China

Resources in this category:

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.

China: Dim Sum: Celebrations, Holidays and Customs
http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__ce...

Do you know what the Moon Festival celebrates? Learn about different Chinese celebrations and holidays by doing different crafts. You can make Zodiac bookmarks, shoe box dragons, lucky red envelopes and more. Each craft activity offers directions for doing the craft as well as background information about the holiday or custom.

Chinatown Online
http://www.chinatown-online.co.uk/pages/fun/index.ssi

Write your name in Chinese, play games, open a fortune cookie, and learn unusual facts about China.

Discover China
http://www.chinavista.com/discover.html

Take a walk through the Forbidden City or find a Chinese recipe. This site has lots of information about Chinese culture and places of interest. You can learn about Chinese poetry, calligraphy, the Great Wall and much more.

Made in China
http://china.candidemedia.com/index.html

Have you ever wondered what the words "made in China" really mean? If so, you may want to discover what the creators of this virtual tour found out on their own tour of China. This web site offers a narrative, photo exhibition of major cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hong Kong, along with cartoon collections explaining some of China's history, and classroom lesson plans for teachers.

Searching for China
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html

"China is a majestic country with a long and interesting history. If . . . you've never been to this fascinating land, you might want to take a brief tour. Go ahead and walk a few kilometers of The Great Wall or step foot into The Forbidden City or voyage to the Yellow Mountains. But beyond these tourist stops lives another, more complex, China. Currently, the people of China are experiencing great economic and social upheavals.So, if you're ready to begin, [let's] embark on our journey."