Unit One  The People and the Land of China

  Section A

    Passage 1  Diverse Land

    Passage 2  The People

  Section B

    Passage 1  Group Cohesiveness in Contemporary China

    Passage 2  The Five Constant Virtues: The Virtues Upheld by the Chinese Benevolence

Unit Two  Chinese Philosophy and Religions

  Section A

    Passage 1  Taoism

    Passage 2  Legalism

  Section B

    Passage 1  Confucianism

    Passage 2  Buddhism in China

Unit Three  Chinese Classical Literature

  Section A

    Passage 1  Chinese Classical Prose

    Passage 2  Ancient Chinese Mythology

  Section B

    Passage 1  A General Introduction to Chinese Classical Literature

    Passage 2  A Brief Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry

Unit Four  Traditional Chinese Music 8~ Performance

  Section A

    Passage 1  Chinese Music

    Passage 2  Traditional Musical Instruments

  Section B

    Passage 1  Peking Opera

    Passage 2  Sichuan Opera Wows with Face Changing

Unit Five  English Language

  Section A

    Passage 1  Standard English

    Passage 2  History of the English Language

  Section B

    Passage 1  The Introduction of English Language

    Passage 2  English as a Second or Foreign Language

Unit Six  Festivals and Customs

  Section A

    Passage 1  The Stereotype of Sleepovers

    Passage 2  April Fools' Day Origins a Mystery

  Section B

    Passage 1  Christmas

    Passage 2  Thanksgiving Day

Unit Seven  Food Culture

  Section A

    Passage 1  American Cooking

    Passage 2  American Food

  Section B

    Passage 1  New Year's Food

    Passage 2  Table Manners

Unit Eight  History and Geography

  Section A

    Passage 1  A Brief History of Australia

    Passage 2  The Search for Fresh Water

  Section B

    Passage 1  Running Dry

    Passage 2  A Brief History of Britain

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