当代中国-Introduction to Contemporary China
Course ID：
04430004
Credits：
2
Department：
对外汉语教育学院
Introduction in Chinese：
本课程的目的是全景展示当代中国，所选话题包括人口与民族、美食与菜系、语言与方言、节日与传统、婚姻与家庭、休闲与娱乐、艺术与体育、交通与运输、旅游与世界遗产、自然资源与环境保护、传媒与出版、教育与研究、政治与政府、宗教与信仰、信息技术与互联网、城市与乡村等。每一个话题被分解为10到15个小问题，通过统计数据、故事、图片、视频片段等形式客观呈现。本课程旨在所选领域全景呈现当代中国，帮助学生理解当代中国社会的多样性与差异性。
Introduction in English：
This course is intended to give a panoramic view of contemporary China. The topics are restricted to different aspects of the status-quo of China, including people and nationalities, food and cuisines, languages and dialects, festivals and traditions, marriage and family, leisure and entertainment, arts and sports, traffic and transport, travel and world heritage, natural resources and environment protection, mass media and publication, education and research, politics and government, religions and beliefs, information technology and internet, cities and countryside. Each topic is framed into 10 to 15 questions and presented in an easily accessible way with statistic figures, stories, pictures and video clips from different sources in order to ensure objectivity. The aim of the course is to offer a panoramic view of contemporary China in the selected aspects and help understand the variety and diversity of contemporary Chinese society.
