龙灯舞 dragon * dance
庙会 temple fair
年夜饭 Lunar New Year reunion dinner
清明节 Qingming festival
扫墓 visit a grave
赏菊 appreciating chrysanthemum
赏月 watching the full moon
狮子舞 lion dance
植树节 lucky money
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
月饼 mooncake
重阳节 Double-Ninth Festival
十二生肖 Chinese Zodiac
版画 engraving
贝雕画 shell carving
彩塑 painted sculpture
瓷器 china
刺绣 embroidery
雕刻 carving
宫灯 palace *
国画 Chinese painting
剪纸 paper cutting
景德镇瓷器 Jingdezhen procelain
木/石/竹刻 wood/stone/bamboo carving
木刻画 wood carving
皮影 shadow puppet
中国水墨画 Chinese ink and wash painting
唐三彩 tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang dynasty
辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the New Year
年底大扫除 the year-end household cleaning
灯谜 * riddle
登高 hill climbing
拜年 paying a New Year call
鞭炮 firecracker
年画 New Year painting
舞龙 dragon dance
元宵 sweet dumplings made of glatinous rice flour
元宵节 * Festival
花灯 festival *
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
恭喜发财 May you be prosperous!
守岁 stay up late on New Year's Eve
陶器 pottery
图章 seal
微雕 miniature engraving
象牙雕刻 ivory carving
京剧 Peking opera
京剧人物脸谱 faical make-up in Peking opera
生 male character
旦 female character
净 "painted face" character
末 middle-aged male charcter
丑 clown
木偶戏 puppet show
独角戏 one-man play
皮影戏 shadow play
秦腔 Shaanxi opera
火候 heat control
切片 cut into slices
切条 cut into strips
切丝 cut into shreds
切丁 dice
切碎 mince
磨碎 grind
大/旺/武火 strong heat
中火 medium heat
小/微/文火 gentle heat
煎 pan-frying
炒 stir-frying
爆 quick-frying
炸 deep-frying
烩 stewing
太极 Tai Chi
折子戏 opera highlights
哑剧 mime
单口相声 monologue comic talk
对口相声 witty dialogue
口技 vocal imitation
说书 monologue strong-telling
杂技 acrobatic performance
叠罗汉 making a human pyramid
特技 stunt
踩高跷 stilt walk
马戏 circus performance
除夕 New Year's Eve
春节 Spring Festival
春联 Spring Festival couplets
七夕节 Double-Seventh Day
粽子 rice dumpling
美食节 gourmet festival
中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine
四大菜系 four major Chinese cuisine
粤菜 Cantonese cuisine
淮扬菜 Huaiyang cuisine
鲁菜 Shandong cuisine
川菜 Sichuan cuisine
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding甜食
臭豆腐 strong-smelling preserved bean curd
粉蒸肉 steamed pork with rice flour
地方风味小吃 snacks
刀工 cutting technique
熏 smoking
煨 simmering
煮 boiling
烘 baking
烤 roasting
蒸 steaming
红烧 braising
涮羊肉 instant-boiled mutton
羊肉串小摊 mutton barbecue stall
佛教 Buddhism
佛寺 Buddhist temple
佛经 Buddhist scriptures
道教 Taoism
道观 Taoist temple
道士 Taoist priest
蛋炒饭 fired rice with egg
火锅 hot pot
八仙 the Eight Immortals
嫦娥 Chang'e
伏羲 Fu Xi
福禄寿三星 the three gods of fortune,prosperity and longerity
共工 Gong Gong (God of water)
后裔 Hou Yi
《孙子兵法》 The Art of War
《三字经》 Three-Character Scriptures
旗袍 cheongsam
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
唐装 Tang suit
孔子 Confucius
儒教 Confucianism
儒家文化 Confucian culture
孔子庙 Confucian Temple
墨家 Mohism
法家 Legalism
《春秋》 The Spring and Autumn Annals
五经 The Five Classic
《史记》 Historical Records
《诗经》 The Book of Songs
《书经》 The Book of History
《礼记》 The Book of Rites
《易经》 The Book of Changes
四书 The Four Books
《大学》 The Great Learning
粥 congee
芋头 taro
葱油饼 green onion pie
油条 deep-fried dough sticks
豆浆 soybean milk
馒头 steamed bun
锅贴 pot sticker
花卷 steamed twist roll
包子 steamed stuffed bun
北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck
拉面 stretched noodles
馄饨 wonton
豆腐 tofu
烧饼 clay oven rolls
皮蛋 century egg
《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean
《论语》 The Analects of Confucius
《孟子》 The Mencius
《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica
《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror
《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber
《西行漫记》 Red Star Over China
《三国演义》 The Romance of Three Kingdoms
《水浒传》 Water Margin
《西游记》 Journery to the West
《红楼梦》 The Story of the Stone
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio
牌坊 memorial archway
释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni
大雄宝殿 the Great Buddha's Hall
藏经楼 depositary of Buddhist Sutra
素菜馆 vegetarian restaurant
罗汉堂 Arhat Hall
观音 Guan yin
地藏 God of Earth
四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians
关帝庙 temple of Lord Guan
民间艺术 folk art
高雅艺术 refined art
戏剧艺术 theatrical art
电影艺术 film art