国家公园                      national park
洞穴/岩洞                     cave / cover
溶洞                          water eroded cave
石灰岩洞                      lime stone cave
石笋                          stalagmite
钟乳石                        stalactite
瀑布                          waterfall /chute / fall / Linn

间歇泉                        geyser
古墓                          ancient tomb
石窟                          grotto
净坛                          altar
石舫                          stone boat
湖心亭                        mid lake pavilion
水榭                          waterside pavilion
莲花池                        lotus pond
教堂                          church
天主教大教堂                  Cathedral
修道院                        abbey / cloister / monastery

尼姑庵                        Buddhist nunnery
佛教圣地                      Buddhist sacred land   
琉璃瓦                        glaze tile
宫殿                          palace hall,  chamber
皇城                          imperial city
护城河                        moat
御花园                        imperial garden
行宫                          temporary imperial palace for a short stay

皇太后                        empress dowager
皇妃                          Imperial Concubine
宰相                          Prime-Minister
太监                          court eunuch
四大金刚                      the Four gardens     
十八罗汉                      The Eighteen disciples of the Buddha
出土文物                      unearthed culture relics
甲骨文                        inscription on oracle bones

青铜器                        bronze ware
景泰蓝                        cloisonné
青瓷                          celadon
陶瓷                          ceramic
陶器                          earthenware
泥塑                          clay figurine
折扇                          folding fan
檀香扇                        sandalwood fan

手工艺品                      artifact / handicraft
雕漆器                        carved-lacquer-wear
刺绣品                        embroidery
苏绣                          Suzhou embroidery
挂毯                          tapestry         
唐三彩                        tri-colored glazed pottery of Tang dynasty

金石印章                      metal and stone seals
字画卷轴 scrolls of calligraphy and painting
国画                          traditional Chinese painting
山水/水墨画                    landscape / ink painting
文房四宝                      the four stationary treasures of the Chinese study,  writing brush,  ink, 

inkstone paper
园林建筑                      garden architecture
天下第一泉                    the finest spring under heaven
天下第一奇洞                  the most spectacular cave unparalleled elsewhere

这座寺庙历史悠久，可以追溯到初唐时期。
This temple has a long history dating back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty.

该城市有全国规模最大、最富盛名的园林。
The city boasts the largest and the most famous garden in the country.

这座殿堂的建筑艺术，集中代表了我国宋朝的建筑风格。
The architecture of this hall best represents the architecture of Song Dynasty.