中国语言与文化

Unit 1 Harmony in Chinese Culture and Language
Lead-in Story： Confucius
1．Harmony in Confucianism
2．The Five Classics and Four Books of Confucians
3．Foundations of Education
4．Noble Men
5．Mellowness in Chinese Character
6．Harmony in Chinese Language
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 2 Hierarchy in Chinese Culture and Language
Lead-in Story： Mencius
1．Social Hierarchy Promoted by Confucianism
2．The Way of Heaven
3．The Way of Humans
4．Hierarchy in Chinese Language
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 3 Freedom in Chinese Culture and Language
Lead-in Story： Laozi
1．Development of Taoism
2．Tao Promoted by Taoism
3．Eight Immortals
4．Old Roguery in Chinese Character
5．Freedom in Chinese Language
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 4 Pacifism in Chinese Culture and Character
Lead-in Story： Tang Xuanzang
1．The Development of Buddhism
2．The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
3．Cause and Effect Advocated by Buddhism
4．Recycling of Life
5．Pacifism in Chinese Character
6．Influence of Buddhism Scriptures on Chinese Language
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 5 Chinese Names of People and Places
Lead-in Story： Yan Di and Huang Di
1．Origin of Chinese Family Names
2．Relations Between Given Name and Alias
3．Features of Chinese Names
4．The Five Elements （ Wu Xing）
5．Values Reflected in Chinese Names
6．Chinese Place Names
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 6 Chinese Cuisine， Wine and Tea
Lead-in Story： Su Dongpo and Dongpo pork
1．Table Manners
2．Eight Cuisines
3．Features of Chinese Cuisine Culture
4．Values Reflected in Chinese Dish Names
5．Wine Culture
6．Tea Culture
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 7 Chinese Arts
Lead-in Story： Wang Xizhi
1．Chinese Calligraphy
2．Chinese Painting
3．Opera
4．Chinese Architecture
5．Chinese Jade and Chinese Cloisonne （Jing Tai Lan）
6．Chinese Cloisonne （Jing Tai Lan）
7．Features of Chinese Arts
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 8 Chinese Way of Thinking
Lead-in Story： Wang Yangming
1．Heaven and Human in One
2．Wang Yangming's Philosophy
3．The Heart-mind and the Things-events
4．Chinese Mind （Excerpts from My Country and My People）
5．Comparison of Chinese and Western Way of Thinking
6．Metaphor in Chinese
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 9 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead-in Story： Li Shizhen
1．Thoughts of TCM
2．Medical Theories
3．Therapeutical Methods of TCM
4．Traditional Chinese Life Nourishing Methods
5．Features of TCM
Exercises
Further Reading
Unit 10 Chinese Poetry and Novels
Lead-in Story： Li Bai
1．Development of Chinese Poetry
2．Poetry's Religious Function（ Excerpt from My Country and My People）
3．Appreciation of Tang Poetry and Song Ci
4．Features of Chinese Poetry
5．Development of Chinese Novels
6．Features of Chinese Novels
Exercises
Further Reading
Keys to Exercises
Bibliography