Chapter 1 Origin and Development of Chinese Culture 1
Unit 1 Overview of Chinese Civilization 1
Unit 2 Early Chinese Civilization 5
Unit 3 Civilization in Legendary Period 7
Unit 4 Yu the Great and Flood Control 11
Unit 5 Xia,Shang,and Zhou Dynasties 16
Chapter 2 Philosophical Wisdom and Beliefs 30
Unit 1 Earliest Written Philosophies 30
Unit 2 Confucius and Confucian Thought 33
Unit 3 Mencius and His Influence 53
Unit 4 Lao Tzu and Tao Te Ching 63
Unit 5 Chuang Tzu and His Philosophical Views 73
Unit 6 Other Ancient Chinese Philosophers 83
Unit 7 Morals and Values 91
Unit 8 Chinese Taoism 95
Unit 9 Chinese Buddhism 98
Chapter 3 Cultural Achievements 110
Unit 1 Chinese Pottery and Porcelain 110
Unit 2 Chinese Language and Characters 116
Unit 3 Sun Tzu's Art of War 123
Unit 4 Four Great Inventions 130
Unit 5 Mythology and Classical Folktales 136
Unit 6 Ming and Qing Dynasty Novels 144
Unit 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine 150
Chapter 4 Chinese Art Forms 162
Unit 1 Chinese Folk Art Culture 162
Unit 2 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 165
Unit 3 Chinese Opera 172
Unit 4 Traditional Chinese Architecture 178
Unit 5 Chinese Silk 186
Unit 6 Chinese Martial Arts 189
Unit 7 Traditional Festivals and Folk Customs 196
Unit 8 Chinese Tea Culture 205
Unit 9 Chinese Food Culture 209
Unit 10 Chinese Wine Culture 216
Bibliography 222