Unit One The People and the Land of China 1
Section A 1
Passage 1 Diverse Land 1
Passage 2 The People 5
Section B 8
Passage 1 Group Cohesiveness in Contemporary China 8
Passage 2 The Five Constant Virtues:The Virtues Upheld by the Chinese Benevolence 14
Unit Two Chinese Philosophy and Religions 21
Section A 21
Passage 1 Taoism 21
Passage 2 Legalism 24
Section B 27
Passage 1 Confucianism 27
Passage 2 Buddhism in China 32
Unit Three Chinese Classical Literature 37
Section A 37
Passage 1 Chinese Classical Prose 37
Passage 2 Ancient Chinese Mythology 40
Section B 43
Passage 1 A General Introduction to Chinese Classical Literature 43
Passage 2 A Brief Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry 48
Unit Four Traditional Chinese Music ＆ Performance 53
Section A 53
Passage 1 Chinese Music 53
Passage 2 Traditional Musical Instruments 56
Section B 59
Passage 1 Peking Opera 59
Passage 2 Sichuan Opera Wows with Face Changing 64
Unit Five English Language 69
Section A 69
Passage 1 Standard English 69
Passage 2 History of the English Language 73
Section B 76
Passage 1 The Introduction of English Language 76
Passage 2 English as a Second or Foreign Language 80
Unit Six Festivals and Customs 87
Section A 87
Passage 1 The Stereotype of Sleepovers 87
Passage 2 April Fools'Day Origins a Mystery 90
Section B 92
Passage 1 Christmas 92
Passage 2 Thanksgiving Day 96
Unit Seven Food Culture 101
Section A 101
Passage 1 American Cooking 101
Passage 2 American Food 104
Section B 106
Passage 1 New Year's Food 106
Passage 2 Table Manners 111
Unit Eight History and Geography 115
Section A 115
Passage 1 A Brief History of Australia 115
Passage 2 The Search for Fresh Water 118
Section B 121
Passage 1 Running Dry 121
Passage 2 A Brief History of Britain 125
Key 131