Chapter One Chinese Culture 1
Passage 1 Chinese Painting 2
Passage 2 Chinese Opera 5
Passage 3 Confucianism 8
Passage 4 Traditional Festivals 15
Exercises 26
Chapter Two Chinese Cuisine 29
Passage 1 Shandong Cuisine 30
Passage 2 Sichuan Cuisine 32
Passage 3 Guangdong Cuisine 34
Passage 4 Jiangsu Cuisine 36
Passage 5 Fujian Cuisine 38
Passage 6 Zhejiang Cuisine 40
Passage 7 Hunan Cuisine 42
Passage 8 Anhui Cuisine 44
Exercises 45
Chapter Three Tourism Resources 49
Passage 1 Scenery Travel 50
Passage 2 Culture Travel 54
Passage 3 Leisure Travel 57
Passage 4 Adventure Travel 60
Exercises 63
Chapter Four Tourist Attractions 65
Passage 1 Temple of Heaven 66
Passage 2 Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses 70
Passage 3 Xishuangbanna 76
Passage 4 Shanghai World Expo 78
Passage 5 Hong Kong Disneyland 83
Passage 6 Sanya 89
Passage 7 The Old Town of Lijiang 93
Passage 8 The Grand Worship of Heaven and Earth about Mount Taishan 98
Exercises 105
Chapter Five Tourism Services 108
Dialogue 1 Airline Ticket Reservation 109
Dialogue 2 Room Reservation 112
Dialogue 3 Group Check-in 114
Dialogue 4 Checking Out 116
Dialogue 5 Dining at a Chinese Restaurant 118
Dialogue 6 Dining at a Western Restaurant 121
Dialogue 7 Complaining about Room Service 123
Dialogue 8 Complaining about the Cancellation of Part of Itinerary 125
Exercises 128
Chapter Six Shopping 130
Passage 1 Traveler's Check 131
Passage 2 Credit Cards 134
Passage 3 Currency Exchange 137
Passage 4 Shopping 140
Exercises 143
Key to Exercises 145