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This advanced textbook is geared towards students who have good communications skills in Chinese, but need more advanced knowledge to gain the basic abilities of reading, writing and carrying out formal expression. The book consists of 25 lessons, grouped into four specific cultural themes. Each lesson begins with a general introduction on the topic, followed by supplementary texts, vocabulary exercises, grammar and idiomatic expressions to reinforce understanding of the texts at the discourse level. The book discusses topics such as Chinese peasants, modernization, holidays, and religions and beliefs.

本书作者是旅美文化人类学者，出版过文化人类学专著、译著和文学作品多部，在海内外深有影响。本书作还是一位散文和随笔作家，在中国大陆、港台和美国的报刊上发表文章二面余篇。作者多年在海外教授汉语和中国文化，对它们的理解极为深挚。其文笔明白晓畅，清晰犀利，有极强的可读性；其讨论内容客观、广泛、富有趣味和论辩性。在此书中，作者在介绍，评鉴的基础上试图对所涉及的命题给以更进一步的深层分析，对中国人的精神文化和物质文化、士大夫文化和民间文化分别进行了深入浅出的介绍。作者试图通过语言传授文化、寓教于乐，用潜移默化的方式促进语言的习得。其立论新颖、训练方法完备，兼顾各种题材和体裁的选文，适用于外国人和华裔子弟文理各科的高级汉诏教学。 请点击参阅中文目录