Tian Tian Zhongwen is a carefully graded, four-level Chinese reader series for upper-elementary to upper-intermediate Chinese language learners. Each book in the series contains 20 stories and the series is graded into one of four levels: Gold, Turquoise, Violet and Rose. A Nice Lady in Shanghai belongs to the Turquoise Level of the series and is designed for low-intermediate level learners. The vocabulary amount is limited to the most commonly used 1,000 Mandarin Chinese words. KEY FEATURES •A rich and colourful selection of enjoyable reading about China, covering a wide range of topics including modern China, ancient fables, history, culture, lifestyles and the Chinese language •Helps learners increase their Chinese reading and simplified character recognition skills through meaningful and stimulating contexts •Contains language support boxes, comprehension questions, and language points sections to explain key grammar and difficult words, making these readers ideal for both classroom and self-study use •Packaged with an audio CD with recordings of all the stories for additional listening practice