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本书共十五个单元,以外国旅游者*喜欢去的中国历史名城所属省份及独具特色风光的省份为主线,让学习者及读者既能感受到北京、西安、洛阳、开封、南京、杭州、敦煌等名城的历史文化遗存,领略其周边主要旅游景区,也会惊叹于拉萨、成都、昆明、桂林等地独特的地形地貌、神秘的民俗风情及绝美的自然风光。 作者简介
刘卫红,北京青年政治学院英语系副教授,英语教师,文学硕士,毕业于中国社会科学院研究生院,主修英美文学。主要教育教学研究领域:文化类和旅游类课程教学,如《英美文化概况》《中西文化比较》《旅游客源国概况》《中国旅游文化》等。 目录
Chapter One Beijing
Chapter Two Shanghai
Chapter Three Shaanxi Province
Chapter Four Guangdong & Fujian Provinces
Chapter Five Henan Province
Chapter Six Shandong & Shanxi Provinces
Chapter Seven Jiangsu & Zhejiang Provinces
Chapter Eight Anhui & Jiangxi Provinces
Chapter Nine Hubei & Hunan Provinces
Chapter Ten Guangxi Province
Chapter Eleven Yunnan Province
Chapter Twelve Sichuan Province
Chapter Thirteen Qinghai & Gansu Provinces
Chapter Fourteen Tibet
Chapter Fifteen Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
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