Stories of Chinese People's Lives II 五十知命

Stories of Chinese People’s Lives II is a Chinese reader series for Chinese learners selected and edited by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban). Based on the program by Tencent Net One Day of a Chinese, this series presents a one-day life and work of ordinary Chinese people. It helps Chinese learners at home and abroad to understand the contemporary Chinese society. By scanning the QR code in the book, readers can have access to all kinds of online resources. Besides, it helps readers to understand Chinese geography, economy, society, folk culture, as well as updated, authentic and practical Chinese language directly through vivid pictures, videos and descriptions. This series has the following characteristics: authentic Chinese culture; interesting materials with both descriptions and illustrations; various online audio/video resources provided by QR code; a wide coverage of readers from different age groups and convenience for teachers to prepare their lessons and for students to study by themselves.

People in Their 50s is one of the seven books in the series of Stories of Chinese People's Lives II, which selects 6 stories of middle-aged Chinese in their 50s. It covers both the hot topics like public square dancing, Christmas traffic assistant police, cross-border love and Chinese culture and customs like Dragon Boat Festival, Seal Engraving Art and Chinese traditional medicine etc.

Contents

1.The Lead Square Dancer

2.Christmas Traffic Assistant Police

3.Silent Cross-border Love

4.Boat-maker Along the Miluo River

5.A Seal Engraving Artist from the Construction Site

6."Pulse Feeling with Threads"