The volume of history includes ten aspects, namely Chinese
dynasties, the unification of China by the First Qin Emperor, terracotta
warriors and horses, the Great Wall, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Monk Tang’s
pilgrimage for the Buddhist scriptures, the Four Great Inventions, the Silk
Road, the stories about Marco Polo, Zheng He
travelling to the West Ocean. Besides these, it also provides such cultural
tips as the Four Classics in Chinese literature, the ancient Chinese
philosophers, Chairman Mao Zedong’s poems, poems of
the Tang Dynasty, Monk Tang translating Buddhist scriptures, pills of immortality,
religions in China, the relationship between Italian food and Chinese food,
etc.
The volume of geography includes ten aspects, introducing
China’s location and administrative division, landform and terrain, population
and ethnic groups, climate and culture, famous mountains, the Yangtze River and
the Yellow River, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Inner Mongolia Grassland, Suzhou,
Hangzhou and Guilin. Besides these, there are also cultural notes such as the
inter-city railway, hydropower stations on the Yangtze River, Naadam Fair, Songkran
(Water-Splashing) Festival, Ice Sculpture Shows of Harbin, Shaolin
Temple, Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and China’s top ten tourist resorts, etc.
he volume of traditional festivals introduces ten most important traditional Chinese
festivals, including the Spring Festival, YuanxiaoFestival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat
Festival, the Night of Sevens, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival,
Winter Solstice, Laba Festival
and Little New Year. Besides these, there are also cultural tips such as
staying up all night on Spring Festival Eve, pasting the Spring Festival
couplets, watching Spring Festival Gala, guessing the lantern riddles, 24 solar
terms, Chinese people’s sense of reunion, the special meanings of the number
“9” and the ancestral worship ceremonies, etc.
The volume of
traditional festivals introduces ten most
important traditional Chinese festivals, including the Spring Festival, YuanxiaoFestival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat
Festival, the Night of Sevens, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival,
Winter Solstice, Laba Festival
and Little New Year. Besides these, there are also cultural tips such as
staying up all night on Spring Festival Eve, pasting the Spring Festival
couplets, watching Spring Festival Gala, guessing the lantern riddles, 24 solar
terms, Chinese people’s sense of reunion, the special meanings of the number
“9” and the ancestral worship ceremonies, etc.
The volume of myths and
legends includes ten stories, namely Pangu
creates the world, Nuwa patches up the sky, the
Foolish Old Man moves the mountains, Chang’e flies to
the moon, the Herd-boy and the Weaving-girl, the story of Meng
Jiangnu, the legend of White Snake, the Butterfly
Lovers, the Lotus Lamp, the Eight Immortal Beings
Cross the Sea. There are also cultural tips including the legendary Wu Gang,
Jade Rabbit, Jade Emperor, Heavenly Empress, Dragon King, Guanyin,
as well as a woman in man’s disguise, and the successful candidates in the
imperial examination in ancient China, etc.