聊聊中国人的“注册商标” "Trademarks" of the Chinese 6
另一种吃的艺术——进补 Another Side of Gourmet Eating——Tonic Foods 14
“筷”到擒来 Chopsticks?Just Reach Out and Grab It! 22
专题:筷子由来 38
专题:中日筷子习俗与禁忌辨异 38
醉翁出招——划酒拳 Guess——Fingers:A Bout for Barflies 38
中国女性最好的“包装”——旗袍 The Best "Wrapping" for Chinese Women——The Qipao 44
麻将正传 The True Story of Mahjong 50
狮王 Lion Dancing 58
一只红包千百情 Red Envelopes:It's the Thought that Counts 68
中国人的门面——春联 New Year's Scrolls on Chinese Doors 72
专题:门画今昔 86
中国人的“分身术”——印章 Chops and Seals——Versatile Chinese Genies on Paper 86
中国人的如意“算盘” Wishful Reckoning on the Chinese Abacus 92
专题:算盘的发明 100
黄历畅销两千年 Huangli——The Farmer's Almanac of China 100
永生执照——中国人的祖先牌位 A passport to Eternity——Chinese Ancestral Spirit Tablets 106
五千年的性压抑?——闹洞房 Unbridaled Merriment——The Outcome of 5,000 Years of Sexual Repression? 112
专题:戏妇·谑亲·闹房 118
一月定终身?——坐月子 Zuo yuezi:Mother's Month Off 118
专题:瑶族产妇“坐月”的药浴与药补 130
中国奇香——臭豆腐 Stinky Tofu:Who Cut the "Chinese Cheese"? 130
气功 The Chinese Concept of Qi in Medicine and Mysicism 136
达摩·功夫·少林寺 Bodhidharma·Kungfu&Shaolin Temple 142
神功探秘 Exploring Kungfu Secrets 150
谁“创造”武当派? Who Founded the Wudang School? 154
与生俱来,生死相从——中国人与生肖 Pegged for a Lifetime:Chinese and the Zodiac 158
天灵灵地灵灵——灵符灵不灵? Fu:Do Chinese Charms Really Work? 164
数数呈祥——中国人的吉祥数字 Every Number an Omen——Chinese Lucky Numbers 174
风水?风水! Fengshui——The Chinese Art of Geomancy 182
八字今注 Contemporary Views on Chinese Fortune Telling 192
算命原理话从头 An ABC of Chinese Divination 200
相逢自是有“缘” "Fate" Brings People Together 206
后记 213