Chinese Paradise is a series of children’s elementary Chinese textbooks targeted at primary school students in other countries; it is a key textbook project of Hanban. Its first English edition was published in 2005, followed by a succession of 45 language editions of the Level 1 books. At present, the series has been sold to more than 50 countries and areas in the world, been widely used in primary and middle schools overseas and become the most popular overseas children’s Chinese textbooks.

Since 2013 Beijing Language and Culture University Press has begun to revise the published books and compile the follow-ups. The second edition of the whole series has altogether six levels, suitable for students of Grades 1-6 in primary schools outside of China and in international schools in China. Each level comprises one textbook, one workbook, one set of word cards (for all language editions), one teacher’s book (for all language editions), one corresponding reader, one set of tests, and four multimedia CD-ROMs.

This is Textbook 1 of the second English edition, including six units, 12 lessons. Each lesson teaches 1-2 Chinese characters, about 10 new words and one basic sentence pattern. To be specific, the contents involve interactive sentence patterns, new words, learning of Chinese characters, explanations of Chinese culture in the learner’s native language with illustrations, handicrafts, songs, stories and other games and activities. After finishing this book, students will be able to say a few simple sentences, sing some Chinese children’s songs and get some knowledge about Chinese culture.

This book is provided with audio files, which can be obtained through the QR code on the back cover.

《汉语乐园》是一套以海外小学生为读者对象的初级儿童汉语教材，是国家汉办的重点教材项目。 2005年出版英语版第1版，此后陆续推出了45个语种的入门级分册（相当于第1级）。目前，该套教材已行销全球50多个国家和地区，在海外中小学广泛使用，是最受欢迎的海外儿童汉语教材。
从2013年开始北京语言大学出版社对本教材进行修订和后续编写。第2版全套教材共分为6级，适用于海外小学和国内国际学校1-6年级学生。每级包括：课本、练习册、词语卡片（各语种版本通用）、教师用书（各语种版本通用）、同步阅读、测试题、多媒体学习光盘4张。
本册是第2版英语版课本1，包括6个单元，12课，每课教授1～2个汉字，10个左右生词，1个基本句型。具体内容有：互动句型、生词、汉字学习，图解中国文化（母语介绍），手工、歌曲、故事等多种游戏活动。学完本册，学生会说一些简单的句子，会唱一些中文儿童歌曲，了解一些中国文化。