摘要：传统节日 Traditional Festivals 　　 　　拜年 paying a New Year call 　　爆竹 firecracker 　　鞭炮 a string of smal...

拜年 paying a New Year call 　　

爆竹 firecracker 　　

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 the old 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 Boat Festival 　　

恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best! 　　

观灯 viewing the lanterns 　　

贺岁片 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's Eve 　　

清明节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 　　

扫墓 paying respect to the dead 　　

赏菊 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 dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
 

艺术及工艺 Arts and Crafts

版画 engraving

贝雕画 shell carving picture

彩塑 painted sculpture

瓷器 porcelain; china

刺绣 embroidery

雕刻 carving

宫灯 palace lantern

国画 Chinese painting

剪纸 paper-cut

景德镇瓷 Jingdezhen porcelain

景泰蓝 cloisonné 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 pottery

陶器 pottery ; earthenware

图章 seal

拓碑 making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stone tablets

拓片 rubbing

微雕 miniature engraving

象牙雕刻 ivory carving

宜兴陶 Yixing pottery

篆刻 seal cutting

古代建筑 Ancient Architecture 　　 　　

塔 pagoda 　　

琉璃塔 glazed stupa 　　

舍利塔 dagoba; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics ) 　　

舍利子 sarira remains from cremation 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
 

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　“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; ventriloquism

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'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)

伏羲　Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)

福禄寿三星　the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity

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 )

女娲 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