Part Ⅰ 3
Unit 1 China 3
Text A Facts About China 3
Text B The Offspring of The Dragon 9
Comprehensive Reading 12
The History of China 12
Unit 2 People in China 15
Text A Chinese Language and Character 15
Text B Chinese Names 20
Comprehensive Reading 24
Chinese Folklore 24
Unit 3 Realities of Modern China 28
Text A Technology in China 28
Text B WTO Changes Lives in China 31
Comprehensive Reading 35
The Changing of Spending Habits 35
Unit 4 Chinese Cuisine 39
Text A Chinese Food 39
Text B Chinese Tea 43
Comprehensive Reading 47
Food Etiquette 47
Unit 5 Architecture and Gardens 51
Text A The Art of Classical Chinese Gardens 51
Text B Architecture 57
Comprehensive Reading 61
Fengshui 61
Unit 6 Chinese Literature and Arts 65
Text A Golden Treasury of Chinese Lyric 65
Text B Chu Culture 72
Comprehensive Reading 77
Calligraphy,Seal-cutting and Chinese Painting 77
Unit 7 Chinese Handicrafts 82
Text A China's Folk Crafts 82
Text B Silkworm-Breeding 87
Comprehensive Reading 91
Tujia Brocade 91
Part Ⅱ 97
Unit 8 Non-Verbal Communication 97
Text A Non-verbal Communication 97
Text B People and Color 101
Comprehensive Reading 105
Eye Contact 105
Unit 9 The Sports 109
Text A The Olympic Games 109
Text B Wushu—Chinese martial arts 113
Comprehensive Reading 117
Taijiquan—Supreme Ultimate Fist 117
Unit 10 Traditional Chinese Medicine 121
Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine's Theoretical Framework 121
Text B Acupuncture 126
Comprehensive Reading 129
Qigong 129
Unit 11 Family and Marriage 133
Text A Chinese Marriage Customs 133
Text B Marriage Customs of Minorities 136
Comprehensive Reading 139
Modern Marriage 139
Unit 12 Chinese Entertainment 143
Text A Beijing Opera 143
Text B Chinese Acrobatics 149
Comprehensive Reading 154
Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments 154
Unit 13 Public Relations 158
Text A How to Influence the Public 158
Text B Handling Complaints 161
Comprehensive Reading 164
Trust 164
Unit 14 Highlights in China 168
Text A The Three Gorges Project 168
Text B Qufu 174
Comprehensive Reading 176
The Splendid Shennong River Valley 176
附录 180
练习答案 203
参考书目 220