Reading China series is designed for Chinese learners at different levels. It can be used both as extracurricular reading materials and as graded Chinese reading textbooks. 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.

About the Author
Zhu Yong, the Chief Editor, is an Associate Professor at the School of Chinese Language and Literature, BeijingForeign Studies University. He graduated from the School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University (Bachelor degree), the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University (Master’s degree), and the Department of Literature, Kansai University, Japan (Doctor’s degree). He was a guest lecturer at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Japan, and the Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Rome, Italy, and visited the University of Iowa for one year. His main achievements lie in teacher development and case studies, reading and text grading studies, and intercultural communication, etc.