1、剪纸paper-cut景德镇瓷Jingdezhen porcelain景泰蓝cloisonn enamel蜡染batik卖秸画straw patchwork木/ 石/ 竹刻wood/stone/bamboo carving木刻画wood engraving泥人儿clay figure皮影shadow puppet漆画lacquer painting漆器lacquer ware双面绣two-sided embroidery水墨画Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting檀香扇sandalwood fan唐三彩Tang tri-colored pot
2、tery陶器pottery ; earthenware图章seal拓碑making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stonetablets拓片rubbing微雕miniature engraving象牙雕刻ivory carving宜兴陶Yixing pottery篆刻seal cutting戏剧表演 Theatrical Performances京剧人物脸谱types of facial makeup in Beijing opera生male characters末middle-aged male characters净“
3、 painted face ” characters旦female characters丑clown京剧票友amateur performer of Peking Opera木偶戏puppet show独角戏monodrama; one-man play皮影戏shadow play ; leather-silhouette show折子戏opera highlights戏剧小品skit哑剧dumb show ; mime ; mummery ; pantomime单口相声monologue comic talk双口相声witty dialogue口技vocal imitations ; ven
4、triloquism说书monologue story-telling杂技acrobatic performance叠罗汉making a human pyramid特技stunt睬高跷stilt walk马戏circus performances神话人物Mythological Figures八仙the Eight Immortals嫦娥Chang s （ the Chinese moo n goddess）伏羲Fu Xi （God of Fishery and Husbandry）福禄寿三星the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevi
5、ty共工God of Water后羿Houyi （a legendary hero who shot down nine suns ）黄帝Yellow Emperor夸父Kuafu （a fabled sun-chasing giant ）女Goddess of Sky-patching盘古Pan Gu （creator of the universe ）神农Patron of Agriculture禹Yu （ the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty ）祝融God of Fire古代建筑Ancient Architecture塔pagoda琉璃塔glaze
6、d stupa舍利塔dagoba ; sarira stupa （ a pagoda for Buddhist relics ）舍利子sarira remains from crema tion of Buddha s of saints body喇叭塔Lamaist pagoda楼storied buildings钟楼bell tower鼓楼drum tower阁pavilion烽火台beacon tower华表ornamental column牌坊memorial archway传统节日Traditional Festivals拜年paying a New Year call爆竹firec
7、racker鞭炮a string of small firecrackers除夕New Year s Eve春节Spring Festival春联Spring Festival couplets （conveying best wishes for the year ）辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out theold year and ring in the new大扫除year-end household cleaning灯谜lantern riddles登高hill climbing端午节Dragon Bo
8、at Festival恭喜发财May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best !观灯viewing the lanterns贺年片New Year film饺子dumplings （with meat and vegetable stuffing ）龙灯舞dragon lantern dance庙会temple fair年画New Year picture年夜饭family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year 清明节Tomb-sweeping Festival扫墓paying respect to the dead赏菊
9、enjoying chrysanthemum赏月enjoying the full moon狮子舞lion dance压岁钱money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift秧歌舞yangge dance元宵sweet rice-flour dumplings （eaten on the Lantern Festival ）元宵节Lantern Festival月饼moon cake植树节Tree-planting Day中秋节Mid-autumn Festival重阳节Double Ninth Festival粽子a pyramid-shaped
10、 dumpling made of glutinous rice wrappedin bamboo or reed leaves烹饪 Culinary Arts美食节gourmet festival中餐烹饪Chinese cuisine色，香，味俱全perfect combination of color , aroma , taste andappearance四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine , Sichuan cuisine , Cantoncuisine and Yangzhoucuisin
11、e南淡北咸，东甜西辣the light southern cuisine , and the salty northerncuisine ;the sweet eastern cuisine , and the spicy western cuisine八宝菜eight-treasure pickles （ assorted walnut meats , asparagus ,lettuce , almonds , cucumber and peanuts , etc . pickled in soy sauce ）八宝饭eight-treasure rice pudding （glutino
12、us rice steamed withpreserved fruits , sweetened bean paste , lotus seeds , longan , etc.）白斩鸡tender boiled chicken （made by boiling a whole chicken inwater and cutting into cubes , then dipping into seasonings ）臭豆腐odd-odour bean curb粉蒸肉pork streamed with rice flour风味小吃local delicacy腐竹rolls of dried
13、bean milk cream冷盘hors d oeuvres萨其马Manchu candied fritter cut in squares刀切，火候 Cutting and Slicing Techniques , Heat Control切片slicing切条cutting to strips切丝shredding切柳filleting切丁dicing切碎mincing磨碎grinding大 / 旺 / 武火strong heat中火medium heat烹饪方法 Cooking Techniques煎pan-frying炒stir-frying爆quick-frying炸deep-fr
14、ying烩熏stewing smoking煨煮simmeringboiling烘baking烤roasting蒸steaming红烧braising （with soy sauce ）涮羊肉dip-boiled mutton slices羊肉串小摊mutton barbecue stall宗教 Religions佛教Buddhism释迦牟尼Sakyamuni佛寺Buddhist temple大雄宝殿the Great Buddha s Hall藏经楼depositary of Buddhist texts金刚经Vajracchedika-sutra素菜馆vegetarian restauran
15、t罗汉堂arhat hall观音Guanyin; Goddess of Mercy; Avalokitesvara地藏God of Earth四大金刚Four Heavenly Guardians （at the entrance to a Buddhismtemple）;Four Devarajas四大天王Four Heavenly Kings因果报应karma藏传佛教Lamaism大藏经Tripitaka转世灵童reincarnated soul boy喇嘛庙lamasery道教Taoism道观Taoist temple道士Taoist priest关帝庙temple of Lord Gu
16、an儒教Confucianism孔子庙Confucian temple孔子Confucius义，礼，智，信，忠，恕，孝，悌rightness, propriety , wisdom , trustworthiness , loyalty , reciprocity ,filial piety , brotherly love学儿优则仕A good scholar can become an official ./ He who excels instudy can follow an official career .禅宗Zen Buddhism不立别传，不立文字，直指人心，见性成佛。Ther
17、e belief is passed on outside the religionThere is no reliance on written scriptsIt goes straight into people s minds .One becomes a Buddha the momentHe sees his own Buddha nature .伊斯兰教Islam清真寺mosques古兰经the Koran古代典籍Famous Ancient Books春秋The Spring and Autumn Annals史记Historical Records诗经The Book of
18、Songs书经The Book of History易经The Book of Changes礼记The Book of Rites四书：The Four Books:大学The Great Learning中庸The Doctrine of the Mean论语The Analects of Confucius孟子The Menciussix classical arts: rites , music , archery , riding , writing , arithmetic 朦胧诗 misty poetry三字经three-character scripture武侠小说tales of roving knights; martial arts novel ; a kung funovel言情小说romantic fiction ; sentimental novel八股文eight-part essay ; stereotyped writing五言绝句five-character quatrain七言律诗seven-character octave
