本教材共十四个单元，除了第九、十单元外，其他单元均为每单元一个主题，全书共十三个主题。每个单元由三个部分组成。第一、二部分围绕单元主题提供三篇阅读文章，并以此为基础设计教学活动。第三部分是根据MOOC内容设计的教学活动。

Unit 1 The Wisdom of Confucius
Unit 2 The Wisdom of Laozi
Unit 3 Chinese Characters
Unit 4 Chinese Festivals
Unit 5 Chinese Food
Unit 6 Chinese Wedding
Unit 7 Chinese Clothing
Unit 8 Chinese Crafts
Unit 9 Layout and Hierarchy of Traditional Chinese Architecture
Unit 10 Cultural Connotations of Traditional Chinese Architecture
Unit 11 Peking Opera
Unit 12 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Unit 13 Chinese Painting
Unit 14 Chinese Kung Fu
A Brief Chronology of Chinese History
Acknowledgements