Unit 1 Chinese Characters
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A The Legend of Cangjie
Text B Approaching Chinese
Characters
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 The Evolution of Chinese
Characters
Video Clip 2 The Formation of Chinese
Characters
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 2 Cultural Relics and Historic Sites
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Historic Potala Palace
Text B Yuexiu Park
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip I Pingyao Ancient City
Video Clip 2 Canton, Guangzhou
City
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 3 Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Chinese
Medicine
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Chinese Martial Arts
Text B Traditional Chinese
Medicine
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Kung Fu Panda
Video Clip 2 Gua Sha
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 4 Traditional Chinese Arts and Crafts
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Peking Opera -- National
Treasure
Text B A Variety of Splendid Folk
Arts
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Paper-cut
Video Clip 2 Yueju Opera
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 5 Chinese Clothing and Adornment
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Han Costume
Text B Ancient Chinese Hairstyles
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip Chinese Style Clothing
Audio Clip Revolutionary Hair
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 6 Classical Chinese Literature
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Poetry
Text B Prose and Novels
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Scenic Beauty in Li
Bai's Poem
Video Clip 2 Mulan Psalm
Video Clip 3 A Dream of Red Mansions
with New Ending to Be on Book Shelves
Video Clip 4 Water Margin to Hit
Small Screen
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 7 Chinese Festivals and Customs
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Chinese Valentine's Day:
Double-Seventh Day
Text B Spring Festival Flower Fair --
Unique Folk Custom in Guangzhou
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Mid-Autumn Festival
Celebrations Across China
Video Clip 2 Dragon Boat Festival
Traditions
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 8 Chinese Food Culture
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Chinese Cuisine
Text B Guangdong Traditional
Refreshments (Dim Sum)
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Chaozhou Festival
Displays Tea Culture
Video Clip 2 Sweet Treats for Lantern
Festival
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 9 Chinese Architecture
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Siheyuans, Chinese
Quadrangles
Text B Features of Chinese
Architecture
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 Mei Lanfang Memorial
Museum
Video Clip 2 The Chen Clan Academy
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Unit 10 Chinese Traditional Thoughts, Philosophy, and
Religions
Part Ⅰ Reading
Text A Chinese Philosophy
Text B Master Hui Neng, the Sixth
Patriarch
Supplementary Reading
Part Ⅱ Watching, Listening and Speaking
Video Clip 1 The Three Teachings
Video Clip 2 Confucianism
Video Clip 3 Nanhua Temple in
Shaoguan
Part Ⅲ Assignments
Key to the Exercises and Transcripts