Unit 1 Talking About China ..................................................................................................... 1 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................... 1 Text 1 General Survey ....................................................................................................... 1 Text 2 Geographic Overview ............................................................................................ 3 Section B Listening and Speaking .......................................................................................... 7 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Chinese History ................................................................... 7 Text 4 Cities to See in China ........................................................................................... 10 Unit 2 Chinese People ............................................................................................................. 18 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 18 Text 1 Han People ........................................................................................................... 18 Text 2 A Glimpse of Chinese 55 Ethnic Minorities ......................................................... 20 Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 25 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Modern Chinese Youth ...................................................... 25 Text 4 Mosuo People—A Matriarchal Society ............................................................... 27 Unit 3 Chinese Language and Literature ............................................................................. 36 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 36 Text 1 Jin Yong, a Literary Swordsman .......................................................................... 36 Text 2 White Deer Plain .................................................................................................. 38 Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 42 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: An Interview of Liu Cixin .................................................. 42 Text 4 A Talk on Chinese Literature in the 20th Century .................................................. 44 Unit 4 Chinese Education ....................................................................................................... 52 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 52 Text 1 Reforming Chinese Education ............................................................................. 52 Text 2 Online Education: Ushering in a New Era of China’s Education ......................... 54 Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 58 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: China’s Education .............................................................. 58 Text 4 Tao Xingzhi ........................................................................................................... 60 Unit 5 Economy, Science and Technology ............................................................................. 71 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 71 Text 1 A New Legend for an Ancient City ....................................................................... 71 Text 2 China Is Pushing Ahead in New Fronts of Science and Technology Development ........................................................................................................ 73 Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 79 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: China’s Manned Submersible ........................................... 79 Text 4 A Tour Guide Commentary on Qinghai-Tibet Railway ........................................ 81 Unit 6 Chinese Holidays and Folk Customs ......................................................................... 89 Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 89 Text 1 Chinese New Year in the Modern World: A Traditional Chinese Holiday Today ...................................................................................................... 89 Text 2 Dragon Boat Festival ............................................................................................ 91 Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 95 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Our Traditional Holidays―Still Meaningful? ................... 95 Text 4 A Speech on Double Seventh Festival ................................................................... 97 Unit 7 Land of Splendor ....................................................................................................... 107 Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 107 Text 1 The Yellow River ................................................................................................ 107 Text 2 The Great Wall .................................................................................................... 110 Section B Listening and Speaking ...................................................................................... 114 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: The Summer Palace ......................................................... 114 Text 4 Sacred Mountains of China: Four Great Mountains of Buddhism ..................... 116 Unit 8 Chinese Food Culture ............................................................................................... 126 Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 126 Text 1 The Principles of Chinese Cuisine ..................................................................... 126 Text 2 Regional Cuisines ............................................................................................... 128 Section B Listening and Speaking ...................................................................................... 132 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Beijing Roast Duck ......................................................... 132 Text 4 A Tour Guide Commentary on Beijing Snacks .................................................. 134 Unit 9 Chinese Medicine ....................................................................................................... 142 Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 142 Text 1 An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine .............................................. 142 Text 2 An Introduction to Acupuncture ......................................................................... 145 Section B Listening and Speaking ...................................................................................... 149 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About Qi-gong Therapy .................................................. 149 Text 4 A Lecture on Beijing Tongrentang ..................................................................... 150 Unit 10 National Treasures ................................................................................................... 158 Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 158 Text 1 Wushu and Tai Ji Quan ....................................................................................... 158 Text 2 Chinese Handicrafts ........................................................................................... 160 Section B Listening and Speaking ...................................................................................... 163 Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Beijing Opera .................................................................. 163 Text 4 A Tour Guide Commentary on Dashilar ............................................................. 165