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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