Over a Cup of Tea: An Introduction to Chinese Life and Culture

In this book, Jing Luo provides a comprehensive introduction of Chinese life and culture. Designed for use as a college text, Luo's examination combines traditional culture, contemporary culture and communicative protocols in daily life and business to provide a broad context that helps the reader gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the Chinese world.

Jing Luo is a professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Writing at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, USA. He earned his BA and MA from Peking University and his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University. In addition to teaching Chinese, French, and Linguistics, his research focuses on environmental issues, public health, and cultural topics.