1. 元宵节: Lantern Festival
2. 刺绣:embroidery
3. 重阳节:Double-Ninth Festival
4. 清明节:Tomb sweeping day
5. 剪纸:Paper Cutting
6. 书法:Calligraphy
7. 对联:(Spring Festival) Couplets
8. 象形文字:Pictograms/Pictographic Characters
9. 人才流动:Brain Drain/Brain Flow
10. 四合院:Siheyuan/Quadrangle
11. 战国:Warring States
12. 风水:Fengshui/Geomantic Omen
13. 铁饭碗:Iron Bowl
14. 函授部:The Correspondence Department
15. 集体舞:Group Danc
1. 黄土高原:Loess Plateau
2. 红白喜事:Weddings and Funerals
3. 中秋节:Mid-Autumn Day
4. 结婚证:Marriage Certificate
5. 儒家文化:Confucian Culture
6. 附属学校:Affiliated school
7. 古装片:Costume Drama
8. 武打片:Chinese Swordplay Movie
9. 元宵:Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling
10. 一国两制:One Country, Two Systems
11. 火锅:Hot Pot
12. 四人帮:Gang of Four
13. 《诗经》:The Book of Songs
14. 素质教育:Essential-qualities-oriented Education
15. 《史记》:Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian
耶稣基督 Jesus Christ
洗礼 baptism
天主教 Catholicism
天主教堂 Catholic church
六艺:礼,乐,射,御,书,数
six classical arts: rites , music , archery , riding , writing , arithmetic
朦胧诗 misty poetry
三字经 three-character scripture
武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel ; a kung fu novel
言情小说 romantic fiction ; sentimental novel
八股文 eight-part essay ; stereotyped writing
五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave