1.金 metal 2.木 wood 3.水 water 4.火 fire 5.土 earth 6.炎黄子孙 Chinese descent 7.五行 five elements 8.风水 Fengshui; geomantic omen 9.阳历 solar calendar 10.阴历 lunar calendar 11.闰年 leap year 12.十二生肖 zodiac 13.财神爷 the God of Wealth 14.阎王爷 King of Hell 15.玉皇大帝 the Jade Emperor 16.儒家文化 Confucian Culture 17.刺绣 Embroidery 18.剪纸 Paper Cutting 19.书法 Calligraphy 20.象形文字 Pictograms/Pictographic Characters 21.《西游记》Pilgrimage to the West /Journey to the West 22.《三国演义》The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 23.《红楼梦》A Dream in Red Mansions (The Story of the Stone) 24.《水浒传》Heroes of the Marshes /Water Margins 25.《论语》 Analects of Confucius 26.《春秋》 Spring and Autumn Annals 27.《史记》 Historical Records 28.《孟子》 The Mencius 29.《诗经》 The Book of Odes 30.国庆节 National Day 31.中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day/Festival 32.春节 Spring Festival 33.元宵节 the Lantern Festival 34.除夕 Chinese New Year’s Eve /Eve of the Spring Festival 35.清明节 the Qing Ming Festival 36.端午节 the Dragon-Boat Festival 37.重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival 38.植树节Arbor Day 39.劳动节Labor Day 40.中国青年节 Chinese Youth Day 41.七夕节Chinese Valentine's Day 42.春联spring couplets 43.春运the Spring Festival travel 44.剪纸 paper-cut 45.国画 Chinese painting 46.豆腐 tofu 47.火锅 hot pot 48.八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding 49.粽子 rice dumpling 50.月饼 moon cake 51.爆竹firecracker 52.年画(traditional) New Year pictures 53.压岁钱New Year gift-money 54.守岁 staying-up 55.拜年 pay new year's call 56.禁忌 taboo 57.去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 58.祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 59.辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 60.扫房 spring cleaning /general house-cleaning 61.年糕 rice cake/new year cake 62.团圆饭 family reunion dinner 63.年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve 64.舞龙dragon dance 65.舞狮lion dance 66.元宵sweet sticky rice dumplings 67.花灯festival lantern 68.灯谜lantern riddle 69.宣纸 rice paper 70.叩头 kowtow 71.孔子Confucius 72.武术Chinese Martial Arts 73.功夫 kung fu 74.中庸 the way of medium 75.中和 harmony 76.火药 gunpowder 77.印/玺 Seal/Stamp 78.京剧 Beijing Opera/Peking Opera 79.仁righteousness 80.理propriety 81.智wisdom 82.信 fidelity 83.三纲五常three cardinal guides and five constant virtues 84.秦始皇陵 The Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Tomb 85.天安门广场Tian’anmen Square 86.人民英雄纪念碑 The Monument to the People’s Heroes 87.人民大会堂 The Great Hall of the People 88.故宫 The Forbidden City 89.颐和园 The Summer Palace 90.长城 The Great Wall 91.西湖 West Lake 92.重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage 93.民间艺术 outstanding folk arts 94.历史文化名村名镇towns and villages with rich historical and cultural heritage 95.美丽宜居乡村 a countryside that is beautiful and pleasant to live in
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