论语 Analects of Confucius

　　发明纸和瓷器 invented paper and porcelain

　　发明火药 invention of gunpowder

　　发明印刷术 block printing was invented

　　科举制 Imperial Examination for recruiting civil servants

　　丝绸之路 Silk Route

　　京剧 Peking opera

　　昆曲 Kunqu opera

　　中国画 traditional Chinese painting

　　人物画 portrait

　　秦腔 Qin opera

　　功夫Kungfo

　　太极Tai Chi

　　口 技 ventriloquism

　　木偶戏puppet show

　　皮影戏 shadow play

　　折子戏 opera highlights

　　杂技 acrobatics

　　相声 witty dialogue comedy

　　刺绣 embroidery

　　苏绣 Suzhou embroidery

　　泥人 clay figure

　　书法 calligraphy

　　中国画 traditional Chinese painting

　　水墨画 Chinese brush painting

　　中国结 Chinese knot

　　山水 landscape painting

　　花鸟 flower and bird

　　草虫 grass and insect

　　泼墨 paint-splashing style

　　写意 impressionistic style

　　工笔 elaborate style

　　毛笔 writing brush

　　书法 calligraphic art

　　书法家 calligraphic artist

　　楷体 formal script/regular script

　　行书 running script

　　宋体 Song-dynasty script

　　工艺品 handwork/handicrafts

　　手工艺品 articles of handcraft art

　　文物 cultural relics/antiques

　　国宝 national treasure

　　人民大会堂 Great Hall of the People

　　故宫博物馆 Imperial Palace Museum