本书是在内容依托教学理念指导下，依托国家哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”推出的系列英语内容依托教材之一，是大连外国语学院和辽宁省两级教学成果一等奖并被辽宁省推荐参评*教学成果的重要组成部分。　　本书涵盖了中国文化的代表性主题，精选十五个中华文化知识板块，撷取中国文化的一个个典型侧面，按照衣、食、住、行等专题组织编排。涉及学生进行语言或文化交流的高频主题，搭建中西文化的桥梁。以介绍中国优秀的传统文化为主线，力求具有代表性、民族性和趣味性。使学生通过对这些资料的学习和领悟，培养民族自豪感，陶冶审美情操，弘扬中华民族的人文精神。同时突出了学生的主体地位设计了新颖的活动版块，打破了传统教材单调的训练程式，从学生的要求和实际情况出发，培养他们的自主学习能力。

常俊跃，大连外国语大学英语学院院长。主持并完成国家哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”，主持并正在进行国家社会科学基金项目立项“内容依托教学理论指导下英语专业整体课程体系的改革与实践研究”。 负责的专业2010年获*特色专业建设点。

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重点参考的书目和网站…196