"With one unit that I reviewed, I already sense the direction of the textbook meeting our needs in preparing our AP Chinese students for their AP Exam.  Hopefully, the whole book will follow the same spirit and I would like to be the first one to recommend this series to our school district and teachers in other districts for adoption" - Baocai (Paul) Jia, Cupertino High School, CA

"[The book design and layout] are very attractive in comparison with the books I have used. The combination of the clear illustrations and interesting page layouts attract student’s attention…

The unit [I reviewed] provides students with interesting cultural information. My students love it!" - Xing King , The Bishop's School, CA

"I really like this part [supplementary culture notes in the Instructor’s Resource Manual] . Not every Chinese teacher knows all the culture aspects. For a teacher who’s been abroad for a long time, the notes on the recent culture not only provide information but also some new vocabulary words (such as proper nouns)." - Yangyang Daniell, The Lawrence School, NJ

"I like the scope and sequence, a good balance between aspects of personal, social life and those of important Chinese culture and traditions…I like the general structure of "Warm-up", "Pre-reading", "Main text (with narratives and dialogs)", Practice (vocabulary, grammar, communication)", and "Listen & Speak". It flows well and should be easy for teachers to use because the arrangement itself presents a good pedagogical sequencing." - Dr Chao-mei Shen, Rice University, TX

"The book is innovative, original and pedagogically sound.   One of the highlights of this textbook is the content.   It is interesting, informative, and fun-to-read.   It is presented in different forms, narratives and dialogs.  All the readings are coherent to the theme and present rich information in different aspects and from different perspectives.  The program is indeed resourceful!" -  Associate Professor of Chinese, Houston, TX

"The very first groundbreaking project in the development of instructional materials in Chinese! The program well reflects ACTFL's five National Standards and corresponds to cutting-edge pedagogy. I'm truly heartened by such a wise move towards the development of instructional materials.  I look forward to its great success!" - Dr Miao-fen Tseng, University of Virginia, VA