前言
Unit 1 Chinese Origin and Mythology
1.1 The Appellation of China
1.2 The Altemative Names of China
1.3 Mythology and Chinese Mythology
Unit 2 Chinese Language and Characters
2.1 Chinese Language
2.2 Chinese Characters
2.3 Chinese Calligraphy
Unit 3 The Ancient Chinese Cultural Symbols
3.1 Chinese Lunar Calendar
3.2 Chinese Zodiac Culture(The 12-Year Animal Cycle)
3.3 Chinese Solar Terms
3.4 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
3.5 Chinese Loong
3.6 Four Legendary Supernatural Beasts in Chinese Astrology
Unit 4 Chinese Philosophy and Religion(I)--The Doctrines of Kong―Meng
4.1 Confucius and His Life
4.2 Confucianism
4.3 Mencius and His Life
Unit 5 Chinese Philosophy and Religion(II)--Lao-Zhuang and Taoism
5.1 Laozi and Dao De Jing(Classic of the Way and Virtue)
5.2 Major Ideas in Dao De Jing
5.3 Zhuangzi and His Philosophy
5.4 Taoism
5.5 Religious Taoism
Unit 6 Chinese Philosophy and Religion(III)--Mozj and Han Feizi
6.1 Mozi and His Philosophy
6.2 Han Feizi and His Philosophy
Unit 7 Buddhism
7.1 The Origin of Buddhism
7.2 Major Buddhist Terms
7.3 Types of Buddhism
7.4 Influence on Chinese Culture
Unit 8 Education
8.1 Offi Schools
8.2 Private Schools
8.3 Academy of Classical Leaming
8.4 Old-style Tutorial Schools and Family Education
8.5 New Learning
Unit 9 Chinese Literature
9.1 Classical Literature
9.2 The Vernacular in the Republic of China
Unit 10 The Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Festivals
10.1 Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.2 Traditional Chinese Festivals
References

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