本书介绍了中国的历史文化、风土人情、旅游圣地和民间传说，使来访的外国朋友更好地了解中国、学讲中国话，同时，享受最佳的假期或成功的商务旅行。

该书主体内容分三部分，其中，第二部分包括中英对照的句型和对话，但其他部分又绝非单纯的中英对照。文中所选词语简短实用并附有拼音，便于读者在较短时间内学会讲一些中国话。书中较为详尽地选出中国各省市的名胜古迹(共250多处)，并附旅游路线和旅游示意图供参考；编录了历代王朝和现代各个历史时期的重要人物和事件；介绍了中国古代伟大的思想家和诗人，还收集了全国各地的名菜，东西方文化差异等。因此本书内容丰富，知识面广，值得阅读与欣赏。

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