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

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