For our second day in Luoyang, we wandered around the Old City and then took a trip out to the White Horse Temple. This is known as the first official Buddhist temple in China, and thus it has a long history and an interesting story behind it. We finished off the day with a stroll around a night market, sampling delicious food, and then dancing to burn it off.

小贩 – xiǎo fàn
hawker/peddler

肉铺 – ròu pù
butcher shop

蔬菜店 – shū cài diàn
vegetable shop

教堂 – jiào táng
church

清真寺 – qīng zhēn sì
mosque

凉菜 – liáng cài
cold dishes

牛肉面 – niú ròu miàn
beef noodles

白马寺 – bái mǎ sì
White Horse Temple

这是中国第一个官办佛教寺院 – zhè shì zhōng guó dì yí gè guān bàn fó jiào sì yuàn
This is China’s first official Buddhist monastery.

汉明帝 – hàn míng dì
Emperor Ming of Han

印度 – yìn dù
India

阿富汗 – Ā fù hàn
Afghanistan

和尚 – hé shàng
Buddhist monk

他们正在做施工 – tā men zhèng zài zuò shī gōng
They’re doing construction.

晚上的时候我们逛街 – wǎn shàng de shí hou wǒ men guàng jiē
In the evening we strolled the streets.

舞龙 – wǔ lóng
dragon dance

夜市 – yè shì
night market

又好吃又便宜 – yòu hǎo chī yòu pián yi
It was delicious and cheap

串，麻辣烫，烤肠，和面条 – chuàn, má là tàng, kǎo cháng, hé miàn tiáo
kebabs, hot/spicy soup, grilled sausage, and noodles

炒锅 – chǎo guō
wok

床上用品 – chuáng shàng yòng pǐn
bed ware

填充动物玩具 – tián chōng dòng wù wán jù
stuffed animals

臭豆腐 – chòu dòu fu
stinky tofu

青年宫 – qīng nián gōng
Youth Palace Square

看电视 – kàn diàn shì
watch TV

我跟当地女士一起跳舞 – wǒ gēn dāng dì nǚ shì yì qǐ tiào wǔ
I danced with the local ladies.