中国传统文化是民族文明、风俗、精神的总称。中国的传统文化有独特鲜明的民族特色、历史悠久、博大精深。例如：诸子百家、琴棋书画、传统文学、传统节日、中国戏剧、中国建筑、语言文字、医药医学、宗教哲学、折叠民间工艺、中华武术、地域文化、衣冠服饰、四大雅戏、动物植物、古玩器物、饮食厨艺、传说神话、神妖*怪、传统音乐、中国对联、名山大川等等。下面这些在高中英语教材中是比较常用的英语词汇，务必记住。
春节ChineseNewYear’sDay/ChineseLunarNewYear/theSpringFestival；除夕NewYear’sEve；正月lunarJanuary
初一thebeginningofNewYear；元宵节theLanternFestival
春龙节theDragon-head-raisingFestival(龙抬头)；寒食节theColdFoodFestival
清明节TombSweepingDay；端午节theDragonBoatFestival(龙舟节)
七夕节theMagpieFestival/DoubleSeventhDay(中国情人节)；中元节theHungryGhostFestival；中秋节theMid-AutumnFestival
重阳节theDoubleNinthFestival；腊八节theLabaFestival；泼水节theWater-SplashingDay；剪纸papercutting；书法calligraphy
对联couplets；红双喜doublehappiness；小吃摊SnackBar/SnackStand；元宵sweetricedumpling
火锅hotpot；春卷springroll(s)；莲藕lotusroot；北京烤鸭Beijingroastduck；馄饨wonton
花卷steamedtwistedrolls；羊肉泡馍pitabreadsoakedinlambsoup；冰糖葫芦astickofsugar-coatedhaws；八宝饭eight-treasurericepudding；粉丝glassnoodles
豆腐脑jelliedbeancurd；东坡肉DongpoPork；咸水鸭boiledsaltedduck
鸭血粉丝汤duckbloodandsilknoodlessoup；长城TheGreatWall；故宫博物院ThePalaceMuseum；天坛TheTempleofHeaven
敦煌莫高窟MogaoCaves；兵马俑CottaWarriors/TerracottaArmy；《诗经》TheBookofSongs
《史记》HistoricalRecords/RecordsoftheGrandHistorian；《红楼梦》ADreamofRedMansions；《西游记》TheJourneytotheWest；孔子Confucius
孟子Mencius；京剧BeijingOpera/PekingOpera；*梅戏HuangmeiOpera；秦腔CryingofQinPeople/QinOpera；太极拳TaiChi
文房四宝(笔墨纸砚)theFourTreasureoftheStudy/Brush,Inkstick,Paper,andInkstone；宣纸ricepaper；相声cross-talk/
