Unit 1 Legends of Chinese Ancestors
Passage l Creation of Heaven and Earth by Pangu
Passage 2 Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and Yandi (Red Emperor)
Unit 2 Anecdotes of Personages
Passage 1 Stopping Halfway, Never Comes Ones Day
Passage 2 Bian Hehs Jade
Unit 3 Myths
Passage 1 The Story of Nezha
Passage 2 Meeting the Master
Unit 4 Fables
Passage 1 Carve on Gunwale of a Moving Boat
Passage 2 A Painted Snake Makes a Man Sick
Unit 5 Warriors
Passage 1 Battle of Maling
Passage 2 Battle of Hongshui
Unit 6 Folklores
Passage 1 Butterfly Lovers
Passage 2 Madam White Snake
Unit 7 Eight Immortals
Passage 1 The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea
Passage 2 Li Tieguai
Unit 8 Legends of Festivals
Passage l Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
Passage 2 Houyi Shot the Suns and Change Flew to the Moon
Unit 9 Heroines
Passage 1 The Legend of Hua Mulan
Passage 2 Mu Guiying: A Female General of Many Talents
Unit 10 Four Beauties of Ancient China
Passage 1 Xi Shi
Passage 2 Wang Zhaojun
Unit 11 Buddhists
Passage 1 Ji Gong
Passage 2 The Princess Kwan-Yin
Unit 12 Fairy Tales
Passage 1 Why Dog and Cat are Enemies
Passage 2 The Bird with Nine Heads
Unit 13 Practioners of Chinese Medicine
Passage 1 Bian Que
Passage 2 Hua Tuo
Unit 14 Confucianists
Passage 1 Mencius and His Mother: A Lesson Drawn from Weaving
Passage 2 The Wolf of Zhongshan
Unit 15 Characters in Literature
Passage 1 The Peach Garden Oath
Passage 2 Lu Zhishen
Unit 16 Reformers
Passage 1 Reforming Peoples Norms -- Ximen Bao
Passage 2 Shang Yang -- A Great Reformer with a Cruel, Tragic Ending
Appendix 1
Key to Exercises
Appendix 2
Ideological and Political Themes
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