北京历代帝王庙始建于明代嘉靖九年（1530），清代断续沿用，距今已有470多年的历史。现为全国重点文物保护单位。它是明、清两朝祭祀三皇五帝、历代帝王和功臣名将的一座皇家庙宇，入祀中国史前时期的祖先人物三后五帝以及夏、商、周、汉、唐、宋、元、明等历代杰出帝王188位，功臣名将80位。 历代帝王庙的祭祀活动为国家祭祀，每年春秋两季举行。据文献记载，从明嘉靖十一年（1532）到清末（1911）的380年间，北京历代帝王庙共举行过662次祭祀大典达16次，其中，雍正帝5次、乾隆帝6次到历代帝王庙祭拜。

在甘肃省的版图上，位于黄河以西、祁连山脉与蒙古高原南缘隆起的北山之间，有一条长约一千公里，宽约数十里至百里的狭长地带，这就是的“河西走廊”。从这里往西，经过中亚，可以和南亚、西亚乃至整个欧洲联系起来。历史上，它曾是中西贸易最主要的通道，这条通道，被称为“丝绸之路”，它对世界文明的发展作出过重大贡献。敦煌，就处在河西走廊最西端。 1900年，一个偶然的机会，有一个叫王圆篆的道士，在敦煌莫高窟的一个洞窟里发现了数万卷经卷及文书。这位道士根本没有想到，他的这一发现，使敦煌这个从13世纪以后逐渐衰落的文明都市，再度引起全世界的广泛瞩目。

Many guidebooks have appeared in Chinese dedicated to Hangzhou ,the city of Heaven described by Marco Polo.now,added to those is Hangzhou ,the first English guidebook of its kind in china .Thiook has fie outstanding features.作者简介： Chen Gang waorn and educated in Hangzhou ,To date,he is the only Tour Guide Extraordinaire in East China's Zhjiang Province,and the only professor in January 1982 from the English Language and Literatrre Department of Zhejiang University,he began to serve as an Engling-speaking guideinterpreter,and later as manaer of the EuroAmerican Department of china Travel servie,he is author of West Lake Poerics,chief translator of A Trip to Mountains and Rivers in Zhejing province ,one o the few oficial translators of the Macmillan Encyclopedia ,and theses on couplets have been featrred in national and provincial academic publiations.

本书主要介绍了以老北京风情为表现对象的泥塑作品，本书语言流畅，京腔京韵，所收录的泥塑作品描绘了老北京人的衣食住行，涉及出行、娱乐、商业、文化等方方面面。通过阅读本书可以使读者身临其境的感受老北京人的精神面貌和风俗习惯。

《风景名胜读本》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《风景名胜读本》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。

In such an era of cultural assimilation, when bulldozers nudge their way toward the increasingly fewer Beijing hutong and siheyuan, and Shanghai linong, it is not only the old city districts that are declining; the unique Chinese architecture, culture and lifestyle are vanishing with them. Fortunately, the vast territory of China is still dotted with old townscapes dating back thousands of years, carrying on the continuous history and civilization of China. Zhouzhuang, Fenghuang,Hongcun, Tongli, Pingyao, Luodai, Lijiang, Dali ...these old towns enjoy their own tranquility, far from the din of the cities, and exude their own distinctive flavor and delicacy without the pompous magnificence of imperial palaces. Their names are beautiful symbols of China because of their small picturesque bridges, flowing waters and local houses that have long been portrayed in Chinese ink and wash paintings, numerous exquisite brick,stone and wood carvings, arches erected to commemorate chaste widows, a welter of ethnic customs

China Panorama is intended for the use by internationalstudents ing 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 intermunication between book and readers，teacher and students. It achieves the perfect match of culturalawareness and students needs.