Preface Foreword How to Use The Book Part 1 Tourist Guide 1. Popular Scenic Sites 2. Suggested Itineraries 3. A Travel Map Part 2 Learning Chinese 1. Basic Sentence Patterns Common Phrases Greetings Gratitude / Appreciation Good Wishes Apology Consent Disagreement Advice Asking favors Suggestions 2. Conversations about Daily Life Asking Directions Going by Subway Making a Telephone Call Going Shopping At the Post Office At the Hotel At the Bank At a Restaurant At the Airport Making New Friends At the Railway Station Sightseeing Renting a House Talking about Hobbies At the Barbershop At the Hairdresser's At a Foreign Book Store At the Laundry Taking a Taxi Taking a Bus Talking about Family Talking about Activities Saying Goodbye Receiving Visitors Talking about Seasons and Weather Visiting Doctors Going to a Show Going to Church Part 3 Chinese History and Culture 1. China from Ancient Dynasties to Modern Times 2. The Great Thinkers in Chinese History 3. Religion in China 4. Chinese Opera 5. Famous Painters of Modern Times 6. Ancient Popular Poets and Calligraphers 7. Special Regional Food 8. Traditional Chinese Medicine 9. The History of the Great Wall 10. Chinese Legends and Folklore 11. Duan Wu Jie: Dragon Boat Raue and Rice Dumpling 12. Culture Differences between East and West 13. Tips for Tourists 14. Bargaining in China Appendices 1. Chinese Festivals 2. Auspicious Characters, Phrases and Traditional Meanings for Flowers and Animals 3. Numbers 4. Chinese Horoscope 5. Understand Pin Yin 6. China's Provinces and Municipalities Directly Under the Central Government Basic Dictionary