Introduction 1
1．A Brief Account of China 1
2．The Prehistoric Period 1
3．Chinese Legends and Mythologies 2
Chapter 1 Dynasty Culture 7
1．Xia 7
2．Shang 8
3．Western Zhou 9
4．Eastern Zhou 10
5．The Qin Dynasty 10
6．The Han Dynasty 15
7．The Three Kingdoms Period 22
8．A Transitional Period before the Tang Dynasty 27
9．The Tang Dynasty 29
10．The Song Dynasty 37
11．The Yuan Dynasty 43
12．The Ming Dynasty 45
13．The Qing Dynasty 51
Chapter 2 Religion Culture 70
1．Confucianism 70
2．Daoism 73
3．Buddhism 78
4．Islam 94
5．Christianity 95
6．Judaism 96
Chapter 3 Philosophy and Ideology Culture 97
1． Important Philosophical Schools 97
2．Later Development of the Classical Philosophical Ideas 106
Chapter 4 Dietary Culture 119
1．Food Culture 119
2．Wine Culture 125
3．Tea Culture 130
Chapter 5 Costume Culture 135
1．History of Costume Culture 135
2．Royal Garment 139
Chapter 6 Literature Culture 142
1．Classical Poetry 142
2．Poetry of the South（楚辞）and Qu Yuan（屈原） 143
3．The Literature of the Long Turbulent Period 145
4．Tang's Poetry 152
5．Song's Poetry 158
6．Zaju and Yuanqu of the Yuan Dynasty 164
7．Novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 166
Chapter 7 Calligraphy and Painting Culture 174
1．Chinese Calligraphy 174
2．Chinese Painting 180
3．Four Treasures of the Study 188
Chapter 8 Business Culture 191
1．Introduction of Chinese Business 191
2．Traditional Business Teams 192
3．New Business Teams 195
Chapter 9 Architecture Culture 197
1．Features of Chinese Architecture 197
2．Royal Architecture 199
3．Residential Architecture 202
4．Buddhist Architecture 205
5．Garden Architecture 206
6．The Great Wall 211
7．Chinese Bridges 211
8．Traditional Chinese Memorial Archway 214
Chapter 10 Geographical Culture 215
1．Introduction 215
2．Famous Rivers in China 217
3．Famous Mountains in China 223
4．Famous Lakes in China 228
Chapter 11 Custom Culture 233
1．Chinese Name Culture 233
2．Chinese Festival Culture 236
3．Chinese Animal Zodiac Culture 248
4．Chinese Couplets Culture 251
5．Chinese Seal Culture 252
6．Chinese Paper Cut Culture 253
7．Chinese Knot Culture 254
Main Reference Books 255