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  1. cháng长chéng城

    the Great Wall

  2. gù故gōng宫

    the Forbidden City; the Palace Museum

  3. tiān天ān安mén门guǎng广chǎng场

    Tiananmen Square (in Beijing)

  4. tiān天tán坛

    Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)

  5. yí颐hé和yuán园

    Summer Palace (in Beijing)

  6. yuán圆míng明yuán园

    Old Summer Palace (in Beijing)

  7. bīng兵mǎ马yǒng俑

    terracotta warriors; Terracotta Army

  8. qín秦shǐ始huáng皇líng陵

    Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (near Xi'an)

  9. bù布dá达lā拉gōng宫

    Potala Palace (Lhasa)

  10. mò莫gāo高kū窟

    Mogao Caves (in Dunhuang)

  11. wài外tān滩

    the Bund (waterfront in Shanghai)

  12. niǎo鸟cháo巢

    Bird's Nest (Beijing National Stadium)

  13. wéi维duō多lì利yà亚gǎng港

    Victoria Harbour (in Hong Kong)

  14. huáng黄hè鹤lóu楼

    Yellow Crane Tower (in Wuhan)

  15. shào少lín林sì寺

    Shaolin Temple (in Henan)

Mountains and deserts

  1. wǔ五yuè岳

    the Five Great Mountains (of China)

  2. tài泰shān山

    Mount Tai (in Shandong)

  3. huà华shān山

    Mount Hua (in Shaanxi)

  4. huáng黄shān山

    Mount Huang (Yellow Mountain, in Anhui)

  5. é峨méi眉shān山

    Mount Emei (in Sichuan)

  6. wǔ武dāng当shān山

    Mount Wudang (in Hubei, Taoist center)

  7. zhāng张jiā家jiè界

    Zhangjiajie (city and scenic area in Hunan)

  8. zhū珠mù穆lǎng朗mǎ玛fēng峰

    Mount Everest (Qomolangma)

  9. xǐ喜mǎ马lā拉yǎ雅shān山

    the Himalayas

  10. gē戈bì壁

    Gobi; desert of gravel and stones

  11. tǎ塔kè克lā拉mǎ玛gān干shā沙mò漠

    Taklamakan Desert

Rivers, lakes and canals

  1. cháng长jiāng江

    Yangtze River

  2. huáng黄hé河

    Yellow River

  3. zhū珠jiāng江

    Pearl River

  4. lí漓jiāng江

    Li River (in Guangxi)

  5. sān三xiá峡

    Three Gorges (on the Yangtze River)

  6. sān三xiá峡dà大bà坝

    Three Gorges Dam

  7. jīng京háng杭dà大yùn运hé河

    Grand Canal (Beijing to Hangzhou)

  8. xī西hú湖

    West Lake (in Hangzhou)

  9. tài太hú湖

    Lake Tai (between Jiangsu and Zhejiang)

  10. qīng青hǎi海hú湖

    Qinghai Lake

  11. ěr洱hǎi海

    Erhai Lake (in Dali, Yunnan)

  12. jiǔ九zhài寨gōu沟

    Jiuzhaigou (nature reserve in Sichuan)

Old towns and gardens

  1. píng平yáo遥gǔ古chéng城

    Ancient City of Pingyao

  2. fèng凤huáng凰gǔ古chéng城

    Fenghuang Ancient Town (in Hunan)

  3. gǔ鼓làng浪yǔ屿

    Gulangyu (island in Xiamen)

  4. zhuō拙zhèng政yuán园

    Humble Administrator's Garden (in Suzhou)

  5. hú胡tòng同

    alley; lane

  6. sì四hé合yuàn院

    siheyuan; courtyard house (traditional Beijing residence)

  7. sī丝chóu绸zhī之lù路

    the Silk Road

Sightseeing words

  1. jǐng景diǎn点

    scenic spot; tourist attraction

  2. míng名shèng胜gǔ古jì迹

    places of scenic beauty and historic interest

  3. lǚ旅yóu游

    tourism; travel

  4. mén门piào票

    admission ticket; entrance fee

  5. dǎo导yóu游

    tour guide

  6. pá爬shān山

    to climb a mountain; to go hiking

  7. pāi拍zhào照

    to take a photo

How do you say the Great Wall in Chinese?

长城 (chángchéng, the Great Wall), “the long wall”; in full it is 万里长城 (wànlǐ chángchéng), the wall of ten thousand li.

What is the Forbidden City called in Chinese?

故宫 (gùgōng, the Forbidden City), “the former palace”. Its old name, 紫禁城 (zǐjìnchéng), is the one the English comes from.

Which are the Five Great Mountains?

五岳 (wǔyuè, the Five Great Mountains): 泰山 (tàishān, Mount Tai) in the east, 华山 (huàshān, Mount Hua) in the west, 衡山 (héngshān) in the south, 恒山 (héngshān) in the north and 嵩山 (sōngshān) in the middle.

Why is the Yangtze called 长江?

长江 (chángjiāng, Yangtze River) is simply “the long river”, the longest in Asia, and 黄河 (huánghé, Yellow River) is named for the yellow silt it carries.

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