1Tour Reservation and Arrival
Lesson 1 At the Travel Agency………………………………………3
Lesson 2 Ticket Reservation and in Flight……………………10
Lesson 3 Customs Inspection………………………………………18
2Accommodation
Lesson 4 Room Reservation…………………………………………27
Lesson 5 Registration and Room Services……………………34
Lesson 6 Complaints and Emergencies…………………………43
3Food Culture
Lesson 7 Chinese Food Culture Overview……………………55
Lesson 8 Table Manners and Cooking Techniques………63
Lesson 9 Famous Dishes and Their Stories……………………70
Lesson 10 Chinese Tea Culture………………………………………78
4Tourist Attractions
Section One Northeast China
Lesson 11 Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning……………………89
Section Two North China
Lesson 12 Beijing……………………………………………………………97
Lesson 13 Shanxi and Inner Mongolia……………………………105
Section Three Northwest China
Lesson 14 Gansu and Qinghai…………………………………………113
Lesson 15 Shaanxi……………………………………………………………121
Lesson 16 Xinjiang…………………………………………………………129
Section Four East China
Lesson 17 Shandong and Jiangsu……………………………………137
Lesson 18 AnHui, Shanghai and Zhejiang………………………146
Lesson 19 Fujian and Jiangxi……………………………………………153
Section Five Central and South China
Lesson 20 Henan……………………………………………………………161
Lesson 21 Hubei and Hunan……………………………………………168
Lesson 22 Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan…………………176
Section Six Southwest China
Lesson 23 Sichuan and Guizhou……………………………………184
Lesson 24 Yunnan and Tibet……………………………………………192
Lesson 25 Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan……………………202
Lesson 26 Great Rivers and the Silk Road………………………209
5Shopping
Lesson 27 Pottery and Porcelain……………………………………221
Lesson 28 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy…………………229
Lesson 29 Chinese Embroidery………………………………………238
Lesson 30 Chinese Clothing and Ornamentation……………246
6Gems of Chinese Culture
Lesson 31 Chinese Operas………………………………………………257
Lesson 32 Chinese Martial Arts………………………………………268
Lesson 33 Traditional Chinese Medicine…………………………276
Lesson 34 Chinese Customs and Etiquette……………………286
Lesson 35 Traditional Chinese Festivals…………………………296
7Departure
Lesson 36 Good-bye, China………………………………………………309
Key to the Exercises