This second book of the Read Chinese series covers an additional three hundred Chinese characters, in both simplified and traditional forms. It is structured within the framework of a story about a Chinese student's journey to Beijing. The text uses both pinyin and Yale romanization where appropriate, and includes writing and stroke order charts.

This book is designer for students who hav had three terms of Chinese and want to read something to reinforce their vocabulary, while at the same time enjoying a modern style novel.