發(fā)源地 the birthplace
禁忌 taboo
壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
元宵 rice dumpling
踩高蹺 stilt walking
扭秧歌 yangge dance
掃墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones
賽龍舟 dragon-boat racing
粽子 zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)
月餅 moon cake
賞月 appreciate the glorious full moon
賞菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb mountain
孔子 Confucius
孟子 Mencius
老子 Lao Zi
儒學 Confucian School
論語 Analects of Confucius
發(fā)明紙和瓷器 invented paper and porcelain
發(fā)明火藥 invention of gunpowder
發(fā)明印刷術(shù) block printing was invented
科舉制 Imperial Examination for recruiting civil servants
絲綢之路 Silk Route
長征 Long March
解放戰(zhàn)爭 War of Liberation
改革開放 reform and opening up
黃河 Yellow River
長江 Yangtze River
珠江 Pearl River
太湖 Lake Tai
鄱陽湖 Lake Poyang
洞庭湖 Lake Dongting
青藏高原 Tibet Plateau
東北平原 Northeast China Plain
華北平原 North China Plain
長江中下游平原 Plain of Middle and Lower Reaches of Changjiang River
南沙群島 Nansha Island