Unit One The Solar Terms and Festivals 1
Text A The Chinese Calendar and the 24 Solar Terms 1
Text B The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 10
Unit Two Chinese Tea Culture 16
Text A The Schools of Tea 16
Text B Gongfu Tea Ceremony 24
Unit Three Tourist Attractions 31
Text A Beijing Attractions 31
Text B A Guide to World Natural and Cultural Heritages in China 39
Unit Four Sports 49
Text A From Cuju to Football 49
Text B Badminton Genius—Lin Dan 58
Unit Five Fashion 65
Text A Chinese Philosophy of Beauty 65
Text B Korean Wave and Chinese Wind 72
Unit Six Chinese Clothing 78
Text A The History of Chinese Clothing 78
Text B Charming Cheongsams 86
Unit Seven Chinese Education 93
Text A A Brief Introduction of Chinese Ancient Education 93
Text B Higher Dducation in China 100
Unit Eight Chinese Characters 106
Text A The Evolution of Chinese Characters 106
Text B The Formation of Chinese Characters 114
Unit Nine The Four Treasures of the Study 121
Text A The Four Treasures of the Study:They Record Civilization 121
Text B Four Arts 130
Unit Ten Tang Poetry and Song Ci 139
Text A A Brief Introduction to Tang Poetry and Song Ci 139
Text B Bai Juyi and His Poetry 146
Unit Eleven Chinese Wine 152
Text A Where Does Wine Come From? 152
Text B How to Make Heavenly Homemade Fruit Wines 160
Unit Tewleve Traditional Chinese Medicine 167
Text A Philosophical Background of TCM 167
Text B Diagnosis and Treatments in TCM 175
Glossary 183
References 202