This book introduces ten aspects including China’s dynasties, Qin Shi Huang unifying China, Terra-Cotta Warriors, the Great Wall, the prosperous period of Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to the west, the four great inventions of ancient China, the Silk Road, the story of Marco Polo, Zhenghe’s travelling to the west. Besides these, there are also cultural notes such as four Chinese famous classic books, the ancient philosophers in the pre-Qin period, Mao Tse-tung’s poetry, poetry of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang’s translation of the Buddhist Scriptures, elixir, Chinese religion, and the relation between Italian food and Chinese food, etc.

Meiru LIU, the master and doctor of China study, the professor of Chinese Language and Culture in Portland State University in the United States, and the foreign director of Confucius Institute (2007-2015). She has more than 30 years of experience in Chinese-teaching, cultural communication and transmission and has compiled many TCFL textbooks. Lina LU, the master of culture communication, the doctor of pedagogy in Portland State University in the United States and the president of ATCO. Since 1986, she has been teaching Chinese and the cultural comparison between China and the U.S in many universities of America and Canada.