Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 51 - Page 1

bank (of river, ocean, etc.), shore, coast

treasure-house

part, section

Changjiang River, Yangtze River

Chengdu (city)

city, town

Chongqing (city)

it is said, they say, legend, tradition

in all places, everywhere

to plan, to intend, to calculate, plan, intention, calculation

the east, the eastern part

to spend (e.g. holidays), to pass

direction (e.g. the east, the front, etc.)

husband and wife

to change, to alter

opera

ancient times

Guilin (city)

places of historic interest, historical sites

ancient, age-old

Hangzhou (city)

meeting, conference

river

to combine, to link, to integrate

plan, project, program, to plan, to map out

scenery, scene, landscape

to tour

tourist, traveler, visitor

beautiful

area

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics, scenic spot

fascinating, enchanting

south, the southern part of the country, the South

then, after that, afterwards

The Three Changjiang River Gorges, The Three Gorges

deep, profound

fairy tale, mythology, myth

calligraphy, penmanship

to persuade, to convince, to talk sb. over

Suzhou (city)

Tai hu Lake, a big lake by Wuxi City

the Pacific Ocean

to shift to an earlier date, to bring forward

habitually in the past, as one used to do formerly

civilized, civilization, culture

cultural relic, historical relic

Wuxi (city), in Jiangsu Province

Xi'an (city), the capital city of Shaanxi Province

Xinjiang (Uygur Autonomous Region)

to appreciate, to enjoy, to admire