英语高考作文-北京传统文化

中国/北京传统文化

中国主要传统节日Traditional Chinese Festivals:

1. 春节(农历一月一日) the Spring Festival

2. 除夕(农历十二月三十日) the New Year's Eve

3. 中秋节(农历八月十五) the Mid-Autumn Festival

4. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) t he Lantern Festival

5. 端午节(农历五月初五) the Dragon Boat Festival

to commemorate Qu Yuan, a great Chinese patriotic poet 6. 清明节 (4月5日) the Qingming Festival;

theTomb-Sweeping Day

7. 重阳节 (农历九月九日) the Double NinthFestival

8. 元旦(1月1日) New Year's Day

新年习俗New Year customs:

过年celebrate the Spring Festival

拜年pay a New Year visit ; giveNew Year's greetings;

看春节联欢晚会watch the CCTV New Year's Gala

贴春联put up Spring Festival couplets; put up New Year scrolls

串亲戚pay a New Year visit to relatives and friends

逛庙会go to the temple fair

看花灯watch flower lanterns

放鞭炮set off firecrackers;

放烟花set off fireworks

春联the Spring Festival couplets

剪纸papercutpaper-cut

压岁钱gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift

舞龙dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) (play dragon dance)

舞狮lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

中国主要传统文化Traditional Chinese culture:

剪纸paper cut

中国结Chinese knot

风筝kite

脸谱facial mask

京剧Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

太极拳Tai Chi

汉字Chinese character

筷子chopsticks

中国功夫Kung fu

儒家文化Confucian culture

中国传统戏曲Chinese traditional opera

传统中国建筑traditional Chinese architecture

纪念品souvenir

北京著名景点Places of interest in Beijing:

南锣鼓巷NanluoguxiangHutong；Nanluoguxiang；

帽儿胡同MaoerHutong

故宫the Forbidden City / the Palace Museum / the Imperial Palace 颐和园the Summer Palace

圆明园the Yuanmingyuan Park

长城the Great Wall

天安门广场Tian’anmen Square

天坛the Temple of Heaven

鸟巢the Bird Nest

水立方the Water Cube

香山the Fragrant Hill

国家博物馆the National Museum of China

首都博物馆the Capital Museum

王府井大街Wangfujing Street

老舍茶馆Laoshe Teahouse

北京小吃Beijing snacks:

饺子jiaozi; dumplings ;Chinese meat ravioli

包子steamed stuffed buns

面条noodles（在北京一家面馆at a local Beijing noodle restaurant 炸酱面Beijing fried sauce noodles；Beijing noodles with fried bean and meat sauce

年糕rice cake; new year cake；Niangao

火锅hot pot