China

Sub-headings:

Chinese History

China Travel & Tourism

Classical Chinese Texts

A collection of Classical Chinese Texts, as codified in the Song Dynasty. Texts have been provided in both Chinese and English.

Resources in this category:

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/

This site is a visual sourcebook of Chinese civilization which is aimed to add to the material teachers can use in order to help their students understand Chinese history, culture, and society.

Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/

With contributions from some of the top Asia scholars at Columbia and other universities, users may peruse timelines, reading lists and curriculum integration charts. The site is focused mostly on East Asia and is appropriate for those teaching upper secondary school or college prep.

Chi Med: The History of Chinese Medicine Webpage
http://www.albion.edu/history/chimed/

"The ChiMed web site is managed by an international group of scholars who study the history of medicine in China". Resources available here include a directory of scholars, bibliographies, online and electronic resources, institutions, and libraries.

The China WWW Virtual Library - Internet Guide for Chinese Studies
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

A comprehensive guide with links to resources and academic material on China, Chinese culture, Chinese society, Chinese history, and other subjects, with a table of contents modeled after Library of Congress classification schedules, maintained by the University of Heidelberg (the site is in English).

China: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html

Detailed profile of China, including its languages, religions, economy, social systems, geography, history, agriculture, and more.

Discovering China
http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/

A site dedicated to China, created for ThinkQuest. "It's an interesting site, filled with profiles of important people, histories, city scapes, and an introduction to the Cultural Revolution. The site was put together by three students: one in Cape Town, South Africa; one in Fresno, California; the third in Yokohama, Japan."

East Asian Holidays & Celebrations
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/holidays/holidays.htm

This site provides descriptions of East Asian holidays and celebrations including Chinese, Japanese and Korean holidays. It is a good introduction to each country's cultural celebrations.

BBC News Country Profile: Hong Kong
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profil...

Information about Hong Kong, along with related news reports, a chronology of key events, leaders and media provided by the BBC News.

Inside China Today
http://www.einnews.com/china/

Comprehensive News site for China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, updated daily. "In addition to daily news, the site offers a news review, travel section and political and historical resources."