<P>As the teaching of Chinese increasingly uses simplified characters, this new version of the popular <i>A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese</i> fills an important gap in Chinese-language instruction.</P><P>The two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and speak the language but cannot read or write it. This text develops lessons around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine.</P>