Erya Chinese: Business Chinese Reading (Elementary) is a beginner-level reading material on business Chinese for students who have studied Chinese at higher institutions for a year or students of elementary business Chinese with the equivalent Chinese proficiency. It is composed of nine lessons, each including three parts: "Text", "Extensive Reading", and "Appendix" (with "Concepts and Terms" and "Background and Knowledge Links" included). The parts in each lesson show an integral business topic, so as to help students lay a solid foundation for further studies while acquiring professional knowledge and improving their reading abilities.

Liu Wenli is an Associate Professor at Beijing Language and Culture University whose major research projects include Research on Teaching Methods of Business Chinese Communication Strategies (Project of Beijing Education and Teaching Reform, Project of Major Teaching Reform at Beijing Language and Culture University), Statistical Analysis of the Components of Spoken Chinese Discourse Markers (Project of Beijing Language and Culture University), etc.