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颐和园

(Yíhéyuán) – the Summer Palace

天坛

(Tiāntán) – the Temple of Heaven

名胜古迹

(míngshèng gǔjī) – famous historic and cultural sites

数不清

(shǔbùqīng) – numerous, incalculable

参观

(cānguān) – visit, look around

半坡村

(Bànpō Cūn) – The Banpo Village site in Xi’an

村落

(cūnluò) – village

情形

(qíngxíng) – situation

陶器

(táoqì) – pottery

刻画符号

(kèhuà fúhào) – carved marks

兵马俑

(Bīngmǎyǒng) – Terracotta Army

大雁塔

(Dàyàn Tǎ) – Big Wild Goose Pagoda

兴趣

(xìngqù) – interest

登

(dēng) – ascend, climb

圈

(quān) – (measure word) circle, round

仔细

(zǐxì) – careful, attentive

完整

(wánzhěng) – thorough, complete

桂林

(Guìlín) – Guilin (a famous scenic city in China)

整个

(zhěnggè) – whole, entire

青山绿水

(qīngshān lǜshuǐ) – green hills and blue rivers (picturesque natural scenery)

怀抱

(huáibào) – hug, embrace

清澈

(qīngchè) – clear, transparent

漓江

(Líjiāng) – Lijiang River (a famous river in Guilin)

倒映

(dàoyìng) – inversely reflect (on water)

岸

(àn) – river bank

秀丽

(xiùlì) – graceful, delicate

山峰

(shānfēng) – mountain peak

洞穴

(dòngxué) – cave, cavern

钟乳石

(zhōngrǔshí) – stalactite

弯

(wān) – curved, winding

大自然

(dàzìrán) – nature

风光

(fēngguāng) – sight, scene, scenery

如诗如画

(rú shī rú huà) – as beautiful as a poem or a painting (scenic and picturesque)