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　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