Part I Wisdom and Beliefs Unit 1. Lao Zi's Philosophy of Non-action

1.1 Legends about Lao Zi and Popularity of Tao Te Ching

1.2 Namelessness of Tao

1.3 Naturalness and Non-action

Quiz 1

Assignment 1 Chinese-English Translation

Unit 2 Confucian Thought on Heaven and Humanity

2.1 On Heaven:The Source of Everything

2.2 On People: Ren and Li

2.3 On the State of Life

Unit 3 Buddhist Truths

3.1 Seeking Buddhist Truths

3.2 The Eternal Smile of the Buddha

Quiz 2

Part II Creativity and Culture Unit 4 Chinese Characters

4.1 Characters from Underground-Jiaguwen

4.2 Han Characters and Chinese Language

4.3 Discovery of Origins of Han Characters

Quiz 3

Unit 5 Yellow River Culture

5.1 Chinese Dragon Culture

5.2 The Ancient Silk Road

5.3 Terracotta Army

Unit 6 Manchu-Qing Dynasty Culture

6.1 Manchu Residence

6.2 Manchu Costumes

6.3 Qing Dynasty Literature

Unit 7 Folk Customs

7.1 Little New Year

7.2 Culinary Delights

7.3 Ways of Savoring Tea

Part III Cultural Experience Unit 8 Former First Lady's Trip to China in 2014

8.1 The Forbidden City

8.2 Peking Opera

8.3 Chinese Dishes in English

8.4 The Great Wall

Quiz 4

Part IV Art and Aesthetics Unit 9 Traditional Chinese Music and Instruments

9.1 Overview of Traditional Chinese Music

9.2 Guqin--Streaming Rhymes

9.3 Pipa--Dingdong a Song

9.4 Guzheng--Limpid and Lifting Tunes

9.5 Erhu--A Weeping Voice

9.6 Idioms and Their Stories Related to Music

Quiz 5

Unit 10 Flying Strokes of Calligraphy

10.1 Flying Strokes of Calligraphy

10.2 “Hidden Style" of the Yan Script

Unit 11 Private Gardens in China

11.1 Gardening Styles

11.2 A Sense of Space

11.3 The Art of Contrast

11.4 Classical Gardens of Suzhou

11.5 Classical Oriental and Occidental Gardens

Quiz 6

Assignment 2

Part V Cultural Experience Unit 12 Liang and Lin in Exploring Architectural Past

12.1 A Professorship in Northeastern University in 1928-1931

12.2 Lin Huiyin, a Poet and One of Her Poems