京劇 Peking opera
　　秦腔 Qin opera
　　功夫Kungfo
　　太極Tai Chi
　　口 技 ventriloquism
　　木偶戲puppet show
　　皮影戲 shadowplay
　　折子戲 opera highlights
　　雜技 acrobatics
　　相聲 witty dialogue comedy
　　刺繡 embroidery
　　蘇繡 Suzhou embroidery
　　泥人 clay figure
　　書法 calligraphy
　　中國畫 traditional Chinese painting
　　水墨畫 Chinese brush painting
　　中國結 Chinese knot
　　中國古代四大發明 the four great inventions of ancient China
　　火藥 gunpowder
　　印刷術printing
　　造紙術 paper-making
　　指南針 the compass
　　青銅器 bronze ware
　　瓷器 porcelain; china
　　唐三彩 tri-color glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
　　景泰藍cloisonne
　　秋千swing
　　武術 martial arts
　　儒家思想Confucianism
　　儒家文化 Confucian culture
　　道教 Taoism
　　墨家Mohism
　　法家 Legalism
　　佛教 Buddhism
　　孔子 Confucius
　　孟子 Mencius
　　老子 Lao Tzu
　　莊子 Chuang Tzu
　　墨子 Mo Tzu
　　孫子Sun Tzu
　　象形文字 pictographic characters
　　文房四寶（筆墨紙觀）the Four Treasures of the Study (brush, ink stick, paper, and ink stone)
　　《大學》The Great Learning
　　《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean
　　《論語》The Analects of Confucius
　　《孟子》The Mencius
　　《孫子兵法》The Art of War
　　《三國演義》Three Kingdoms
　　《西游爺己》Journey to the West
　　《紅樓夢》Dream of the Red Mansions
　　《水滸傳》Heroes of the Marshes
　　《山海經》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
　　《資治通鑒》History as a Mirror
　　《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals
　　《史記》Historical Records
　　《詩經》The Book of Songs
　　《易經》The I Ching; The Book of Changes
　　《禮記》The Book of Rites
　　《三字經》Three-character Scriptures
　　八股文 eight-part essay
　　五言絕句 five-character quatrain
　　七言律詩 seven-character octave
　　旗袍 cheongsam
　　中山裝 Chinese tunic suit
　　唐裝 Tang suit
　　風水 Fengshui; geomantic omen
　　陽歷 Solar calendar
　　陰歷 Lunar calendar
　　閏年 leap year
　　十二生肖zodiac
　　春節 the Spring Festival
　　元宵節 the Lantern Festival
　　清明節 the Tomb-sweeping Day
　　端午節 the Dragon-boat Festival
　　中秋節 the Mid-autumn Day
　　重陽節 the Double-ninth Day
　　七夕節 the Double-seventh Day
　　春聯 spring couplets
　　廟會 temple fair
　　爆竹 firecracker
　　年畫（traditional) New Year pictures
　　壓歲錢 New Year gift-money
　　舞龍dragon dance
　　元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings
　　花燈 festival lantern
　　燈謎 lantern riddle
　　舞獅 lion dance
　　踩高蹺 stilt walking
　　賽龍舟 dragon boat race
　　胡同hutong
　　山東菜 Shandong cuisine
　　川菜 Sichuan cuisine
　　粵菜 Canton cuisine
　　揚州菜 Yangzhou cuisine
　　月餅 moon cake
　　年糕 rice cake
　　油條 deep-fried dough sticks
　　豆漿 soybean milk
　　饅頭 steamed buns
　　花卷 steamed twisted rolls
　　包子 steamed stuffed buns
　　北京烤鴨 Beijing roast duck
　　拉面 hand-stretched noodles
　　餛飩 wonton (dumplings in soup)
　　豆腐 tofu? bean curd
　　麻花 fried dough twist
　　燒餅 clay oven rolls
　　皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg
　　蛋炒飯 fried rice with egg
　　糖葫蘆 tomatoes on sticks
　　火鍋hot pot
　　長城 the Great Wall of China
　　烽火臺 beacon tower
　　秦士臺皇陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang
　　兵馬俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses
　　大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda
　　絲綢之路the Silk Road
　　敦煌莫高窟Mogao Grottoes
　　華清池 Huaqing Hot Springs
　　五臺山"Wutai Mountain
　　九華山 Jiuhua Mountain
　　蛾眉山Mount Emei
　　泰山 Mount Tai
　　黃山 Mount Huangshan; the Yellow Mountain
　　故宮 the Imperial Palace
　　天壇 the Temple of Heaven
　　午門 Meridian Gate
　　大運河 Grand Canal
　　護城河the Moat
　　回音壁Echo Wall
　　居庸關 Juyongguan Pass
　　九龍壁 the Nine Dragon Wall
　　黃帝陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi
　　十三陵 the Ming Tombs
　　蘇州園林 Suzhou gardens
　　西湖 West Lake
　　九寨溝 Jiuzhaigou Valley
　　日月潭 Sun Moon Lake
　　布達拉宮Potala Palace
　　鼓樓 drum tower
　　四合院 quadrangle; courtyard complex
　　孔廟 Confucius Temple
　　樂山大佛 Leshan Giant Buddha
　　十八羅漢 the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha
　　喇嘛Lama