Chapter 1 第一章 Unit 1 第一单元 The Origins of Chinese Characters 汉字的起源;Chinese Writing and Chinese Language 汉字与汉语;Chinses Characters and Calligraphy 汉字与书法;Using the Same Character,the Same Track Gauge 书同文,车同轨;Four Treasures of the Study 文房四宝;The Dialects 地方方言;Unit 2 第二单元 Names 姓名;Greeting Styles 问候方式;Kinship Appellation 亲属称谓;Chinese Zodiac 生肖;Unit 3 第三单元 The Traditional Calendar—The Agricutural Calendar 传统历法——农历;The Twenty-four Solar Terms 二十四节气;The Spring Festival 春节;The Pure Brightness Day 清明节;The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节;The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节;The Double Yang Festival 重阳节;The Temple Fair 庙会;Unit 4 第四单元 The Emperors Yan and Huang 炎黄二帝;Da Yu Controls the Water 大禹治水;Pangu Creates the Universe 盘古开天;Nv wa Goddess Makes Human Beings 女娲造人;Houyi Shoots the Sun 后羿射日;Unit 5 第五单元 The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid 牛郎织女;Meng Jiangnv 孟姜女;Liang Shangbo and Zhu Yingtai 梁山伯与祝英台;The Legend of the White Snake 白蛇传;Hua Mu-lan 花木兰;Chapter 2 第二章 Unit 1 第一单元 Chinese Dragon Culture 龙文化;The Vicissitudes of the Dynasties 朝代变迁;Minority Ethnic Groups 少数民族;Family Ideology 家的观念;Marriage Customs 婚俗;Unit 2 第二单元 The Four Great Inventions 四大发明;The Abacus and Calculation 算盘和珠算;Post Roads and Relay Stations 驿站和驿道;The Sedan and Horse Carriage 轿子和马车;Unit 3 第三单元 Yellow River Culture 黄河文化;The Silk Road 丝绸之路;The Great Wall 长城;The Terracotta Warriors 兵马俑;The Five Sacred Mountains in China 五岳;Lakes 湖泊;Unit 4 第四单元 Lao Tzu 老子;Chuang Tzu 庄子;Confucius 孔子;Mencius 孟子;Mo Tzu 墨子;Sun Tzu 孙子;Han Fei Tzu 韩非子;Unit 5 第五单元 The Book of Songs 《诗经》;Poetry of the South 楚辞;Han Fu and Han Yue Fu 汉赋和汉乐府;The Record of the Grand Historian,The History of the Western Han 《史记》《汉书》;Chapter 3 第三章 Unit 1 第一单元 Yangtze River Culture 长江文化;Tea Culture 茶文化;Wine Culture 酒文化;The Eight Cuisines 八大菜系;Unit 2 第二单元 Han Attire 汉服;Cheongsam 旗袍;Chinese Folding Fans 折扇;Folk Arts and Crafts 民间工艺;Unit 3 第三单元 The Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China 八大古都;Palace Architecture 宫廷建筑;Temple Architecture 寺庙建筑;Unit 4 第四单元 Currency 货币;Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbs 中医中药;Chinese Chess 中国象棋;Martial Arts 武术;Folk Musical Theater 曲艺;Traditional Folk Musical Instruments 民族乐器;Chinese Painting 中国画;Unit 5 第五单元 The Four Books and Five Classics 四书五经;The Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasty 唐宋八大家;Tang Dynasty Poetry 唐诗;Song Dynasty Poetry 宋词;Yuan Dynasty Opera,Mixed Theater 元曲、杂剧;Novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 明清小说;Chapter 4 第四章 Unit 1 第一单元 Gardens 园林;Residences 民居;The Imperial Mausoleums 皇陵;Unit 2 第二单元 I-go 围棋;Exorcising Dance 傩舞;Beijing Opera 地方戏;Dunhuang Murals 敦煌壁画;Jingdezhen Porcelain 景德镇陶瓷;Unit 3 第三单元 The Ancient Schools of Education 古代的学校教育;The Imperial Examination Culture 科举文化;The Ancient Book-Collecting Culture 古代的藏书文化;Confucianism 儒学;Taoism 道家学;Buddhism 佛学;Unit 4 第四单元 A Dream of Red Mansions 《红楼梦》;Water Margin 《水浒传》;The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 《三国演义》;Journey to the West 《西游记》;Unit 5 第五单元 The New Culture Movement 新文化运动;Hu Shi 胡适;Lu Xun 鲁迅;Guo moruo 郭沫若;Mao Dun 茅盾;Ba Jin 巴金;Lao She 老舍;Cao Yu 曹禺;Appendix A Brief Chronology of Chinese History 附表 中国历史年代简表;Postscript 后记