湖心亭 mid-lake pavilion
    水榭 waterside pavilion
    蓮花池 lotus pond
    曲徑 winding path
    城堡 castle
    寺廟 temple
    教堂church
    天主教大教堂 cathedral
    修道院 abbey /monastery
    尼姑庵 Buddhist nunnery
    佛教圣地 Buddhist sacred land
    宮殿 palace/hall
    皇城 imperial city
    御花園 imperial garden sandal wood fan antique /curio handicraft /artifact
    行宮 temporary imperial palace
    皇太后 empress dowager
    皇妃imperial concubine
    宰相 prime minister
    太監(jiān)court eunuch
    四大金剛the Four Guardians
    十八羅漢the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha
    出土文物unearthed cultural relics
    甲骨文inscription on oracle bones
    青銅器bronze ware
    陶瓷 ceramics
    陶器earthenware /pottery /crockery
    法瑯 enamel
    泥雕clay figurine
    兵馬俑 the Qin terracotta army /the terracotta warriors and horses
    折扇f(wàn)olding fan
    檀香扇 sandal wood fan
    古玩 antique/curio
    手工藝品 handicraft
    木雕 wood carving
    竹雕 bamboo carving
    貝雕 shell carving
    浮雕 sculpture in relief /relief carving
    藤條制品 wickerwork
    雕漆器 carved lacquer ware
    刺繡品 embroidery
    蘇繡 Suzhou embroidery
    掛毯 tapestry
    唐三彩 trio-Colored glazed pottery of the TangDynasty
    金石印章 metal and stone seals
    字畫(huà)卷軸 scroll of calligraphy and painting
    國(guó)畫(huà) traditional Chinese painting
    山水畫(huà) landscape painting
    水墨畫(huà) ink painting
    文房四寶 the four stationery treasures of theChinese study
    保存完好 well preserved
    工藝精湛 exquisite workmanship
    獨(dú)具匠心 original design/unique pattern
    造型美觀 gracefully shaped
    姿態(tài)逼真 lifelike /vivid as if alive
    光彩奪目 emitting radiant sparkles
    千顏萬(wàn)色、多姿多彩 of all hues and postures
    一步一色 Every step brings a new scene.
    綿延山巒 rolling ranges
    湖光山色 landscape of lakes and hills
    景色如畫(huà) Picturesque
    誘人景色 inviting views
    景色宜人soothing vista
    風(fēng)光緒麗 most gorgeous scene
    青山綠水 green hills and clear waters
    綠色蔥蔥lush green /luxuriant vegetation
    百花競(jìng)放Hundreds of flowers contend to blossom
    奇峰羅列 rows of perilous peaks exhibiting a great variety of shapes
    拔地而起 to rise abruptly from the ground
    光怪陸離grouped into grotesque and colorful forms
    賞心悅目 pleasing to the eye /a feast to the eye
    園林建筑 garden architecture
    佛教名山 famous Buddhist mountains
    人間仙境 fairyland on earth
    頂禮膜拜 to worship /to pay homage to
    人如潮涌with throngs of people milling around
    空前絕后 to be unprecedented /to have no parallel in history
    人在畫(huà)中游 traveling in a pictorial world
    令人流連忘返to hold great attraction
    世界七大奇跡the world's seven wonders
    天下無(wú)雙 second to none
    天下第一泉 the No. One spring on earth
    天下第一奇洞 the most spectacular cave in the world
    桂林山水甲天下Guilin scenery is the finest under heaven