本书介绍了中国的历史文化、风土人情、旅游**和民间传说，使来访的外国朋友更好地了解中国、学讲中国话，同时，享受*佳的假期或成功的商务旅行。
该书主体内容分三部分，其中，第二部分包括中英对照的句型和对话，但其他部分又绝非单纯的中英对照。文中所选词语简短实用并附有拼音，便于读者在较短时间内学会讲一些中国话。书中较为详尽地选出中国各省市的名胜古迹（共250多处），并附旅游路线和旅游示意图供参考；编录了历代王朝和现代各个历史时期的重要人物和事件；介绍了中国古代伟大的思想家和诗人，还收集了全国各地的名菜，东西方文化差异等。因此本书内容丰富，知识面广，值得阅读与欣赏。

Preface
Foreword
How to Use The Book
Part 1 Tourist Guide
1. Popular Scenic Sites
2. Suggested Itineraries
3. A Travel Map
Part 2 Learning Chinese
1. Basic Sentence Patterns
Common Phrases
Greetings
Gratitude / Appreciation
Good Wishes
Apology
Consent
Disagreement
Advice
Asking favors
Suggestions
2. Conversations about Daily Life
Asking Directions
Going by Subway
Making a Telephone Call
Going Shopping
At the Post Office
At the Hotel
At the Bank
At a Restaurant
At the Airport
Making New Friends
At the Railway Station
Sightseeing
Renting a House
Talking about Hobbies
At the Barbershop
At the Hairdresser's
At a Foreign Book Store
At the Laundry
Taking a Taxi
Taking a Bus
Talking about Family
Talking about Activities
Saying Goodbye
Receiving Visitors
Talking about Seasons and Weather
Visiting Doctors
Going to a Show
Going to Church
Part 3 Chinese History and Culture
1. China from Ancient Dynasties to Modern Times
2. The Great Thinkers in Chinese History
3. Religion in China
4. Chinese Opera
5. Famous Painters of Modern Times
6. Ancient Popular Poets and Calligraphers
7. Special Regional Food
8. Traditional Chinese Medicine
9. The History of the Great Wall
10. Chinese Legends and Folklore
11. Duan Wu Jie: Dragon Boat Raue and Rice Dumpling
12. Culture Differences between East and West
13. Tips for Tourists
14. Bargaining in China
Appendices
1. Chinese Festivals
2. Auspicious Characters, Phrases and Traditional
Meanings for Flowers and Animals
3. Numbers
4. Chinese Horoscope
5. Understand Pin Yin
6. China's Provinces and Municipalities Directly Under the Central Government
Basic Dictionary