《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《风土人情读本》为该丛书之一，由周晨萌编著。

Traditional images of the lion are iconic cultural symbols of China. The lion is believed to be one of the most auspicious animals in Chinese folk culture. Images of the creature gradually gained popularity throughout the country as they spread from religious venues to people's homes. With their distinctive national character and regional features, rugged appearance and excellent craftsmanship, Chinese stone lions are favorites of the Chinese people.This book focuses on the development of stone lion carving, the evolution of its designs, the folk culture the creatures exemplify, the principles for stone lion carving, and the various styles and uses of stone lions. On these pages are more than 300 photographs of the carved beasts from nearly 20 regions in China.

诗文名句是历代文学作品中的精华，而俗语则是民间智慧的结品。写作时恰当地引用一些诗文名句和俗语，可以使语言生动活泼，增强文章的说服力和表现力。本书以“易于理解、便于记诵、适于引用”为原则，从浩如烟海的历代诗文名句和俗语中精心筛选出1300多条，按内容分类编排，并编制了音序索引，目的是为广大读者特别是中小学生提供一种简便实用的工具书。诗文名句和俗语之间有时并没有明确的界限。有些诗文名句在流传过程中成为俗语，而字句未作改动，如“尺有所短，寸有所长”、“近水楼台先得月，向阳花木易为春”，分别出自战国屈原《卜居》和宋苏麟诗。