宗教 Religions
　　佛教 Buddhism
　　释迦牟尼 Sakyamuni
　　佛寺 Buddhist temple
　　大雄宝殿 the Great Buddha’s Hall
　　藏经楼 depositary of Buddhist texts
　　金刚经 Vajracchedika-sutra
　　素菜馆 vegetarian restaurant
　　罗汉堂 arhat hall
　　观音 Guanyin; Goddess of Mercy; Avalokitesvara
　　地藏 God of Earth
　　四大金刚 Four Heavenly Guardians (at the entrance to a Buddhism temple);Four Devarajas
　　四大天王 Four Heavenly Kings
　　因果报应 karma
　　藏传佛教 Lamaism
　　大藏经 Tripitaka
　　转世灵童 reincarnated soul boy
　　喇嘛庙 lamasery
　　道教 Taoism
　　道观 Taoist temple
　　道士 Taoist priest

　　关帝庙 temple of Lord Guan
　　儒教 Confucianism
　　孔子庙 Confucian temple
　　孔子 Confucius
　　义，礼，智，信，忠，恕，孝，悌
　　rightness, propriety , wisdom , trustworthiness , loyalty , reciprocity ,filial piety , brotherly love
　　学儿优则仕 A good scholar can become an official ./ He who excels in study can follow an official career .
　　禅宗 Zen Buddhism
　　不立别传，不立文字，直指人心，见性成佛。
　　There belief is passed on outside the religion
　　There is no reliance on written scripts
　　It goes straight into people’s minds .
　　One becomes a Buddha the moment
　　He sees his own Buddha nature .
　　伊斯兰教 Islam
　　清真寺 mosques
　　古兰经 the Koran
　　耶稣教 Christianity

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

　　烹饪 Culinary Arts
　　美食节 gourmet festival
　　中餐烹饪 Chinese cuisine
　　色，香，味俱全 perfect combination of color , aroma , taste and appearance
　　四大菜系：山东菜，四川菜，粤菜，扬州菜
　　four major Chinese cuisines: Shandong cuisine , Sichuan cuisine , Canton cuisine and Yangzhou cuisine
　　南淡北咸，东甜西辣 the light southern cuisine , and the salty northern cuisine ;the sweet eastern cuisine , and the spicy western cuisine
　　八宝菜 eight-treasure pickles ( assorted walnut meats , asparagus , lettuce , almonds , cucumber and peanuts , etc . pickled in soy sauce )
　　八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (glutinous rice steamed with preserved fruits , sweetened bean paste , lotus seeds , longan , etc.)
　　白斩鸡 tender boiled chicken (made by boiling a whole chicken in water and cutting into cubes , then dipping into seasonings )
　　臭豆腐 odd-odour bean curb
　　粉蒸肉 pork streamed with rice flour
　　风味小吃 local delicacy
　　腐竹 rolls of dried bean milk cream
　　冷盘 hors d’oeuvres
　　萨其马 Manchu candied fritter cut in squares