中国传统文化词汇
一、节日名称篇
春节Chinese New Year’s Day / Chinese Lunar New Year / the Spring Festival 除夕New Year’s Eve
正月lunar January
初一the beginning of New Year
元宵节the Lantern Festival
春龙节the Dragon-head-raising Festival (龙抬头)
寒食节the Cold Food Festival
清明节Tomb Sweeping Day
端午节the Dragon Boat Festival (龙舟节)
七夕节the Magpie Festival / Double Seventh Day (中国情人节)
中元节the Hungry Ghost Festival
中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival
重阳节the Double Ninth Festival
腊八节the Laba Festival
泼水节the Water-Splashing Day
二、节日相关活动篇
剪纸paper cutting
书法calligraphy
对联couplets
红双喜double happiness
三、饮食篇
小吃摊Snack Bar / Snack Stand
元宵sweet rice dumpling
火锅hot pot
春卷spring roll(s)
莲藕lotus root
北京烤鸭Beijing roast duck
馄饨wonton
花卷steamed twisted rolls
羊肉泡馍pita bread soaked in lamb soup
冰糖葫芦a stick of sugar-coated haws
八宝饭eight-treasure rice pudding
粉丝glass noodles
豆腐脑jellied bean curd
东坡肉Dongpo Pork
咸水鸭boiled salted duck
鸭血粉丝汤duck blood and silk noodles soup
四、建筑篇
长城The Great Wall
故宫博物院The Palace Museum
天坛The Temple of Heaven
敦煌莫高窟Mogao Caves
兵马俑Cotta Warriors / Terracotta Army
五、文学艺术篇
《诗经》The Book of Songs
《史记》Historical Records / Records of the Grand Historian
《红楼梦》A Dream of Red Mansions
《西游记》The Journey to the West
孔子Confucius
孟子Mencius
京剧Beijing Opera / Peking Opera
黄梅戏Huangmei Opera
秦腔Crying of Qin People / Qin Opera
太极拳TaiChi
文房四宝(笔墨纸砚) the Four Treasure of the Study / Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone
宣纸rice paper
相声cross-talk / comic dialogue
木偶戏puppet show
小品witty skits
武术Wushu / Chinese Martial Arts
中庸the way of medium / golden means
六、其他
火药gunpowder
指南针compass
