Unit One Culture and Civilization
Text A Ancient Chinese Civilization
Text B The Foundation of World Civilization
Supplementary Reading Ancient Views of World Geography
Unit Two People and Traditions
Text A Spring Festival——A Holiday that Blends Man and Nature
Text B Traditional American Values and Beliefs
Supplementary Reading Independence Days
Unit Three Politics and Government
Text A NPC & Western Parliament:
Similarities and Differences
Text B Taiwan Solution:One Country Two Systems
Supplementary Reading Macao
Unit Four Traditional Chinese Ideas and Philosophy
Text A Heaven, Earth and Man
Text B The Delightful Pursuit of Human Love
Supplementary Reading Fortune and Misfortune
Unit Five Marriage and Family
Text A Women and Marriage in China
Text B Women of the Tang Dynasty
Supplementary Reading Women in Wartime
Unit Six Sports and Olympics
Text A Sports and Games of Old China
Text B Beijing Olympic Games Tinged with Chinese Touch
Supplementary Reading Renowned Cultural and Sports
Figures in China
Unit Seven Medicine and Martial Arts
Text A Yin and Yang in the Medical Theory
Text B Martial Arts and Chinese Culture
Supplementary Reading Medicine
Unit Eight Silk and Silk Road
Text A Silk and Silk Road——Past and Present
Text B Ancient Silk Road, Modern Links
Supplementary Reading Chinese Embroidery
Unit Nine Environmental Protection
Text A Environmental Concerns
Text B Heeding Nature's Warnings
Supplementary Reading Construction and Protection——Beijing Feels Its Way in City Planning
Unit Ten Diplomacy——East & West
Text A The World of China, or China of the World——Chinese Diplomacy before 1949
Text B The World of China, or China of the World——Chinese Diplomacy after 1949
Supplementary Reading Travelers East and West
Unit Eleven Chinese Food and Culinary Arts
Text A The Ancient Culinary Art of China
Text B Tea Philosophy:
An Intangible Cultural Heritage
Supplementary Reading Chinese Food in Green Eyes
Unit Twelve Travel and Tourism
Text A Chinese water culture and implications for cruise tourism
Text B What does China's Tourism Law mean to Destinations?
Supplementary Reading Chinese Tourists Spend, and Offend, Freely
Unit Thirteen Population
Text A A Changing Population and Its Meaning
Text B A Variety of Ways to Provide for the Aged
Supplementary Reading The Floating Population
Unit Fourteen Clothing and Fashion
Text A A History of Shoes
Text B A Fu Cut and Ancient Hairdos
Supplementary Reading Cheongsam
Unit Fifteen Entertainment
Text A Yuan Dynasty Zaju
Text B Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
Supplementary Reading Facial Make-up in Operas
Unit Sixteen Ancient Relics
Text A Stories of Jade
Text B How the Tang Tri-color Simplified
Imperial Burials
Supplementary Reading Ever Popular: Blue-and-White Porcelain
Key to Exercises
Bibliography