京剧 Peking opera

　　秦腔 Qin opera

　　功夫Kungfo

　　太极Tai Chi

　　口 技 ventriloquism

　　木偶戏puppet show

　　皮影戏 shadowplay

　　折子戏 opera highlights

　　杂技 acrobatics

　　相声 witty dialogue comedy

　　刺绣 embroidery

　　苏绣 Suzhou embroidery

　　泥人 clay figure

　　书法 calligraphy

　　中国画 traditional Chinese painting

　　水墨画 Chinese brush painting

　　中国结 Chinese knot

　　中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China

　　火药 gunpowder

　　印刷术printing

　　造纸术 paper-making

　　指南针 the compass

　　青铜器 bronze ware

　　瓷器 porcelain; china

　　唐三彩 tri-color glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty

　　景泰蓝cloisonne

　　秋千swing

　　武术 martial arts

　　儒家思想Confucianism

　　儒家文化 Confucian culture

　　道教 Taoism

　　墨家Mohism

　　法家 Legalism

　　佛教 Buddhism

　　孔子 Confucius

　　孟子 Mencius

　　老子 Lao Tzu

　　庄子 Chuang Tzu

　　墨子 Mo Tzu

　　孙子Sun Tzu

　　象形文字 pictographic characters

　　文房四宝(笔墨纸观)the Four Treasures of the Study (brush, ink stick, paper, and ink stone)

　　《大学》The Great Learning

　　《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean

　　《论语》The Analects of Confucius

　　《孟子》The Mencius

　　《孙子兵法》The Art of War

　　《三国演义》Three Kingdoms

　　《西游爷己》Journey to the West

　　《红楼梦》Dream of the Red Mansions

　　《水浒传》Heroes of the Marshes

　　《山海经》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

　　《资治通鉴》History as a Mirror

　　《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals

　　《史记》Historical Records

　　《诗经》The Book of Songs

　　《易经》The I Ching; The Book of Changes

　　《礼记》The Book of Rites

　　《三字经》Three-character Scriptures

　　八股文 eight-part essay

　　五言绝句 five-character quatrain

　　七言律诗 seven-character octave

　　旗袍 cheongsam

　　中山装 Chinese tunic suit

　　唐装 Tang suit

　　风水 Fengshui; geomantic omen

　　阳历 Solar calendar

　　阴历 Lunar calendar

　　闰年 leap year

　　十二生肖zodiac

　　春节 the Spring Festival

　　元宵节 the Lantern Festival

　　清明节 the Tomb-sweeping Day

　　端午节 the Dragon-boat Festival

　　中秋节 the Mid-autumn Day

　　重阳节 the Double-ninth Day

　　七夕节 the Double-seventh Day

　　春联 spring couplets

　　庙会 temple fair

　　爆竹 firecracker

　　年画(traditional) New Year pictures

　　压岁钱 New Year gift-money

　　舞龙dragon dance

　　元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings

　　花灯 festival lantern

　　灯谜 lantern riddle

　　舞狮 lion dance

　　踩高跷 stilt walking

　　赛龙舟 dragon boat race

　　胡同hutong

　　山东菜 Shandong cuisine

　　川菜 Sichuan cuisine

　　粤菜 Canton cuisine

　　扬州菜 Yangzhou cuisine

　　月饼 moon cake

　　年糕 rice cake

　　油条 deep-fried dough sticks

　　豆浆 soybean milk

　　馒头 steamed buns

　　花卷 steamed twisted rolls

　　包子 steamed stuffed buns

　　北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck

　　拉面 hand-stretched noodles

　　馄饨 wonton (dumplings in soup)

　　豆腐 tofu? bean curd

　　麻花 fried dough twist

　　烧饼 clay oven rolls

　　皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg

　　蛋炒饭 fried rice with egg

　　糖葫芦 tomatoes on sticks

　　火锅hot pot

　　长城 the Great Wall of China

　　烽火台 beacon tower

　　秦士台皇陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang

　　兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses

　　大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda

　　丝绸之路the Silk Road

　　敦煌莫高窟Mogao Grottoes

　　华清池 Huaqing Hot Springs

　　五台山"Wutai Mountain

　　九华山 Jiuhua Mountain

　　蛾眉山Mount Emei

　　泰山 Mount Tai

　　黄山 Mount Huangshan; the Yellow Mountain

　　故宫 the Imperial Palace

　　天坛 the Temple of Heaven

　　午门 Meridian Gate

　　大运河 Grand Canal

　　护城河the Moat

　　回音壁Echo Wall

　　居庸关 Juyongguan Pass

　　九龙壁 the Nine Dragon Wall

　　黄帝陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi

　　十三陵 the Ming Tombs

　　苏州园林 Suzhou gardens

　　西湖 West Lake

　　九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou Valley

　　日月潭 Sun Moon Lake

　　布达拉宫Potala Palace

　　鼓楼 drum tower

　　四合院 quadrangle; courtyard complex

　　孔庙 Confucius Temple

　　乐山大佛 Leshan Giant Buddha

　　十八罗汉 the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha

　　喇嘛Lama