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传统文化类英文词汇汇总艺术及工艺Arts and Crafts

版画engraving

贝雕画shell carving picture

彩塑painted sculpture

瓷器porcelain; china

刺绣embroidery

雕刻carving

宫灯palace lantern

国画Chinese painting

剪纸paper-cut

景德镇瓷Jingdezhen porcelain

景泰蓝cloisonnéenamel；cloisonné

蜡染batik

卖秸画straw patchwork

木/石/竹刻wood/stone/bamboo carving 木刻画wood engraving

泥人儿clay figure

皮影shadow puppet

漆画lacquer painting

漆器lacquer ware

双面绣two-sided embroidery

水墨画Chinese brush drawing ; ink and wash painting

檀香扇sandalwood fan

唐三彩Tang tri-colored pottery

陶器pottery ; earthenware

图章seal

拓碑making rubbings from inscriptions , pictures , etc . on stone tablets 拓片rubbing

微雕miniature engraving

象牙雕刻ivory carving

宜兴陶Yixing pottery

篆刻seal cutting

戏剧表演Theatrical Performances

京剧人物脸谱types of facial makeup in Beijing opera

生male characters

末middle-aged male characters

净“painted face”characters

旦female characters

丑clown

京剧票友amateur performer of Peking Opera 木偶戏puppet show

独角戏monodrama; one-man play

皮影戏shadow play; leather-silhouette show

折子戏opera highlights

戏剧小品skit

哑剧dumb show; mime; mummery; pantomime 单口相声monologue comic talk

双口相声witty dialogue

口技vocal imitations; ventriloquism

说书monologue story-telling

杂技acrobatic performance

叠罗汉making a human pyramid

特技stunt

睬高跷stilt walk

马戏circus performances

神话人物Mythological Figures

八仙the Eight Immortals

嫦娥Chang'e ( the Chinese moon goddess)

伏羲Fu Xi (God of Fishery and Husbandry)

福禄寿三星the three gods of fortune , prosperity and longevity 共工God of Water

后羿Houyi (a legendary hero who shot down nine suns )

黄帝Yellow Emperor

夸父Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant )

女Goddess of Sky-patching

盘古Pan Gu (creator of the universe )

神农Patron of Agriculture

禹Yu ( the reputed founder of the Xia Dynasty )

祝融God of Fire

古代建筑Ancient Architecture

塔pagoda

琉璃塔glazed stupa

舍利塔dagoba; sarira stupa ( a pagoda for Buddhist relics )

舍利子sarira remains from cremation of Buddha's of saints' body 喇叭塔Lamaist pagoda

楼storied buildings

钟楼bell tower

鼓楼drum tower

阁pavilion

烽火台beacon tower

华表ornamental column

牌坊memorial archway

传统节日Traditional Festivals

拜年paying a New Year call

爆竹firecracker

鞭炮a string of small firecrackers

除夕New Year's Eve

春节Spring Festival

春联Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )

辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

大扫除year-end household cleaning

灯谜lantern riddles

登高hill climbing

端午节Dragon Boat Festival

恭喜发财May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best!

观灯viewing the lanterns

贺岁片New Year film

饺子dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing )

龙灯舞dragon lantern dance

庙会temple fair

年画New Year picture

年夜饭family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve

清明节Tomb-sweeping Festival

扫墓paying respect to the dead

赏菊enjoying chrysanthemum

赏月enjoying the full moon

狮子舞lion dance

压岁钱money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift

秧歌舞yangge dance

元宵sweet rice-flour dumplings (eaten on the Lantern Festival )

元宵节Lantern Festival

月饼moon cake

植树节Tree-planting Day

中秋节Mid-autumn Festival

重阳节Double Ninth Festival

粽子a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves