Unit One Chinese Clothing 1
Section A 1
Passage 1 Zhongshan Suits Make Comeback 1
Passage 2 Hanfu's Fashion Timeline and Its Revival 5
Section B 8
Passage 1 Tang Suit in the Tang Dynasty 8
Passage 2 Charm of Qipao 13
Unit Two Chinese Traditional Etiquette 19
Section A 19
Passage 1 Greeting Etiquette 19
Passage 2 Getting Married in Style 23
Section B 26
Passage 1 Life Etiquette and Shoes 26
Passage 2 Chinese Funeral Etiquette 31
Unit Three Chinese Handicrafts 35
Section A 35
Passage 1 History of Jade in China 35
Passage 2 Cloisonné 39
Section B 42
Passage 1 Chinese Silk 42
Passage 2 Chinese Lacquer Ware 47
Unit Four Tangible Cultural Heritage 51
Section A 51
Passage 1 West Lake 51
Passage 2 The Grand Canal 54
Section B 57
Passage 1 UNESCO Tag a Double-edged Sword 57
Passage 2 The Potala Palace in Tibet 62
Unit Five Education 67
Section A 67
Passage 1 Structure of the US Education System:Bachelor's Degrees 67
Passage 2 Re-read Like a Child:the Ultimate Guilty Pleasure? 71
Section B 74
Passage 1 Changing Face of Higher Education 74
Passage 2 We Owe Our Kids Universal Pre-school 80
Unit Six Sports and Entertainment 85
Section A 85
Passage 1 Bowling—Entertainment for All Ages 85
Passage 2 Snowboarding—Snurfing USA 89
Section B 92
Passage 1 Fishing—A Sport for All Seasons 92
Passage 2 Baseball—A National Tradition 96
Unit Seven Superstition 101
Section A 101
Passage 1 Luck and Superstition in Different Countries 101
Passage 2 Origins of Common Western Superstitions 104
Section B 107
Passage 1 A Superstitious Society 107
Passage 2 Is"Magical"Thinking Hurting or Helping You? 111
Unit Eight Transportation Tools in the United States 115
Section A 115
Passage 1 On the Move 115
Passage 2 Trains Across the USA 119
Section B 122
Passage 1 Boats,Boats Everywhere 122
Passage 2 Cars 127
Key 133