List of symbols recognized by foreign youth as representing Chinese culture from the most widely recognized to the least recognized:

1. the Great Wall

2. bamboo

3. harmony

4. kindness

5. china

6. the silk road

7. calligraphy

8. mahjong

9. tai chi

10. Chinese river dolphin

11. the Mooncake Festival

12. Mao Zedong

13. Tao

14. Mount Qomolangma (also known as Mount Everest)

15. Laozi

16. Kunqu opera

17. baijiu

18. Li Na