本书内容分为五章：历史和文化、地理和经济、习俗和节日、饮食文化，以及旅游和文化遗产。每章包含两个单元，分别为该主题下国内和国外两部分相关内容，以视听说训练为主，包括思考和热身活动、视听训练、口语表达和知识扩充等四部分。各单元列出了一些常用的词汇和句式，课堂活动设计形式多样，如角色扮演、个人报告、演讲、小组讨论等。本书立意新颖、内容丰富、选材多样灵活并贴合时代，不仅为教师实现主题交流、情景教学及混合式教学提供便利，也有助于学生实现自主学习和团队学习。本书最后附录音原文、练习答案和录音光盘。
本书适用于非英语专业研究生及各类同等水平的读者，同时也可作为国外留学生了解中国文化的一个途径。

Chapter One History and Culture
Unit 1 History and Culture—China
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Unit 2 History and Culture—B&R Countries
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Chapter Two Geography and Economy
Unit 3 Geography and Economy—China
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Unit 4 Geography and Economy———B&R Countries
Part I IJead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Chapter Three Customs and Festivals
Unit 5 Customs and Festivals--——China
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Unit 6 Customs and Festivals——B&R Countries
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Chapter Four Food Culture
Unit 7 FoOd Culture——China
Part I Lead—in
Part IIListening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Unit 8 Food Culture——B&R Countries
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Chapter Five Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Unit 9 Tourism and Cultural Heritage--——China
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part llI Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Unit 10 Tourism and Cultural Heritage—B&R Countries
Part I Lead—in
Part II Listening Practice
Part III Speaking Practice
Part IV Knowledge Expansion
Appendix
Appendix I Transcripts
Appendix II Answer Key