●Author's Message
1.A friend from afar
2.Are stores open as usual on Sundays and holidays?
3.What does the date marked on product packaging indicate?
4.What is your name?
5.What is the class-break setting-up exercise?
6.Who was China's first emperor?
7.Why do college students need military training?
8.How to cross the street?
9.Why do some people speak so loud in public places?
10.What are the units of renminbi?
11.How many dialects are there in China?
12.Can chopsticks replace knives and forks?
13.What's the staple food of the Chinese?
14.Are any provin names associated with the mountains and rivers?
15.How many days belong to statutory holidays and festivals of China each year?
16.What are the 24 solar terms?
17.What is the Chinese zodiac?
18.How to buy train tickets?
19.Do passengers need to undergo a security check at the railway station?
20.Does the bridegroom need to give red envelopes when fetching the bride?
內容簡介
本書講述德國中學生漢斯作為交換生來到上海，在中國學習和生活所經歷的一些事情，用70多個問題描述他次到中國的所見所聞和所想，帶領讀者體驗中國文化之“和而不同”。比如：為什麼用這麼大的嗓門說話？中國人的主食是什麼？新婚床上為什麼放紅棗和花生？什麼是“一日為師，終身為父”？世上還有陰陽之分嗎？“三百千”是什麼？什麼是中國人的治家法寶？等等。本書不是乏味的知識羅列，而是以漢斯在中國的生活經歷為線索串起不同的故事，內容涉及中國傳統文化和當下中國比較值得關注的一些發展變化，可讀性強，特別適合那些想了解中國、次到中國或準備到中國的外國讀者閱讀；流暢、地道的英文翻譯，也適合靠前大中學生英語學習參考。
