Unit1(calligraphy)Chinesecalligraphyisauniqueartandtheuniquearttreasureintheworld.TheformationanddevelopmentoftheChinesecalligraphyiscloselyrelatedtotheemergenceandevolutionofChinesecharacters.Inthislongevolutionaryprocess,Chinesecharactershavenotonlyplayedanimportantroleinexchangingideasandtransmittingculturebutalsodevelopedintoauniqueartform.Calligraphicworkswellreflectcalligraphers'personalfeelings,knowledge,self-cultivation,personality,andsoforth,thusthereisanexpressionthatseeingthecalligrapher'shandwritingislikeseeingtheperson.AsoneofthetreasuresoChineseculture,Chinesecalligraphyshinessplendidlyintheworld'streasurehouseofcultureandart.Unit2Inrecentyears,withthedevelopmentofInternettechnology,theconstructionofdigitaleducationresourcesofourcountryhasmadegreatachievements.Manyuniversitieshavesetuptheirowndigitallearningplatforms,anddigitalteachingisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.Comparedwiththetraditionalwayofteaching,thedigitalwayhasalotofadvantages.Ononehand,digitalteachingmakesglobalsharingofteachingresourcespossibleontheotherhand,itexpandsthelearner'sstudytimeandspacetolearn,allowingpeopletogetaccesstothedigitalvirtualschoolsthroughtheInternetanytimeandanywhere.Theseadvantagesmakeitpossibleforpeopletoshiftfromone-timelearningtolifelonglearning.Unit3filialpietycodeofethicsinstitutionaletiquetteFilialpietyisthebasiccodeofethicsinancientChinesesociety.Chinesepeopleconsiderfilialpietyastheessenceofaperson'sintegrity,familyharmony,andthenation'swell-being.WithfilialpietybeingthecoreofConfucianethics,ithasbeenthemoralstandardfortheChinesesocietytomaintainthefamilyrelationshipforthousandsofyears.It'sundoubtedlyatraditionalChinesevirtue.Thecultureoffilialpietyisacomplexconcept,richincontentandwideinrange.Itincludesnotonlyculturalideasbutalsoinstitutionaletiquettes.Generallyspeaking,itreferstotheobligationofchildrentotheirparentsrequiredbythesociety,includingrespect,care,supportfortheelderlyandsoforth.FilialpietyisfundamentaltotheancientOrientalcivilization.Unit4(QixiFestival)(Valentine'sDay)CowherdandWeavingMaidtheMilkyWayJuly7thontheChinesecalendarisChineseQixiFestival,themostromanticofallthetraditionalChineseholidays.Everyyear,somebigbusinessesorganizevariousactivities,andyoungpeoplesendgiftstotheirlovers.Asaresult,theQixiFestivalisconsideredtobeChineseValentine'sDay.TheQixiFestivalisderivedfromthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid.ThelegendholdsthatonthisparticularnighteveryyeartheWeavingMaidinheavenmeetswithCowherd.So,peoplecanseeCowherdandWeavingMaidmeetingintheMilkyWayonthenightofQixi.Onthisnight,girlswouldalsobegWeavingMaidforsomewisdomforahappymarriage.But,withthechangingoftimes,theseactivitiesarediminishing.AllthatremainsisthelegendofCowherdandWeavingMaid,asignoffaithfullove,continuouslycirculatedamongthefolk.Unit5SilkRoadEurasiaOneBelt,OneRoad21TheSilkRoadisatrafficrouteintheancienttimesconnectingChinaandEurasia.Thistraderoutefocusesonthetradeofsilk,hencethenametheSilkRoad.Asaninternationaltradechannelandabridgeofculturalexchanges,theSilkRoadeffectivelyimprovedtheeconomicandculturalexchangesanddevelopmentbetweentheEastandtheWest,exertingaprofoundimpactontheprogressoftheworldcivilization.Nowadays,underthenewhistoricalcircumstances,ourcountryproposesthestrategyofOneBelt,OneRoad(namelytheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21st-centuryMaritimeSilkRoad).ThestrategyofOneBelt,OneRoadfocusesoncooperationandmutualbenefits,emphasizingmutualbenefits,win-win,aswellascommondevelopmentoftherelatedcountries.Onceproposed,thestrategyhasreceivedpositiveresponsesfromtherelatedcountriesalongtheroad.Unit6NationalHappinessIndexNHINationalHappinessIndex(NHI)isanindexthatmeasureshowhappypeopleare.Itisalsoatoolthatmeasuresthelevelsofeconomicdevelopmentandpeople'slivelihoodandhappinessinacountryorregion.WiththefastgrowthofChineseeconomy,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenpayingmoreandmoreattentiontopeopleslivingqualityandtheincreaseofhappinessindex.Thegovernmentstressesimprovementofitspeopleslivelihoodstrivingtoimprovetheireconomicconditionsandmeettheirgrowingmaterialandculturalneeds.Currently,theChinesegovernmentadvocatestheunleashingofmorereformdividends,withtheaimofofferingmorerealbenefitstoitspeople.AllthesemeasureswillcombinetoeffectivelyincreasetheNHIofourpeople.Unit7embroiderywomen'sneedleworkpillowcaseornament:Chinaishometosilk,therebyhavingavarietyofartsrelatedtosilk,oneofwhichisembroidery.Embroidery,withatleasttwoorthreethousandyearsofhistory,isoneoftheChinesetraditionalfolkartsandcrafts.Sincemostembroiderersarewomen,it'salsocalledwomen'sneedlework.Embroideryhasbeenmuch-lovedbytheChinesepeople.Itcanbeusedtobeautifyclothingandthings.Forexample,clothes,quilts,pillowcasesetc.canbeembroideredwithbeautifuldesigns,orapieceofembroiderycanbemadeforaspecialornament.TherearefourmostfamoustypesofembroideryinChina:SuxiufromSuzhou,YuexiufromGuangdong,XiangxiufromHunan,andShuxiufromSichuan,eachhavingitsownstyleandtheme.Amongthefour,Suzhouembroideryhasenjoyedthehighestreputation.