你知道如何用中國人的方式和中國人打交道嗎？你想了解中國人重要的節日和禮俗嗎？自古以來，華夏大地上，歷朝歷代經歷分分合合，以及民族的融合與遷徙，造就了一個融合多元的中華文明。在中國，由於地域廣闊，各個民族的自然環境、歷史背景、經濟狀況以及宗教信仰等方面的不同，形成了具有民族特色的風俗習慣和傳統節日。請從閱讀這本有趣的圖書開始吧!你將會在了解中國傳統文化精華的同時，領略到真實生動、多姿多彩的中華民俗風貌。

本書從中華民族的歲時節慶風俗、人生風俗、生活風俗、社會風俗、信 仰風俗、民間藝術等各個側面，深入淺出地敘述了中國民俗文化的歷史和現 狀，生動地展現了中國民俗的豐富內涵。 本書文字簡明生動，內容豐富有趣，可使讀者對中華民族的風土民情、 歷史文化及民族風俗習慣等有更加深刻的了解和更為全面的認識。

Chapter One Chinese Folk Customs and the Four Seasons
　Spring Festival--The Commencement of a Lunar New Year
　Red Spring Couplets Pasted on Every Door--From Peachwood
　Charms against Evil to Spring Festival Couplets
　The Character "Happiness" Pasted Upside-down
　Why is the Lunar New Year Celebrated with Firecrackers?
　Merry Celebration of the Lantern Festival, the 15 Day of the Lunar Month
　Sacrifice to the Ancestors, Spring Outings and the Qingming Festival(The Tomb-sweeping Festival)
　Zongzi, Dragon-boat and the Dragon-boat Festival
　What is the Double-Seventh Festival?
　The Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon-Watching and Moon Cakes
　The Double-Ninth Festival--The Festival for the Aged
　Winter Solstice--The Winter Festival
　Laba Porridge and the Laba Festival
　Interesting Stories about "Sending off the Kitchen God"
　About "Shousui"(Staying up Late or All Night on New Year's Eve)
Chapter Two Folk Customs and the Life of the Chinese People
　Year of Birth and the Symbolic Animals
　Meaningful Surnames
　Birth Rituals
　One-month-Old Celebration and Haircut
　"Zhua Zhou" (Grabbing Test on the ~ccasion of a Baby's First Birthday)
　The Significance of Naming a Child
　Rituals of Coming-of-Age--Past and Presen
Multifarious Marriage Customs
Birthday Celebration and Longevity Celebration
　Funeral--The Last Scene of One's Life
Chapter Three Folk Customs and People's Daily Life
　Colourful Tea Customs
　"There is no banquet without alcohol-drinking "--Alcohol drinking and Chinese People
　Seating Arrangement at Banquets
Chapter Four Folk Customs and Folk Language
　tumorous Allegorical Folk Sayings
　Street Corner Wisdom in Proverbs
　Proverbs Related to Farming
　Proverbs about Staying in Good Health
Chapter Five Folk Customs and Folk Beliefs
　The Misery-Relieving Goddess Kwan-yin
　The Sea Goddess Mazu
　The Ever-smiling Buddha Maitreya
　The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea,Each Reveals its Divine Power
　Mountain Gods, River Gods and Thunder Gods
　Earth Gods and Earth God Tempies
　Guan Yu and the Lord Guan Temple
　Why Town God's Temple is Found Everywhere?
　The Highly-worshiped Gods of Fortune
　Gift Money and Protective Talismans
　Eight Treasures and Eight Mascots
　Jade and Traditional Folk Beliefs
Chapter Six Folk Customs and Folk Arts
Yangko Dance and Walking on Stilts
Festive Lantern and Dragon Lantern
The Age-old Paper-cut Art
The Story of the Door Gods
Exotic New Year Pictures
The Appealing Chinese Shadow Play
Chapter Seven Traditional Festivals Celebrated by Ethnic Minorities
The Cheerful Singing-Song Festival of the Zhuang Nationality
The Jubilant Water-Splashing Festival of the Dai Nationality
The Exciting Torch Festival of the Yi Nationality
The Joyous Reed Pipe Festival of the Miao Nationality
The Grand Shoton Festival of the Tibetans
The Kuzhazha Festival of the Hani Nationality