壁画 mural
国画 Chinese traditional painting
水墨画 ink and wash painting
绢画 silk painting
木刻画 wood engraving
版画 engraving
年画 new year picture
陶器 pettery ware
玉器 jade article
瓷器 china ware
青瓷 celadon
青铜器 bronze ware
漆器 lacquer ware
彩陶 painted pottery
绢扇 silk fan
檀香扇 sandal wood fan
折扇 folding fan
刺绣 embroidery
挂毯 tapestry
蜡染 batik
真丝 pure silk
烟嘴 cigarette holder
鼻烟壶 snuffbottle
屏风 screen
轿子 sedans
风车 pinwheel
杂技 acrobatics
拨浪鼓 shaking drum
皮影 shadow puppet
唐人 sugar-molded
四合院 courtyard homes
踩高跷 stilted walk
武术 martial arts
人力车 rickshaw
宫灯 palace lantern
猜拳 finger-guessing game
说书 monologue story-telling
老字号 time-honored
相声 cross talk
拜年 pay a newyear call
爆竹 firecracker
鞭炮 a string of small fire crackers
灯谜 lantern riddles
庙会 temple fair
年夜饭 family reunion dinner on lunar new year
守岁 to stay awake all night
对联 poetic couplets
贴春联 to put up antithetical couplets
戏剧脸谱 theatrical mask
火药 gunpowder
指南针 compass
造纸术 paper-making techniques
印刷术 paper-printing techniques
武术 martial arts
气功 Qigong
打擂台 to fight a challenge fight in an arena
听评书 to listen to historical or traditional stories
下象棋 to play Chinese chess
练习书法 to make special studies of calligraphy
画国画 to do traditional Chinese painting
题诗 to inscribe a poem
元宵节 the Lantern Festival
端午节 the Dragon-Boat Festival
中秋节 the Mid-autumn day