Unit One Culture and Civilization
Text A Ancient Chinese Civilization
Text B The Foundation of World Civilization
Supplementary Reading Ancient Views of World Geography
Unit Two People and Traditions
Text A Spring Festival--A Holiday that Blends Man and Nature
Text B Traditional American Values and Beliefs
Supplementary Reading Independence Days
Unit Three Politics and Government
Text A NPC & Western Parliament: Similarities and Differences
Text B Taiwan Solution: One Country Two Systems
Supplementary Reading Macao
Unit Four Traditional Chinese Ideas and Philosophy
Text A Heaven, Earth and Man
Text B The Delightful Pursuit of Human Love
Supplementary Reading Fortune and Misfortune
Unit Five Education in China
Text A Education System in China
Text B Confucius Institute in Africa
Supplementary Reading Online Learning May Solve Rural Teacher Shortage
Unit Six Science and Technology
Text A Technological Rise in China
Text B Cutting-Edge Tech Protects Ancient Culture
Supplementary Reading China's High-Speed Rail 10 Years on
Unit Seven Medicine and Martial Arts
Text A Yin and Yang in the Medical Theory
Text B Martial Arts and Chinese Culture
Supplementary Reading Medicine
Unit Eight Silk and Silk Road
Text A Silk and Silk Road--Past and Present
Text B Ancient Silk Road, Modern Links
Supplementary Reading Chinese Embroidery
Unit Nine Environmental Protection
Text A China's Action Plan for Air Pollution
Text B Greening of the Desert
Supplementary Reading Green is Gold: China's Remarkable Revival Project
Unit Ten International Exchanges
Text A Belt and Road Initiative
Text B Friends of the Chinese People
Supplementary Reading China-Panama Ties at a Glance
Unit Eleven Chinese Food and Culinary Arts
Text A The Ancient Culinary Art of China
Text B Tea Philosophy: An Intangible Cultural Heritage
Supplementary Reading Chinese Food in Green Eyes
Unit Twelve Architectural Wonders
Text A Chinese Architecture
Text B Architecture of the Forbidden City
Supplementary Reading Shanghai's Alleyways
Unit Thirteen Population and Family
Text A Ways to Tackle China's Demographic Challenges
