Reading China is designed for Chinese learners at different levels. They can be used both as extracurricular reading material and as graded Chinese reading textbooks. There are three versions: Chinese-English, Chinese-Japanese and Chinese-Korean. The whole set is divided into five levels with each level subdivided into volume A and B. The texts are written to suit the readers' language levels, providing suitable challenges while remaining understandable. Though short, they are pragmatic and cover a large range of interesting topics written in diverse styles. Each book has a CD so that readers can appreciate genuine Chinese both by reading and listening and improve their proficiency effectively. Readers could learn a text by reading, analyzing and doing exercises. The Lead-in aims to provoke reflection; the Side notes, Illustrations, Language Points and Cultural Tips can remove understanding obstacles for learners while the Exercises deepen their understanding of the essays. In short, we are committed to providing a relaxing, interesting and efficient way to learn Chinese.

Reading China (Japanese Edition) China’s “Spring Festival Migration”(5B) is the 2nd volume of the 5th level of Reading China book series. The stories chosen are simple and humorous, through which international students would know about Chinese culture, history and customs.  Contents of this book include: guided reading, texts, thinking, language tips, practices and knowledge tips. The guided reading is aimed to generate students’ desires and interests to learn. The text is the key part, telling interesting things heard and happened around to show cultural differences and comparison. Thinking helps students understand reading massages. Language tips help review and consolidate the new contents learned through a practical and scientific way. Forms to practice included in this book are various to provide more accurate ways for students to evaluate the result of reading. And knowledge tips are interesting and contain all kinds of things about China.

Contents:

1 名人也紧张 Even Famous People Get Nervous 

2 当代大学生的消费 Expenditures of University Students Today

3 人脑的七个秘密 Seven Secrets of the Human Brain 

4 诚实的蓝色 Honest Blue

5 最年轻的奥运冠军 The Youngest Olympic Champion 

6 不要孩子，养宠物？Don’t Want Kids but Raise a Pet?  

7 怎样睡觉才科学 Sleep in a Healthy Way

8 “懒人”创造了世界 “Lazy People” Created the World 

9 我的奥斯卡之梦 My Dream of Winning an Oscar 

10 马可·波罗传奇 The Tale of Marco Polo 

11 孩子，其实你不必这样 You Don’t Have to Do That, Child 

12 和中国人交朋友 Making Friends with the Chinese

13 不服输的温州人 Wenzhou Merchants: Always to Be a Winner

14 中国的“春运潮” China’s “Spring Festival Migration

15 听力杀手 The Killer of Hearing

16 爱的欺骗 Love’s Deception

17 各地的出租车司机 Taxi Drivers in Different Cities 

18 鸟巢 Bird’s Nest

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