Unit 1 Meeting Guests 1
Listening and Speaking 1
Text A Welcome Speech 4
Writing How to Make a Welcome Speech 10
Supplementary Reading Yuntai Mountain 10
Unit 2 Chinese Cuisine 14
Listening and Speaking 14
Text Chinese Cuisine 17
Writing How to Make Dumplings 24
Supplementary Reading In a Restaurant 24
Unit 3 Hotels 26
Listening and Speaking 26
Text Categorization of Hotels 29
Writing Beijing Hotel 33
Supplementary Reading A Guide's Responsibility 34
Unit 4 Tour Arrangements 35
Listening and Speaking 35
Text Journey to a Land of Contrasts—Norway 40
Writing Detail Itinerary of Lijiang 3 Days Tour 46
Supplementary Reading Exploring Irish Pubs 47
Unit 5 Famous Chinese Scenic Spots 50
Listening and Speaking 50
Text The Imperial Palace 53
Writing Shanghai 57
Supplementary Reading Beijing Hutongs 58
Unit 6 Chinese Tea 60
Listening and Speaking 60
Text The Benefits of Tea Drinking 63
Writing Something About Chinese Tea Etiquette 66
Supplementary Reading Chinese Tea 66
Unit 7 Chinese Silk 69
Listening and Speaking 69
Text Silk in China 72
Writing The Story of Silk 77
Supplementary Reading Types of Silk in China 78
Unit 8 Chinese Arts and Crafts 81
Listening and Speaking 81
Text Chinese Arts and Crafts 84
Writing Paper-cutting 89
Supplementary Reading Chinese Knots 90
Unit 9 Shopping 92
Listening and Speaking 92
Text A Shopping Paradise—Hong Kong 95
Writing At a Herb Store 98
Supplementary Reading Bargains 99
Unit 10 Traditional Performing Arts 101
Listening and Speaking 101
Text Peking Opera 104
Writing Henan Opera 109
Supplementary Reading Chinese Acrobatics 109
Unit 11 Chinese Martial Arts 112
Listening and Speaking 112
Text Chinese Martial Arts 115
Writing Tai Chi 119
Supplementary Reading Shaolin Temple 120
Unit 12 Traditional Chinese Festivals 122
Listening and Speaking 122
Text The Spring Festival 125
Writing The Torch Festival 129
Supplementary Reading Table Manners 129
Unit 13 Traditional Chinese Medicine 132
Listening and Speaking 132
Text Traditional Chinese Medicine 135
Writing The Differences Between Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine 138
Supplementary Reading Traditional Chinese Medicine—Tried and True 139
Unit 14 Ancient Chinese Architecture and Gardens 141
Listening and Speaking 141
Text Suzhou Gardens 144
Writing Mausoleum Architecture 149
Supplementary Reading World Cultural Heritage in China 150
Unit 15 Major Religions in China 153
Listening and Speaking 153
Text Buddhism 156
Writing Economy Is Turning for the Better 161
Supplementary Reading Religion and Mystery 162
Unit 16 Seeing off Guests 165
Listening and Speaking 165
Text A farewell Speech 168
Writing How to Make a Farewell Speech 174
Supplementary Reading The Great Wall 174
Vocabulary 177
Keys to Exercises 198
Chinese Translations of the Text 219
Reference Books 236