Contents前 言…1Unit 1 Chinese Mythology…1Text A Chinese Mythology…2Text B Jingwei Determines to Fill Up the Sea…9Text C Animals in Mythology…10Unit 2 Chinese Dietary Tea Culture…14Text A Chinese Dietary Culture…15Text B A Bite of China…22Text C Cooking Methods…24Unit 3 Chinese Tea and Wine Culture…27Text A Tea Drinking in China…28Text B The Origin of Chinese Wine…32Unit 4 Chinese Clothing Culture…35Text A Chinese Clothing…36Text B The Silk Kingdom…42Text C Dress Code in China…43Unit 5 Chinese Architecture and Gardening …46Text A Ancient Chinese Architecture…47Text B Number “9” and the Imperial Buildings…56Text C Chinese Stone Lions…57Unit 6 World Natural and Cultural Heritage in China…60Text A World Heritage in China…61Text B World Heritage Preservation in China…71Text C The Benefits of Ratification…72Unit 7 Chinese Festivals and Folk Customs…75Text A Chinese Festivals…76Text B Chinese Folklore…83Text C Exchange of Gifts…85Text D Spring Festival Gala…86Unit 8 Arts and Crafts…90Text A Chinese Arts and Crafts…91Text B Paper Cutting…97Text C A Carpenter Consecrated by Artisans of All Crafts…98Text D National Treasure’s Name Amended…99Unit 9 Painting and Calligraphy…101Text A Traditional Chinese Painting …102Text B Calligraphy…108Text C Four Treasures of the Study…111Unit 10 Chinese Operas…114Text A Beijing Opera…115Text B Characteristics of Beijing Opera Costumes…122Text C Kunqu: Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage…123Unit 11 Traditional Chinese Medicine…126Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine: Basic Principles…127Text B Methods of Treatment in Chinese Medicine …133Text C Yangsheng…136Text D Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine…137Unit 12 Chinese Philosophy…140Text A Confucianism…141Text B Taoism(1)…148Text C Zhuang Zi…150Text D Mo Zi and His Philosophy…151Text E Han Fei, a Legalist…152Unit 13 Chinese Religion…155Text A Chinese Religion…156Text B Taoism(2)…162Text C Wudang Mountain…164Text D The Early Buddhism Temples in Tibet…165Unit 14 The Chinese Language…167Text A The Chinese Language…168Text B Some Distinctive Features of the Chinese Language…176Text C The National Language…180Text D Complex Chinese Characters and Simplified Ones…180Unit 15 Chinese Literature…183Text A Ancient Chinese Literature…184Text B Lu Xun’s Works…193Text C Guo Moruo…194重點參考的書目和網站…196信息