Unit 1 Chinese Characters 1
Part Ⅰ Reading 2
Text A The Legend of Cangjie 2
Text B Approaching Chinese Characters 6
Supplementary Reading 13
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 18
Video Clip 1 The Evolution of Chinese Characters 18
Video Clip 2 The Formation of Chinese Characters 19
Part Ⅲ Assignments 21
Unit 2 Cultural Relics and Historic Sites 25
Part Ⅰ Reading 25
Text A Historic Potala Palace 25
Text B Yuexiu Park 29
Supplementary Reading 33
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 36
Video Clip 1 Pingyao Ancient City 36
Video Clip 2 Canton,Guangzhou City 39
Part Ⅲ Assignments 40
Unit 3 Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Chinese Medicine 43
Part Ⅰ Reading 43
Text A Chinese Martial Arts 43
Text B Traditional Chinese Medicine 48
Supplementary Reading 52
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 60
Video Clip 1 Kung Fu Panda 60
Video Clip 2 Gua Sha 62
Part Ⅲ Assignments 64
Unit 4 Traditional Chinese Arts and Crafts 67
Part Ⅰ Reading 67
Text A Peking Opera—National Treasure 67
Text B A Variety of Splendid Folk Arts 72
Supplementary Reading 76
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 81
Video Clip 1 Paper-cut 81
Video Clip 2 Yueju Opera 83
Part Ⅲ Assignments 84
Unit 5 Chinese Clothing and Adornment 88
Part Ⅰ Reading 89
Text A Han Costume 89
Text B Ancient Chinese Hairstyles 93
Supplementary Reading 96
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 99
Video Clip Chinese Style Clothing 99
Audio Clip Revolutionary Hair 101
Part Ⅲ Assignments 102
Unit 6 Classical Chinese Literature 105
Part Ⅰ Reading 105
Text A Poetry 105
Text B Prose and Novels 115
Supplementary Reading 121
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 125
Video Clip 1 Scenic Beauty in Li Bai's Poem 125
Video Clip 2 Mulan Psalm 127
Video Clip 3 A Dream of Red Mansions with New Ending to Be on Book Shelves 128
Video Clip 4 Water Margin to Hit Small Screen 129
Part Ⅲ Assignments 130
Unit 7 Chinese Festivals and Customs 135
Part Ⅰ Reading 135
Text A Chinese Valentine's Day:Double-Seventh Day 135
Text B Spring Festival Flower Fair-Unique Folk Custom in Guangzhou 140
Supplementary Reading 145
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 148
Video Clip 1 Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations Across China 148
Video Clip 2 Dragon Boat Festival Traditions 150
Part Ⅲ Assignments 152
Unit 8 Chinese Food Culture 156
Part Ⅰ Reading 156
Text A Chinese Cuisine 156
Text B Guangdong Traditional Refreshments(Dim Sum) 160
Supplementary Reading 164
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 167
Video Clip 1 Chaozhou Festival Displays Tea Culture 167
Video Clip 2 Sweet Treats for Lantern Festival 170
Part Ⅲ Assignments 172
Unit 9 Chinese Architecture 175
Part Ⅰ Reading 176
Text A Siheyuans,Chinese Quadrangles 176
Text B Features of Chinese Architecture 180
Supplementary Reading 184
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 192
Video Clip 1 Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum 192
Video Clip 2 The Chen Clan Academy 194
Part Ⅲ Assignments 196
Unit 10 Chinese Traditional Thoughts,Philosophy,and Religions 199
Part Ⅰ Reading 199
Text A Chinese Philosophy 199
Text B Master Hui Neng,the Sixth Patriarch 203
Supplementary Reading 207
Part Ⅱ Watching,Listening and Speaking 210
Video Clip 1 The Three Teachings 210
Video Clip 2 Confucianism 211
Video Clip 3 Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan 214
Part Ⅲ Assignments 217
Key to the Exercises and Transcripts 224