中国概况（英文版）CHINA PANORAMA

ChinaPanoramaisintendedfortheusebyinternationalstudentscomingtoChinatostudytherequiredcourse"ChinaPanorama".AswellasreadingmaterialforallofthosestudyingChineseasasecondlanguage，thisbookisthetopchoiceforlearningChinesecultureandmotivatingstudents'interest.ThisbookintroducestopicssuchasChinesegeography，culture，history，internationalrelationsandthedevelopmentofthenation.

Readerswillfindtheyareinspired，challengedandprovidedwithculturalfactsthroughoutthelearningprocess.Inthepracticesections，lotsofthoughtprovokingandpracticalexercisesareset，encouragingintercommunicationbetweenbookandreaders，teacherandstudents.Itachievestheperfectmatchofculturalawarenessandstudentsneeds.

GUOPeng，HegraduatedfromPekingUniversitywithDoctorialDegreeonChineseLiteraturein1997.NowheisaprofessorofCollegeofChineseStudiesatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

CHENGLong，HegraduatedfromPekingUniversitywithDoctorialDegreeonChineseHistoryin2004.NowheisanassociateprofessorofCollegeofChineseStudiesatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

JIANGXiliang，HegraduatedfromBeijingLanguageandCultureUruversitywithMaster'sDegreeonChineseLiteraturein2010.NowheisworkingatthePresident'sOfficeofBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

WANGQun，ShegraduatedfromPortsmouthUniversityintheUKwithMaster'sDegreeonManagementofEducationandframingin2008，NowsheisaneditoratHigherEducationPress.

Preface
Reader'sGuide
IndexofPictures
Chapter1TheGeographicalEnvironmentandChineseCulturt
TheMainCharacteristicsofChina'sGeographicalEnvironment
TheInfluencesofGeographicalEnvironmentover
China'sAgriculturalCivilisation
ConfucianismandAncientAgriculturalCMlisation
AgricultureandChangesinPopulationandLanguage
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Chapter2TheHistoryandSocietyofChina
TheEarlyHistoryandGMlisationofChina
ConfuciusandHisInfluence
TheRiseandFallofAncientChina
China'sTransitiontoaModernSocietyActMties
Chapter3ChineseTraditionalThoughts
Pre-QinTimes：TheMakingandProsperityofChineseThought
IntegrationandVibrancyofThoughtintheHanDynasty
GreatBoomofThoughtandWei-JinStyle
CreativeEffortsinThoughtintheTangDynasty
Neo-ConfucianismintheSongandMingDynasties：RecreationofConfucianism
EnlightenmentofThreeGreatPhilosophersoftheEarly
QingDynasty
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Chapter4TheLivesoftheAncientChinese
BasicNecessitiesofAncientChinese
LanguageandCharactersofAncientGhina
TheGlamourofChineseTraditionalArts
CustomsandCeremoniesofAncientChineseSocietyActMties

Chapter5China'sContributiontotheWorld'sScienceandTechnology
ThePapermakingandPrintingTechnologyofAncientChina
TheSilkandPorcelainofChina
TheUniqueTraditionalChineseMedicine
TheAchievementsofMathematicsandAstronomyofAncientChina
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Chapter6MigrationandChina'sSocialChanges
TheMajorMigrationsinChineseHistory
InfluenceoftheMigrationsonChineseLanguage
MigrationsinModernGhina
OverseasChineseandtheSpreadofCulture
ActMties

Chapter7AwarenessandCollisionBetweenChinaandtheWest
MarcoPoloandTheTravelsofMarcoPolo
MatteoRicciandtheSpreadofWesternCivilisationinChinaMingandQingEmperors'PromotionoftheWestern
GultureSpreadinginChina
TheControversyovertheEtiquetteRiteandtheEndofCatholicisminChina
ActMties

Chapter8ChinainModernTimesandWesternCivilisation
ModernChina'sFirstBatchofFiguresLearningfromtheOutsideWorldandTheirWorks
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Chapter9TheLifeofContemporaryChinesePeople
Chapter10PoliticalSystemandBasicPoliaesofChinainthePresentAge
Chapter11ChinaGraduallylntegratingintothelnternationalCommunity
AppendixesABriefChronologyofChineseHistory