本書的基本內容由社會與文化、景點介紹和情景對話三個部分組成。**部分主要涉及中國國情、地理、歷史、文化、民族、宗教、民俗、飲食、物產、建築等內容；第二部分為一些重點景區景點介紹，目的是為導遊提供景區景點外語導遊的範本；第三部分以實用性為特點，以導遊過程中的關鍵環節為背景設計情景對話，為讀者提供了規範性旅遊接待佳話的範例。全書語言規範，實用性強，既可作為導遊人員資格考試培訓教材，也適合各旅遊院校導遊專業外語教學使用，同時也是廣大旅遊、外語愛好者的休閑讀物。

PART ONE: SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Lesson 1 China
Lesson 2 Modern Society of China
A. Economic Reform and Open-door Policy
B. Population Control and Aging Society
C. Education and Public Hcalth
D. Agriculture
E. Housing
F. Military Service
G. Women
H. Environmental Protection
Lesson 3 Traditional Chinese Festivals
A. The Spring Festival
B. The Lantern Festival
C. The Dragon Boat Festival
D. The Mid-autumn Festival
Lesson 4 Minority Nationalities
Lesson 5 Major Religions in China
A. Buddhism
B. Taoism
c. lslam
D. Christianity
Lesson 6 Confucianism and Taoism
A. Confucius and Confucianism
B. Waoism
Lesson 7 Chinese Cuisine
A. Eight Distinct Regional Cuisine
B. The Art of Chinese Cooking
C. Two Famous Dishes
Lesson 8 Tea and Siik
A. Tea
B. Silk, Silkworm-breeding and the Silk Road
Lesson 9 Arts and Crafts
A. Arts and Crafts
B. Celadon
Lesson 10 Beijing Opera and Chinese Acrobatics
A. Beijing Opera
B. Chinese Acrobatics
Lesson 11 Chinese Painting, Calligraphy and Seal-cutting
A. Chinese Traditional Painting
B. Calligraphy
C. Seal-cutting
Lesson 12 Wushu and Qigong
A. Wushu
B. Qigong
Lesson 13 Traditional Chinese Medicine
A. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology
B. Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Lesson 14 Ancient Chinese Architecture and Garden
A. Architecture in Ancient China
B. Chinese Garden
PART TWO: SCENIC SPOTS
Lesson 1 The Great Wall
Lesson 2 The Palace Museum
Lesson 3 Dingling Mausoleum-An Underground Museum
Lesson 4 The Summer Palace
Lesson 5 Beijing's Hutong
Lesson 6 Guilin
Lesson 7 Dunhuang Grottoes
Lesson 8 Suzhou with Its Gardens
Lesson 9 The Terra-cotta legions Buried Two Millennium Ago
Lesson 10 Huangshan Mountain
Lesson 11 Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
Lesson 12 Land Full of Stunning Sights and Rich Culture
Lesson 13 Yunnan's Lijiang
Lesson 14 Hangzhou's West Lake
Lesson 15 Shanghai's Band and Pudong
PART THREE: SITUATIONAL DIALOGUE
Lesson 1 Meeting the Guest at the Airport
Lesson 2 Welcome Speech
Lesson 3 Talking about the Itinerary
Lesson 4 Talking about the Chinese Currency
Lesson 5 Chatting in a Crowded Shanghai Restaurant
Lesson 6 Repairing
Lesson 7 Telephoning
Lesson 8 Checking In
Lesson 9 Shopping for Traditional Chinese Paintings
Lesson 10 Arranging Special Food
Lesson 11 Shopping for Kodak Films
Lesson 12 Shopping for Carpets and Rugs
Lesson 13 Checking Out
Lesson 14 Buying Tickets
Lesson 15 At the Barber's
Lesson 16 Seeing a Doctor
Lesson 17 Cantonese Cooking
Lesson 18 Inquiring about Customs Regulations
Lesson 19 A Talk with the Hotel Manager
Lesson 20 What Drinks Do the Americans Like?
Lesson 21 Farewell Speech
Appendix: Using Simple Verbs in Expressing Ideas
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