TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
PART ONE:SOCIETY AND CULTURE 3
Lesson 1 China 3
Lesson 2 Modern Society of China 8
A．Economic Reform and Open-door Policy 8
B．Population Control 11
C．Education and Public Health 12
D．Agriculture 15
E．Housing 18
F．Military Service 19
G．Women 20
H．Environmental Protection 22
Lesson 3 Traditional Chinese Festivals 25
A．The Spring Festival 25
B．The Lantern Festival 26
C．The Dragon Boat Festival 27
D．The Mid-autumn Festival 28
Lesson 4 Minority Nationalities 30
Lesson 5 Major Religions in China 34
A．Buddhism 34
B．Daoism(Taoism) 41
C．Islam 43
D．Christianity 44
Lesson 6 Confucianism and Daoism 52
A．Confucius and Confucianism 52
B．Daoism 55
Lesson 7 Chinese Cuisine 59
A．Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 59
B．The Art of Chinese Cooking 62
C．Two Famous Dishes 65
Lesson 8 Tea and Silk 69
A．Tea 69
B．Silk,Silkworm-breeding,and the Silk Road 71
Lesson 9 Arts and Crafts 77
A．Arts and Crafts 77
B．Celadon 80
Lesson 10 Beijing Opera and Chinese Acrobatics 84
A．Beijing Opera 84
B．Chinese Acrobatics 88
Lesson 11 Chinese Painting,Calligraphy,and Seal-cutting 92
A．Chinese Traditional Painting 92
B．Calligraphy 95
C．Seal-cutting 97
A．Wushu 100
Lesson 12 Wushu and Qigong 100
B．Qigong 103
Lesson 13 Traditional Chinese Medicine 107
A．Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology 107
B．Acupuncture and Moxibustion 110
Lesson 14 Ancient Chinese Architecture and Garden 113
A．Architecture in Ancient China 113
B．Chinese Garden 116
PART TWO:SCENIC SPOTS 123
Lesson 1 The Great Wall 123
Lesson 2 The Palace Museum 129
Lesson 3 Dingling Mausoleum—An Underground Museum 136
Lesson 4 Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai 141
Lesson 5 The Terra-cotta Legions Buried Two Millennium Ago 146
Lesson 6 Guilin 150
Lesson 7 Science Saves Dunhuang Grottoes 154
Lesson 8 Suzhou with its Gardens 160
Lesson 9 Six Harmonies Pagoda 164
Lesson 10 Huangshan Mountain 166
Lesson 11 Yangtze Gorges 169
Lesson 12 Land Full of Stunning Sights and Rich Culture 172
Lesson 13 Visit to Hutong—a Two-way Street 176
Lesson 1 Meeting the Guest at the Airport 183
PART THREE:SITUATIONAL DIALOGUE 183
Lesson 2 Welcome Speech 184
Lesson 3 Talking About the Itinerary 185
Lesson 4 Asking the Way 187
Lesson 5 Chatting in a Crowded Shanghai Restaurant 188
Lesson 6 Repairing 189
Lesson 7 Telephoning 191
Lesson 8 Checking In 192
Lesson 9 Shopping for Traditional Chinese Paintings 193
Lesson 10 Arranging Special Food 195
Lesson 11 Shopping for Kodak Films 196
Lesson 12 Shopping for Carpets and Rugs 197
Lesson 13 Checking Out 199
Lesson 14 Buying Tickets 201
Lesson 15 At the Barber's 203
Lesson 16 Beijing Duck 205
Lesson 17 Cantonese Cooking 206
Lesson 18 Inquiring About Customs Regulations 208
Lesson 19 A Talk with the Hotel Manager 210
Lesson 20 What Drinks Do Americans Like? 212
Lesson 21 Farewell Speech 213
Appendix:Using Simple Verbs in Expressing Ideas 218