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Books
  1. Chinese History (Poon)
      Provides an elaborate history of China, organized by periods.
Lesson Plans
  1. USA and China Meet Over Plane Collision (CNN)
      Provides lessons for studying the relationship between the USA and China in terms of international politics. 5-01
Lists
  1. Ancient Chinese Games - Chinese Chess (Martin)
      Provides information on an ancient game that has continued to the present, Xiang Qi or Chinese chess.
  2. Ancient Chinese Philosophy - I Ching (WWW Virtual Library)
      Provides sources of information on the I Ching, pronounced "Yi Jing," a classical Chinese text that is valued for its philosophy. It is often used in a ceremonial way to provide guidance.
  3. Ancient Chinese Philosophy - Taoism (WWW Virtual Library)
      Provides sources of information on the Tao Te Ching, the central text for Taoism. Taoism is pronounced "Daoism." Text was written by Lao-tzu.
  4. China (China Publications Project)
      Provides resources on Chinese culture. From China. 2-00
  5. China - (Yahoo)
  6. China - Ancient China (Beavers)
  7. China - Art
  8. China - Art
  9. China - Economy
  10. China - World Factbook (CIA) 10-00
  11. China -Chinese Newspapers and Magazines
      Provides online versions of newspapers and magazines from China.
  12. China Daily (Newspaper)
  13. China, Hong Kong, and Macau (Lycos)
      Select a city from the list at the right to find detailed information. Note that cities are listed by province, not in straight alphabetical order.
  14. Chinese Cities
      Provides comprehensive factual and cultural information.
  15. Chinese Government and Culture (Yahoo)
      Provides hundreds of sources of information on China. 2-00
  16. Chinese Search Engines (Search Engines Worldwide - Takakuwa)
      Provides 10 search engines available in China. 8-00
  17. Chinese and Korean Chess Games (Martin)
      Provides sources of information on Chinese and Korean chess. 1-02
Materials
  1. Pictures of Famous Places in China (PicturesofPlaces.com)
      Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02
News
  1. China - People's Daily 10-00
  2. Chinese News (chinadotcom)
      Provides Chinese business, culture, news, and entertainment, from a Chinese government perspective. 12-99
  3. Chinese News (chinadotcom)
      Provides news from a Chinese government perspective. 12-99
  4. Chinese News (sina.com)
      Provides news from a Chinese perspective. (Stories are in Chinese.) 12-99
  5. Chinese News in Chinese (LanguageBox.com)
      Provides news from China, about China, in Chinese. Provides an opportunity to download Chinese fonts. Includes China News, Ta Kung Pao, Guangzhou Daily, Fujian News, Singtao Electronic Daily, and Xinhua News Agency. 8-00
Papers
  1. Ancient China (Beavers)
  2. Ancient Chinese Furniture (Purdue - Big Sky)
      Provides pictures and text for classical Chinese furniture.
  3. Ancient Chinese Literature (Purdue - Big Sky)
      Provides samples of classical Chinese literature, including Confucian, Taoist, and others.
  4. Ancient Chinese Musical Instruments (Purdue - Big Sky)
      Provides a short description and a picture of the gongs, drums, guan, sheng, suona, bawu, di, and others.
  5. China - Daily Life in Ancient China (Donn)
      Provides a comprehensive view of ancient China, including daily life activities and overall history.
  6. China - Historical Events by Location (Time Asia)
      Provides a history of major Chinese movements or events, especially since the middle of the 20th century. 6-01
  7. China Search Engine and Directory (ChinaBurst.com)
      Provides a Chinese search engine and directory in English. 3-00
  8. China and Amnesty International Report (BBC News)
      Summarizes an Amnesty International report that China has executed more people in a three month period than the rest of the countries of the world have executed in three years. 6-01
  9. China's Relationship With the United States (PBS - Frontline)
      Discusses the delicate political and economic relationship between China and the USA, with a special emphasis on the role of Taiwan. The discussion is called "Dangerous Straits." 10-01
  10. Chinese - English Dictionary (Harbaugh)
      "This dictionary uses traditional etymologies and a unique series of charts based on them to show the close relationships between Chinese characters -- which are all derived from about 200 simple pictographs and ideographs in ways that are usually quite logical and easy to remember." - Gene R. Thursby
  11. Chinese Calligraphy (China, The Beautiful - Pei)
      Provides information for appreciation of the art form. 3-00
  12. Chinese Culture and History (China, The Beautiful - Pei)
      Provides information by subject, such as calligraphy, painting, poetry, stories, dictionaries, and more. 3-00
  13. Chinese Embassy in the USA
      Provides the Web page for China's Embassy in the USA. Warning- Information on Tibetan history and culture should be regarded as propoganda rather than factual information. 2-00
  14. Recent Chinese History (Megastories.com)
      Provides a history of major Chinese movements, especially since the middle of the 20th century. 6-01
  15. Zemin, Jiang - Profile (BBC News)
      Provides a biographical profile of the leader of China. leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 6-01
Periodicals
  1. Chinese Culture (Wei Ming)
      Provides a magazine on Chinese art and culture.
Projects
  1. Chinese Edcuational Resources (Dim Sum)
      Provides information and activities related to Chines culture and Chinese-American culture.
  2. Ethical Dilemmas from Four Views (Donn)
      Provides a variety of current ethical dilemmas that students may face and requires them to answer from four points of view from ancient China - Confucianist, Taoist, Buddhist, and Legalist.
Worksheets
  1. China Worksheets (AbcTeach)
      Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of this region of the world. 8-01