China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents coming to China to study the required course "ChinaPanorama". As well as reading material for all of those studyingChinese as a second language, thiook is the top choice forlearning Chinese culture and motivating students' interest. Thisbook introduces topics such as Chinese geography, culture, history,international relations and the development of the nation. Readers will find they are inspired, challenged and provided withcultural facts throughout the learning process. In the practicesections, lots of thought provoking and practical exercises areset, encouraging intercommunication between book and readers,teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.
本书是关于中国古老农业区一个典型村庄全面而详尽的研究。这个村庄是作者的家乡,凭着对那里人们生活的熟悉和公正,作者写出了这一个中国村庄。家庭生活、村内冲突、庄稼种植和孩子游戏只是他所描写的乡村生活诸多内容中的几个方面。一个中国村庄是切近理解和科学精确的完善结合,是本把中国乡村生活各方面总合起来加以完全贯通和透彻理解地描述的书。该书和早它出版的《江村经济》(费孝通著)、《金翼》(林耀华著)以及晚它出版的《祖荫下》(许烺光著)并列为早期中国人类学的里程碑作品。
《走进中国丛书》是专门为海外和来华留学学习中文且具备一定的中文阅读能力、有兴趣了解中国社会、历史和文化的读者编写的。其中每本书含25~30篇短文,文章围绕每本书的主题,选取中国社会具有代表性、特色性、先进性、创新性的题目编写而成,其语言尽量通俗易懂,避免生僻词语。希望本书是一个窗口,能够让海外学生、来华学子从中看到中国社会、历史和文化的概貌与特色。同时也希望它是一座桥梁,能够让海外学生、来华学子通过它而更加了解中国的国情民情,为今后的学习、生活和工作提供便利。本册《风景名胜读本》为该丛书之一,由李彤编著。