（Contents）
Part IGeography
Chapter OneHeart of the Dragon
1.1The last hidden world——China
1.2Rice and swallow in the warm subtropical south of China
1.3The Karst and the caves
1.4The endangering wildlife of the South and the protection
1.5A review of the South of China
Chapter TwoShangri�瞝a
2.1Introduction
2.2The different ethnic groups and the dwelling animals
2.2.1The Dai people and the Water Splashing Festival
2.2.2The Lisu people and the Yunnan snub�瞡osed monkey
2.2.3The Chinese red panda
2.2.4Abundant plants and the Plant Hunters
2.2.5Various animals and the bamboo
Chapter ThreeTibet
3.1Introduction of Tibet
3.2Tibetan religion
3.3Various wild creatures
3.3.1The hot spring snake
3.3.2The jumping spider
3.3.3Chiru
3.3.4Yak
3.3.5Yatsa gunbu
3.3.6The spiritual culture and conservation
3.3.7The black�瞡ecked crane
3.3.8The pika
3.3.9Threats to the wild animals
3.4Tibet�餾 most secret corner
3.4.1The Yarlung gorge
3.4.2Mount Kailash
3.4.3Tibet�餾 glaciers
Chapter FourBeyond the Great Wall
4.1Introduction of the Great Wall
4.2The Northeast China
4.2.1The Black Dragon River and the Hezhe people
4.2.2Wild animals in the south of the Black Dragon River
4.2.3Changbaishan
4.3The Mongolian Steppe
4.3.1The grasslands
4.3.2The Mongolian and horses
4.3.3Bayanbulak
4.3.4Swans
4.3.5Gazelles
4.3.6Jiayuguan
4.4The Taklimakan
4.4.1The silk and the Silk Road
4.4.2Sea of Death
4.4.3Turpan oasis
4.4.4Kashgar
4.5Tian Shan
4.5.1Kazakhs
4.6The Junggar Basin
4.6.1Hamsters
4.6.2Wild horses
4.6.3Golden eagle and hunters
4.7Harbin
Chapter FiveLand of the Panda
5.1Introduction
5.2Exploration journey
5.2.1Ideas about relations between man and nature in Beijing
5.2.2Influence of the Loess Plateau and the Yellow river on
Chinese people
5.2.3Relations between man and wild animals in Qinling
Mountains
5.2.4The relationship between the Chinese people and their
environment
5.3Hope for human living in harmony with nature in China
Chapter SixTides of Change
6.1Introduction
6.2Journey of cranes from north of China to the south
6.2.1The red�瞔rowned cranes in northern China�餾 Haling Nature
Reserve
6.2.2Friendship between swans and human in Mount Jinping
6.2.3Snakes and birds in Shedao Island
6.2.4Fishing and jellyfish in Chuwang Harbour
6.2.5Milu in Jiangsu Province
6.2.6Birds in Yancheng
6.2.7Living creatures in the Yangtze River
6.2.8From hunters to conservationist in Chongming Island
6.2.9Bigger invasion to birds and river life in Shanghai
6.2.10Tea planting in Tami Mountains
6.2.11Migrating birds in Hongkong harbour
6.2.12Chinese white dolphins in Landau Island
6.2.13Carol and carol reefs in the South China Sea
6.2.14The wild macaques in the Dongzhaigang Mangrove
Reserve
6.3The path chosen for Chinese economic development and
environmental protection
Part IIChina——A Culinary Adventure
Chapter SevenBeijing
7.1Introduction of the journey
7.2City dishes
7.2.1Noodle
