This book is divided into three volumes, including 101 papers written between 1991 and 2004 about the theories and practices of TCFL. It has 10 parts, namely "general theories", "Chinese acquisition", "teaching design and curriculum", "content and methods of teaching","textbook compilation and theories related", "intercultural communication and culture teaching", "testing and evaluation", "modern means of teaching", "teacher education" and "the history of TCFL". Each part is provided with an introduction and each paper with a brief review, making a concise summary of the researches in different areas and giving a relatively objective comment on the academic standing and value of the selected papers in their own areas. At the end of the book are two appendices: Citation Analysis of Chinese Teaching in the World(1987-2001) and Index to Papers on TCFL(1991-2004), which are important materials for reference.

Liu Xun is a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, part-time professor at China People's University and Beijing University of Foreign Languages, member of the Hanban Expert Advisory Committee for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, board member of World Chinese Teaching Association and consultant of Chinese teaching for the New York State Department of Education. His research focuses on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, teaching material development, teachers'training, etc. He once assumed the main responsibility in the design of the first set of HSK. He has compiled and co-compiled TCFL textbooks such as Practical Chinese Reader (1-4), Chinese Textbook for Children, Elementary Chinese, One Hundred Lessons on Communicative Chinese, etc, and has published monographs such as Introduction to Chinese as a Foreign Language Pedagogy, Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Brief Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, An Overall View of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and a number of academic papers.