Zhonghua wen hua qu tan = A kaleidoscope of Chinese culture / compiled by Zhang Yajun ; translated by Guo Hui ; [Zhang Yajun bian zhu]
Imprint
Beijing : Sinolingua, 2008
Edition
Di 1 ban
Descript
iv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
SUMMARY
The book introduces the important aspects of traditional Chinese culture in 14 topics, covering Chinese characters, numbers, animals, plants, colors, food, festivals, names and cross-cultural communication and so on. Special emphasis is placed on comparing and examining the different culture and customs of both the East and the West to help readers get a deeper understanding of China and its culture. Apart from serving as an interesting leisure reading material, the book can be used as a supplementary reading material of Chinese study. Each text, with English translation, is followed by sections such as Words, Notes and Examples, and Super Links