7.2.2Stir�瞗ry of aubergines with mild green chillies
7.2.3Zha Jiang Mian
7.3Wangfujing Night Market
7.4Jingshan Park and Ken�餾 growing up memory
7.5Hutong�餾 Peking Duck
7.6Local breakfast�睟aozi with Intestine Soup
7.7Dumpling
7.7.1Making dumplings
7.7.2Cooking dumplings
7.8Ching�餾 growing up memory
7.9Countryside meals
7.9.1Stir�瞗ry of pork and wild mushrooms
7.9.2Spring onion flatbread
7.9.3Corn porridge
7.10Ken�餾 Meeting Hongying
7.10.1Roasted and fried Chicken wing and Stir�瞗ried cabbage
7.11Meeting Chef Dadong
7.11.1Sweet and sour duck balls
7.11.2Twice cooked crispy duck and apple salad
7.11.3Duck minced up with lettuce cups
Chapter EightChengdu
8.1Chengdu�餾 spice market
8.2Fly restaurant Ming Ting
8.2.1Ma Po Dofu
8.3Visiting Jenny�餾 grandparents�� house
8.3.1Pickles making
8.3.2Stir�瞗ried rabbit meat
8.3.3Boiled fish dish
8.3.4Stir�瞗ried crispy fragrant Sichuan sausage
8.4Street food
8.4.1Baozi bun
8.5Fondue
8.6Visiting pig farmers�睲r. and Mrs.Peng
8.6.1Pig�餾 ear salad
8.6.2Twice�瞔ooked pork
8.7Visiting factory of Pixian bean paste
8.8People�� Park
8.9Meeting Chef Li�睠antonese Executive Chef
8.9.1Crispy Aromatic Duck
8.10Panda
8.11Chef Yu Bo food art
8.11.1Guaiwei cucumber
Chapter NineYunnan
9.1Yunnan cuisine
9.1.1Dai Minority cuisine
9.1.2Bulang minority cuisine
9.1.3Stir fried rice�瞡oodles with broad beans and bamboo
shoots
9.2Kashgar in Xinjiang Uyghurs Autonomous Region
9.2.1Naan Bread
9.2.2Roasted lamb
9.2.3Uyghur dish polo
9.2.4Laghman
9.2.5Chuchura
Chapter TenGuangdong
10.1Cantonese cuisine
10.1.1Huangsha market
10.1.2Steamed Cantonese scallops
10.1.3Stir�瞗ried razor clams
10.1.4Dim sum
10.1.5Yum cha
10.1.6Bao Hua road market
10.1.7Sweet and sour pork
10.1.8Black chicken soup
10.1.9Cantonese opera
10.2Ching�餾 Homecoming to Taiwan
10.2.1Zongzi
10.2.2Drunken prawns
10.2.3Stir�瞗ried fresh clams
10.3Ken�餾 homecoming to Kaiping City
10.3.1Sweet and sour goose
10.3.2Bitter melon with black bean sauce
10.4Meeting at Hong Kong
Part IIITraditional Festival
Chapter ElevenReturning Home
11.1Mass migration
11.2Harbin
11.3Ice festival
11.4Light display
Chapter TwelveReunion
12.1Coming home
12.2Beijing
12.3Celebration
12.4Bell
Chapter ThirteenFestivity
13.1Getting together
13.2Hong Kong
13.3Fish market
13.4Dragon dance
13.5Temple fair
13.6Night parade and fireworks
Part IVHistory
Chapter FourteenAncestors
14.1The Qingming Festival
14.2The plain of the Yellow River
14.3The legend of King Yu
14.4The Shang Dynasty
14.5The Mound of Shang
14.6Taoism
14.7The first golden age of Chinese philosophy
14.8The First Emperor�睶in Shihuang
Chapter FifteenTang Dynasty
15.1The Silk Road
15.2The Buddha
15.3Christianity
15.4The Crisis
Chapter SixteenSong Dynasty
16.1Introduction
16.2The Golden Age
16.2.1Kaifeng
16.2.2The Festival of the River Kaifeng
16.2.3Cuisine
16.2.4Printing
16.2.5Civic values
16.2.6Su Song
16.2.7Religion
16.2.8Kick�瞓all
16.2.9Education
16.2.10Li Qingzhao