中华文明 Chinese civilization
文明摇篮 cradle of civilization
华夏祖先 the Chinese ancestors
发源地 birthplace
文化遗址 the culture site
妃嫔 concubine
庆典 celebration
祭祀 sacrifice
等级制度 hierarchy system
在……的鼎盛时期 flourishing period
原始社会 primitive society
封建的 feudal
封建制度 feudality; feudal system
闭关政策 the exclusion/seclusion policy 、the closed-door policy
革命 revolution
秦始皇 First Emperor, Emperor Chin
慈禧太后 Empress Dowager
汉高祖刘邦 founder of the Han Dynasty
成吉思汗 Genghis Khan; Temujin
夏朝 Xia Dynasty
明清两代 Ming and Qing dynasties
朝廷使者 royal court envoy
汉字 Chinese character
单音节 single syllable
汉语四声调 the four tones of Chinese characters
阴平 level tone
阳平 rising tone
上声 falling-rising tone
去声 falling tone
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave
八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
《西游记》 The Journey to the West
《水浒传》 The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh
《红楼梦》 A Dream of Red Mansions
《大学》 The Great Learning
《中庸》 The Doctrine of the Mean
《论语》 Confucian Analects
《孟子》 The Mencius / The Works of Mencius
《春秋》 The Spring and Autumn Annals
《诗经》 The Book of Odes
《易经》 I Ching: The Book of Changes
《礼记》 The Book of Rites
《尚书》 The Books of History
民间传说 folklores
语言 fable
传说 legend
神话 mythology
赋诗 inscribe a poem
对对联 match an antithetical couplet
《史记》 Historcial Records
《资治通鉴》 History as a Mirror
《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
《孝经》 Book of Filial Piety
《孙子兵法》 The Art of War
《三字经》 The Three-Character Scripture; The Three-Word Chant
《西厢记》 The Romance of West Chamber
《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio; Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
《围城》 Fortress Besieged
《阿Q正传》 The True Story of Ah Q
《吾国吾民》 My Country and My People
《京华烟云》 Moment in Peking
《骆驼祥子》 Rickshaw / James
《茶馆》 Teahouse
《边城》 The Border Town
《倾城之恋》 Love in a Fallen City
《十八春》（《倾城之恋》） Eighteen Springs
世界文化遗产名录 Lists of World Heritage
重要文化遗产 major cultural heritage
优秀民间艺术 outstanding folk arts
习武健身 practice martial art for fitness
气功 qigong; deep breathing exercises
文物 cultural relics
中国画 traditional Chinese painting
书法 calligraphy
文房四宝 the four stationery treasures of the Chinese study - a writing brush, an ink stick, an ink stone and paper
篆刻 seal cutting upriteous
工艺，手艺 workmanship / craftsmanship
水墨画 Chinese brush painting; ink and wash painting
工笔 traditional Chinese realistic painting
卷轴 scroll
漆画 lacquer painting
中国结 Chinese knot
蜡染 batik
泥人 clay figure
瓷器 porcelain
唐三彩 Trio-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty
旗袍 Cheongsam
中山装 Chinese tunic suit
唐装 traditional Chinese garments (clothing); Tang suit
文人 men of letters
雅士 refined scholars
表演艺术 performing art
现代流行艺术 popular art, pop art
纯艺术 high art
高雅艺术 refined art
电影艺术 cinematographic art
喜剧艺术 theatrical art
才子佳人 gifted scholars and beautiful ladies
