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汉语之韵
汉字 Chinese character
阴平 level tone
阳平 rising tone
上声 falling-rising stone
去声 falling tone
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave
春联 Spring Festival couplets
先人智慧
《大学》The Great Learning
《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean
《论语》The Analects of Confucius
《孟子》The Mencius
《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals
《诗经》The Book of Odes
《尚书》The Books of History
古典名著
《三国演义》Romance of the Three Kindoms
《西游记》Journey to the West
《水浒传》Outlaws of the Marsh
《红楼梦》 A Dream in Red Mansions
《史记》The Historical Records
《资治通鉴》History as a Mirror
《山海经》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《西厢记》The Romance of West Chamber
文化遗产
中国画 Chinese painting
中国书法 Chinese calligraphy
中国结 Chinese knot
旗袍 Cheongsam
唐装 Tang suit
篆刻 seal cutting
蜡染 batik
泥塑 clay sculpture
漆画 lacquer painting
曲艺文化
皮影戏 shadow play
说书 story-telling
折子戏 opera highlights
对口相声 cross talk
杂技 acrobatics
越剧 Yue opera
秦腔 Shaxi opera
京剧脸谱 Peking Opera Mask
传统节日
除夕 New Year's Eve
春节 The Spring Festival
元宵节 Lantern Festival
清明节 Oingming Festival / Tomb-Sweeping Day
端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
七夕节 Double Seventh Festival
中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
重阳节 Double Ninth Festival
历法名词
阳历 solar calendar
阴历 lunar calendar
天干 heavenly stem
地支 earthly branch
闰年 leap year
二十四节气 the 24 solar terms
名胜古迹
长城 the Great Wall
兵马俑 Terra-Cotta Warriors
敦煌莫高窟 Mo Kao Grotto at Dunhuang
故宫 the Forbidden City / the Palace Museum
天坛 Temple of Heaven
西湖 West Lake
日月潭 Sun Moon Lake / Riyuetan Pool
明十三陵 the Ming Tombs
美味食物
北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck
豆浆 soybean milk
馒头 mantou / steamed bun
春卷 spring roll
麻花 fried dough twist
粽子 zongzi / rice dumpling
馄饨 wonton / chinese dumpling soup
豆腐 tofu / bean curd
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