceful place is perfect
for study. Even though it was partly destroyed
by the European allied foreign forces, the
Beijing University was rebuilt. The campus
even has a cool man-made lake, not to mention
several small museums and many artistic monuments
to great scholars of the past. You haven't
seen all of the Summer Palace if you haven't
visited the Beijing University.
b) Careful with your rod, this is no fishing
hole! Guess again.
c)
It would be a most unpleasant Winter Palace,
especially before adequate heating. (Even
the Emperor couldn't get the heat turned on
before Nov. 15th)
d)
Someone must have giving you a roundhouse
up-side the head. Try again.
