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Dialogues about China is a series of readers targeted at Chinese language learners, deciphering the Chinese culture from all aspects. It is composed of 5 volumes, namely Material Culture, Psychological Culture, Behavioral Culture, Communication Culture and Institutional Culture. The series centers on such Chinese cultural issues as has attracted extensive attention among foreigners and answers certain questions regarding cultural exchange, blending and collision through dialogues and case analyses. The easy, popular language and splendid, lively pictures used in the series enable readers to get a clearer understanding of China and the life of Chinese people. An MP3 disk comes with the book, including the recordings of all the dialogues and short passages in the book. Readers can read the book while listening, feeling the ambience of Chinese culture. 
This is the volume of Material Culture, which focuses on daily life matters. Questions are asked about concrete materials and answers given in an effort to describe the life of Chinese people in aspects such as diet, health care, housing, commuting and festivals, to reveal the new lifestyles such as “living as mortgage slaves/snails/ants/homebodies” and to introduce traditional arts relying on materials such as writing brushes, ink, paper, ink stones, stringed plucked instruments, chess, porcelain, paper-cuts, etc. By explaining the cultural connotations behind these lifestyles, the book ushers readers into the world of Chinese people. 

《对话中国》是一套面向汉语学习者全面解读中国文化的系列读物，共5册，包括《物态文化篇》《心态文化篇》《行为文化篇》《交际文化篇》及《制度文化篇》。全套图书以外国人普遍关注的中国文化问题为线索，以对话和案例分析的形式，回答文化交流、交融和交锋中的问题，语言通俗易懂，图片精美生动，使受众能够更清晰地了解中国以及中国人的生活。随书附有MP3光盘一张，录有全书的对话和短文，读者可以听读结合，更全面地感受中国文化。
《物态文化篇》
从服饰特点、饮食习惯、居住观念、出行方式、节庆历法、医药养生、书法音乐等传统生活元素，到旅游、夜生活、网络、消费等现代生活方式，全方位展示普通中国人最真实的生活状态及生活观念、方式的演变。
《心态文化篇》
对外国读者而言，他们也终于可以透过一个工作于中国的西方策展人的视角，接触到鲜活的中国艺术家个体，倾听他们真实的生活和创作经历。

详细内容请参阅的中文目录。

Book Titles:
Material 物态文化篇
Attitude 心态文化篇