1．The National Grand Theater of China(Part 1) 1
2．The National Grand Theater of China(Part 2) 5
3．The Mongolian Nationality 8
4．Basic Education in China 12
5．Gods of Fu,Lu,and Shou 15
6．The Eight Immortals Crossed the Sea 18
7．The Story of Chinese Zodiac 21
8．Themes of Chinese Painting 26
9．Town God's Temple 30
10．The Five Key Elements of Chinese Gardens 34
11．Giant Panda 38
12．The Character"Fu"Pasted Upside Down 42
13．Gifts in Chinese Culture 46
14．Scholar's Rocks 50
15．Different Eating Customs 54
16．Dr.Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum 58
17．The Tianchi Lake(Part 1) 62
18．The Tianchi Lake(Part 2) 66
19．The Dujiangyan Irrigation System 69
20．Tengwang Pavilion 73
21．The Tombs of the Western Han Dynasty at Mawangdui 77
22．Xishuangbanna 81
23．The Changbai Mountains(Part 1) 84
24．The Changbai Mountains(Part 2) 87
25．Mohe County 91
26．Mt.Helan Rock Art 94
27．Wolong National Nature Reserve 97
28．Lingyin Temple 101
29．Song Dynasty Town 105
30．The Xixi National Wetland Park 108
31．Yaodong 112
32．Yalong Bay(Part 1) 115
33．Yalong Bay(Part 2) 118
34．Bagua Boxing 121
35．Nanquan 124
36．Internal Martial Arts 127
37．Clay Tigers 131
38．The Matchmaker—Yue Xia Lao Ren 134
39．Baguan 139
40．Qi Baishi 142
41．Xu Xiake 146
42．Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi 149
43．Tea-picking Opera 153
44．Mei Lanfang(Part 1) 156
45．Mei Lanfang(Part 2) 159
46．Ordering People About by Gesture 162
47．Doing Business in China 164
48．Being a Guest in China 168
49．Lusheng 172
50．Peacock 175
Key to the Exercises 178
Vocabulary 183
Postscript 222