焚书坑儒  burn books and bury Confucian scholars alive
牛郎织女the Cowherd and the Girl Weaver or the Cow Herder and the Weaver Maid
封建礼教  feudal ethical codes
善有善报,恶有恶报
Good will be rewarded with good and evil repaid with evil
《山海经》 Classics of Mountians and seas
 精卫填海  Jingwei Determines to fill up the sea
饮食疗法  dietotherapy or food therapy
香味    color, aroma and taste
美食家  gourmet
南甜北咸东辣西酸
Sweet in the south, salty in the north, sour in the west and spicy in the east.
中国四大菜系Grand Four Categories of Chinese Cuisine
八大菜系  eight main schools of Chineses Cuisine
点心      Dim Sum
鉴别诊断  differential diagnosis
礼仪之邦  land of ceremony and propriety
良药苦口  Good medicine tastes bitter.
控制阴阳失调to counterbalance the Yin-yang disequilibrium
衣食住行  clothing, food, shelter and transportation
曲裾      curving-front robe
直裾      straight-front robe
战国时期  Warring States Period
男女授受不亲to avoid close contact of the male and the female
唐装  Tang Costume
盘扣  buttonhole loop
玉珮  jade ornament
道家四象 the four Taoist quadrants
风水先生 a geomancer
皇陵    the imperial mausoleum
宗庙或祠堂 the ancestral temple
天坛    the Temple of Heaven
塔      pagoda
莫高窟  the Mogao Grottoes
天人合一  unity of Heaven and man
 拙政园  Humble Administrattor's Garden
卢沟桥的狮子数不清 The lions on the Lugouqiao are uncountable
世界遗产名录List of World Heritage
     golden snub-nosed monkey
人间仙境    Fairy Land on Earth
五岳      Five Sacred Mountains
有眼不识泰山
One who fails to recognize a somebody has been compared to a person unable to see Mt.Tai.王丽萍 吴镇宇
稳如泰山  as stable as Mt. Tai
会当凌绝顶,一览众山小
Only by ascending Mt. Tai will you find how dwarfish all mountains under heaven are.
五岳归来不看山,黄山归来不看岳
I find it no longer worth my while to look at a mountain after visiting the five sacred mountains. No longer do I find it worth my while to look at the sacred five after returning from Huangshan.
四川大熊猫自然保护区 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
云南三江并流  Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
国家风景区  National scenic area
桂林山水甲天下 
The scenery in Guilin is unparalleled in the world( or topped all under heaven)
阳朔山水甲桂林 
The montains and waters in Yangshuo are even better than those in Guilin.
烽火台    beacon tower
天下第一关 the World’s First Pass
故宫      the Palace Museumthe Forbidden City
秦始皇陵  Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
《史记》  The Historical Records
兵马俑    Terra cotta legions
释迦牟尼  Sakyamuni
 (皇帝)登基 ascend the throne
腐败无能的政府corrupt and impotent government
天圆地方  round Heaven and square Earth
春节  the Spring Festival
元宵节 the Lantern Festival
清明节 Tomb Sweeping Day or the Clear Bright Festival
端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival
中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival
重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival
泼水节 Water Sprinkling Festival
赵雅淇个人资料那达慕 the Nadam Fair
火把节 the Torch Festival
阴历  the lunar calendar
公历  Gregorian calendar
年糕  sticky cakes
红包  lucky money in little red envelopes
李菁菁为什么离婚春联  高速怎么收费spring couplets
年画  New Year pictures
舞狮  Lion Dances
闰月    an intercalary month
年饭    the New Year feast
元宵     glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with various sweet fillings
赛龙舟  dragon boat races
粽子    pyramid-shaped dumplings with glutinous rice
吉祥话  auspicious messages
秋分    the autumn equinox
月饼    moon cake
《易经》 I-Ching (the Book of Changes)
登高节  Height Ascending Festival
赏菊    enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum
中国生肖  the Chinese zodiac
五行    the Five Elements
算命    fortune telling
护身符  talismans
相手术  palmistry
相面    face reading
皇道吉日之类的almanacs
红等同于财富Red is synonymous with wealth.
火化    cremation
避邪    to avoid epidemies
七夕节  the Double Seventh Festival
 礼轻情意重 A gift may be insignificant, but it carries tremendous friendship
绢花    silk flower
漆器    lacquer wares
景泰蓝  cloisonné enamel
青铜器  bronze wares
唐三彩  the Tang tricolor ceramics
盆景    bonsai
司线戊方鼎 Simuwu Quadripod
陶器    earthenware
新石器时代刘恺威父母the Neolithic Age
刺绣    embroidery
钟鼎文  inscription
甲骨文  tortoise shell script
青花瓷  the blue and white porcelain
岁寒三友three friends of winter
君子四艺the four skills of a learned scholar to pursue
挂轴  hanging scroll
工笔画 gongbi or meticulous brushwork
山水画 landscape painting
国粹  quintessence of Chinese culture
小篆  the Small Seal Script
隶书  the Official Script
草书  the Cursive Script
行书  the Running Script
楷书  the Regular Script
文房四宝 four treasures of the study
花鸟图  flower and bird painting
 出淤泥而不染come out of the mire without being sneared
尹正个人资料
《赵氏孤儿》An Orphan of the Zhao Family
15贯》   Fifteen Strings of Coppers
《空城计》  The Ruse of an Empty City
《白蛇传》  The Story of a White Snake