TABLE 3.
Chinese culture in two textbook series.
| Text-books | Text | Content | Text source |
| NSEC | A letter from Xiao Dong | A letter from a Chinese student of senior high school to his teacher | Book1-Unit1 |
| The dream and the plan | Some Chinese students’ bike trip—part I | Book1-Uint3 | |
| A night in the mountains | Some Chinese students’ bike trip—part II | Book1-Uint3 | |
| A night the earth didn’t sleep | An earthquake happened in China | Book1-Uint4 | |
| A letter of invitation | An invitation of speaking competition winner to a Chinese city | Book1-Uint4 | |
| Big Feng to the rescue | A Chinese man tries to protect the cultural relics in Tianjin. | Book2-Unit1 | |
| The return of the Milu deer | The story of Miludeers return China from the United Kingdom. | Book2-Unit4 | |
| A sad love story | An introduction of Chinese Valentine’s Day. | Book3-Unit1 | |
| Come and eat here 1 | The story of Chinese restaurant 1. | Book3-Unit2 | |
| Come and eat here 2 | The story of Chinese restaurant 2. | Book3-Unit2 | |
| Why not carry on her good work? | The story of a Chinese doctor Lin Qiaozhi. | Book4-Unit1 | |
| A pioneer for all people | An introduction of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping. | Book4-Unit2 | |
| An early farmer pioneer | An introduction of Chinese farmer pioneer Jia Sixie. | Book4-Unit2 | |
| English | First impressions | Two senior high students’ first impressions of their schools. | Starter Unit |
| A letter of advice | An adviser for teenagers expresses her advice about computer games to a Chinese boy. | Book1-Unit1 | |
| A travel plan to Xi’an | Write to a friend about a travel plan in Xi’an, a Chinese city. | Book1-Unit2 | |
| The night the earth didn’t sleep | An earthquake in Hebei Province of China. | Book1-Unit 4 | |
| The Chinese writing system | The history of Chinese wiring system. | Book1-Unit 5 | |
| Learning English | Chinese students’ problems with learning English from an online forum. | Book1-Unit 5 | |
| Promoting culture through digital images | China’s ancient cultural heritage—Mogao Caves by recording and collecting its digital images. | Book2-Unit 1 | |
| A day in the clouds | The protection of Tibetan antelopes. | Book2-Unit 2 | |
| The strange tale of the Milu Deer | The history and protection of China’s Milu Deer. | Book2-Unit 2 | |
| My amazing Naadam Experience | The experience of Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. | Book3-Unit 1 | |
| Mother of Ten Thousand Babies | The story of a Chinese doctor Lin Qiaozhi. | Book3-Unit 2 | |
| The five virtues | The five virtues in Chinese culture. | Book3-Unit 2 |