1．The Grand Canal 1
2．The Forbidden City 4
3．The Summer Palace 7
4．Temples in Beijng 11
5．Potala Palace 14
6．Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters 17
7．Bai Jia Xing and San Zi Jing 21
8．Xiangqi 25
9．Xiangsheng 28
10．Flower as a Matchmaker 31
11．The Relationship between Chinese Calligraphy and Painting 34
12．Qin Shihuang 38
13．Hua Mulan 42
14．Mei Lanfang 45
15．Porcelain 49
16．Chopsticks 52
17．Tofu 56
18．Deep-fried Dough Sticks 60
19．Shaved Noodles 64
20．Hengshan Mountain（Part One） 67
21．Hengshan Mountain（Part Two） 71
22．Suzhou Gardens 75
23．The Changbai Waterfall 79
24．Gulangyu（Part One） 82
25．Gulangyu（Part Two） 85
26．The Reed Flute Cave 88
27．The Folded Silk Hill 91
28．The Fubo Mountain 94
29．The Seven-Star Park 97
30．Siheyuan 100
31．Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge 103
32．Impression of Liu Sanjie（Part One） 106
33．Impression of Liu Sanjie（Part Two） 110
34．Looking at a Leopard through a Bamboo Tube 114
35．A Gentleman on the Beam 118
36．Drawing on Collective Wisdom and Absorbing All Useful Ideas 122
37．Humpback 126
38．Like a Crane Standing Among Chickens 130
39．Dong Shi Xiao Pin 133
40．Taijiquan 137
41．The Guzheng 140
42．Paper Cutting 143
43．The Temple Fair 146
44．Seal Cutting 149
45．Chinese Traditional Kite Craft 152
46．Drum Dance 156
47．Table Manners and Food Symbolism 159
48．Two Springs Reflect the Moon 162
49．Chinese Tea Culture 165
50．Enjoying Tea at Dragon Well 168
Key to the Exercises 171
Vocabulary 176
Postscript 209