這是一本介紹中國文化的普及性讀物。用英文首字母排序的方式列舉了六十余張「中國名片」並逐一介紹。所選知識點包括朝代、著名人物、戲劇、風景名勝、風俗習慣以及有代表性的動植物如熊貓、竹子等。全書中英文對照，語言通俗易懂，信息量豐富，適合漢語初學者。
作者簡介：Robert DiYanni is Director of International Services at the College Board. A Professor of English and Humanities at New York University, Dr. DiYanni has lectured and conducted workshops
for teachers of English and interdisciplinary humanities in the US, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. He has written and edited more than twenty-five books, including The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry,
The McGraw-Hill Book of Fiction, The Scribner Handbook for Writers, Writing about the Humanities, Literature: An Introduction, and Modern American Prose.
