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Chinese Language and Culture An Intermediate Reader / Huang Weijia, Ao Qun he zhu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huang, Weijia.
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese language.
- Chinese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
- Genre:
- Textbooks -- for English speakers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (486 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- Some text and table of contents also in English.
- Summary:
- This is a reader written especially for learners of intermediate level Chinese and above. It contains forty articles on topics such as Chinese language, culture, history, society, folklore, holidays, geography. The articles, arranged according to level of difficulty, are concise and written in a clear and colloquial style. Grammatical notes and exercises are included after each article and two appendices are available for easy reference.
- Contents:
- Half Title
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Second Printing
- Preface
- Abbreviations of Parts of Speech
- 1. Is Chinese Difficult to Learn?
- 2. Introduction to Chinese Characters
- 3. The Great Wall
- 4. How Names for China and the Chinese Have Changed
- 5. Matchmaking
- 6. The Trouble with Homophones
- 7. Going to College in China
- 8. Birth Control and Human Rights
- 9. Complex Characters and Simplified Characters
- 10. Characters with More Than One Meaning
- 11. Chinese New Year and New Year Money
- 12. Chinese Valentine's Day
- 13. "Women Can Hold Up Half the Sky
- 14. Every Family Has Its Elderly Members
- 15. Special Foods for Festivals and Holidays
- 16. Touring Around China
- 17. Myths and Folklore
- 18. The Origins of Chinese Proverbs
- 19. The Implications of Colors
- 20. "To Suffer Losses Is Good Forfune" and "Ignorance Is Bliss
- 21. Religious Beliefs in China
- 22. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
- Vocabulary Index
- Grammar and Terms Index
- References.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789629960063
- 9629960060
- OCLC:
- 1256260195
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