Myths and Legends 神话传说 The Beginning of the World...............................................................002 盘古开天辟地 Nü Wa Creating Human Beings........................................................004 女娲造人 Gong Gong Hitting Buzhou Mountain...............................................006 共工撞不周山 Nü Wa Patching the Sky...................................................................008 女娲补天 Kua Fu Chasing the Sun...................................................................010 夸父追日 Hou Yi Shooting the Sun...................................................................012 后羿射日 The Goddess Chang’e Flying to the Moon........................................014 嫦娥奔月 The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid................................................016 牛郎织女 Chapter 2 Traditional Festivals 传统节日 The Spring Festival...........................................................................019 春节 The Lantern Festival.........................................................................021 元宵节 The Qingming Festival......................................................................023 清明节 The Dragon Boat Festival.................................................................025 端午节 The Qixi Festival...............................................................................028 七夕节 The Mid-Autumn Festival..................................................................030 中秋节 The Double Ninth Festival.................................................................032 重阳节 The Winter Solstice...........................................................................034 冬至 The Laba Rice Porridge Festival.......................................................036 腊八节 Chinese New Year’s Eve...................................................................038 除夕 Chapter 3 Colorful National Quintessence 缤纷国粹 Beijing Opera....................................................................................041 京剧 Porcelain...........................................................................................043 瓷器 Silk....................................................................................................045 丝绸 Chinese Kung Fu..............................................................................047 中国功夫 Traditional Chinese Medicine............................................................049 中医 Calligraphy........................................................................................051 书法 Traditional Chinese Painting.............................................................053 国画 Paper Cutting....................................................................................055 剪纸 Crosstalk...........................................................................................057 相声 Classical Chinese Music...................................................................059 中国古典音乐 Chinese Tea Culture..........................................................................061 中国茶文化 Chapter 4 Magnificent National Treasures 瑰丽国宝 Houmuwu Square Cauldron..............................................................064 后母戊鼎 The Square Zun with Four Goats......................................................066 四羊方尊 The Marquis Yi Chime Bells..............................................................068 曾侯乙编钟 Jade Clothes Sewn with Gold Threads.............................................070 金缕玉衣 Riverside Scene at the Qingming Festival........................................072 清明上河图 The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection...................................074 兰亭集序 Chapter 5 Rites and Customs 礼仪风俗 Name.................................................................................................077 姓名 Totem................................................................................................079 图腾 The Chinese Zodiac..........................................................................081 十二生肖 The Twenty-four Solar Terms............................................................083 二十四节气 Traditional Wedding..........................................................................085 传统婚礼 Family Values....................................................................................087 家庭观念 Taboo Numbers and Colors..............................................................089 忌讳的数字和颜色 Reciprocal Courtesy..........................................................................091 礼尚往来 Social Etiquette.................................................................................093 交往礼仪 Chapter 6 Ancient Literature, Thought, Science and Technology 古代文学、思想及科技 Classical Chinese Poetry..................................................................096 古诗词 Tang Poetry.......................................................................................098 唐诗 Song Ci.............................................................................................100 宋词 Yuan Qu............................................................................................102 元曲 Confucius and Confucianism............................................................104 孔子和儒家 Taoism...............................................................................................106 道家 Hundred Schools of Thought.............................................................108 诸子百家 The Chinese Character..................................................................... 110 汉字 Ancient Chinese Philosophy............................................................. 112 中国古代哲学 Ancient Chinese Science and Technology........................................ 114 中国古代科技 Four Great Inventions....................................................................... 116 四大发明 Ancient Chinese Fiction.................................................................... 118 中国古典小说 A Dream of Red Mansions................................................................120 《红楼梦》 The Journey to the West...................................................................122 《西游记》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms..............................................124 《三国演义》 The Water Margin..............................................................................126 《水浒传》 Chapter 7 Classical Attire and Utensils 古典服饰与用具 Traditional Chinese Clothing.............................................................129 汉服 Tangzhuang.......................................................................................131 唐装 The Origin of Qipao...........................................................................133 旗袍的由来 The Ink Brush....................................................................................135 毛笔 The Circular Fan...............................................................................137 团扇 The Oil-Paper Umbrella....................................................................139 油纸伞 The Chinese Lantern.........................................................................141 灯笼 The Jade Pendant.............................................................................143 玉佩