Internet Resources on China

A Art, Culture & Education	C Cross-Curricular Lesson Plans
D Dragons	E Economics
E Ethnic Groups	F Festivals & Holidays
G Geography	G Government
H History	I Issues
K Kites - Be sure to see Chinese Kites- Art in the Sky Competition	L Languages
L Lesson Plans and Class Activities	L Literature.
M Maps - China and Asia	M Math, Science & Technology
N Newspapers	R Religions and Beliefs
S Science & Technology	S Silkworm
S Student Projects on China	W Web Quests on China.

A Art, Culture & Education

Dragonkids by China Daily

http://dragonkids.chinadaily.com.cn/

Arts of China

Overview of Chinese culture
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/china.html

China the Beautiful

Offers a general introduction to China's cultural heritage. Learn about Chinese poetry, history, literature, philosophy and classical art.
http://www.chinapage.com/

The Splendors of Imperial China:

Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei

http://www.asianart.com/splendors/index.html

Tales from the Land of Dragons, Boston MFA

http://boston.com/mfa/chinese/

The Franklin Institute Exhibit _ China: Ancient Arts and Sciences

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/china.html

Music in Ancient China

http://www.crystalinks.com/chinamusic.html

Cantonese Opera Home Page

http://members.aol.com/canopera/index.htm

China: Classical Instrumental Music

http://www.medieval.org/music/world/china.html

Ancient Chinese Guqin Playing - How to play the ancient Chinese guqin. Including fingering and how to read guqin music. With pictures and sound clips

http://www.tcfb.com/guqin/

San Francisco Guzheng Music Society - Our Society is dedicated in promoting guzheng, a Chinese table harp - plucked string instrument, and Chinese culture & music to people of all ages and nationality

http://www.guzheng.org/

Chinese Musical Instruments

http://www.cechinatrans.demon.co.uk/ctm-inst.html

Musical Instruments Of China with sound

http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/china http://www.larkinam.com/MenComNet/Business/Retail/Larknet/china

The Beauty of the Zither

http://www.chinakongzi.net/2550/eng/tradition13.html

Zither Video

http://jasonlee.shiu.ca/guzheng.htm

Chinese Folk Music with MP3s

http://www.dovesong.com/MP3/MP3_China_Deborah.asp

Traditional Chinese music with video clips

http://www.fimpression.com/fim_events.htm

Destiny, the Culture of China - Traditional Chinese Music

Traditional Chinese Music. ... Around 3,000 years ago, when European music was just ... musical
theory and sophisticated musical instruments began appearing in China.

http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/traditional_music.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0724

Let’s Learn Some Chinese – Listen to Jingle Bells in Chinese

http://www.wellgot.ca/english-fm.htm
http://www.mandarintools.com/
http://www.chinesetapes.com/chinese_phonetics.htm

Lesson about Chinese Language

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/chinapeopleandplaces/

Origins of Writing and Aesthetics in China

http://www.usu.edu/anthro/origins_of_writing/chinese_calligraphy/

Chinese Calligraphy example

http://www.philmultic.com/calligraphy/

The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection

The Metropolitan Museum

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B94111B2E-776E-11D4-9395-00902786BF44%7D

Chinese Calligraphy example

http://www.philmultic.com/calligraphy/

Chinese Calligraphy Set

http://www.startunzflutes.com/calligraphy.html

Calligraphy of the Masters

http://www.chinapage.com/callig1.html#dqc

Chinese Calligraphy Activities

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MWH/11042_5.html
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Chinese%20Caligraphy%20Lesson.html

Chinese Zodiac

http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/zzodiac.html
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/zzodiac.html

Get a Chinese Name

http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html

Chinese Writing – Animated Characters and Numbers

http://www.ocrat.com/chargif/

Western-Chinese Calendar Converter

http://www.mandarintools.com/calconv_old.html

The Solar Terms and the Chinese Calendar

http://www.friesian.com/chinacal.htm

Chinese Foot Binding

http://www.sfmuseum.org/chin/foot.html

Children’s Literature, Art, Cooking, Travel (Chinese culture)

http://www.china-on-site.com/index.php3

Destiny: The Culture of China

http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/culture.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0617

Chinese Tea

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/cuisine_drink/tea/index.htm

Chinese Cuisine -- Eight Regional Variations

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/cuisine_drink/cuisine/eight_cuisines.htm

Chopsticks

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/cuisine_drink/cuisine/chopsticks.htm

Lesson Plan –Chop Sticks

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Using%20Chopsticks%20Lesson.html

How to Use Chop Sticks

http://www.china-chopstick.com/
http://www.china-express.ro/betisoare.php
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/abc/c.htm
http://www2.whirlpool.com/html/homelife/cookin/chopsticks.htm

Food Culture – Table manners and food symbolism

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/cuisine.htm

Traditional Chinese Paper Arts – cutting and folding

http://www.wgn.net/~nienhuis/chinese.html

Chinese Papercuts/examples

http://www.isaacnet.com/culture/papercut.htm

Paper Cutting

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/3268/tour.html

http://www.chinavista.com/culture/art/folkart/papercutting.html

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Island/3268/home.html

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/paper_cut.htm

http://www.chinavista.com/culture/art/folkart/papercutting.html

Chinese Knotting

http://www.chineseknotting.org/

http://www.knottingartist.com/

http://www.ezlearnchinese.com/knotting.html

Umbrellas

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/umbrella/umbrella.html

China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese American Culture

A cross curricular themeatic (China) unit including advanced challenge modifications for teaching the basic skills.
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/chinadimsumaconnection.html

Development of Education in China

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38293.htm

Education in china

preschool in china beijing,it helps all students can read and write in English and Chinese.
http://www.51futurestar.com

Challenge of Globalization

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38292.htm

The History of the Educational System in China - Site hosts an extensive essay on the history of the Chinese education system. Of the five chapters, only one covers the entire pre-Opium War era; the paper is of most interest to modern China scholars. http://www.math.ksu.edu/~dbski/publication/history.html

Globalization- Love, American Style
Examining American Pop Cultural Influence Around the World (June 12, 2002, NYT)

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020612wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

Living and Teaching in China

Former teacher presents a guide for foreigners teaching in China. Includes photos, related links and publications, and Q&A articles.
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lumabner/china.htm

The Complete Reference to China/Chinese-Related Web Sites

Listing more than 500 links to all kinds of China related internet resources,

ExecutivePlanet - Culture and Etiquette in China

Find helpful suggestions for conducting meetings in China. Learn why it is preferred to have business cards printed in gold lettering.
http://www.executiveplanet.com/community/default.asp?section=China

China Related Internet sites

http://www.cnd.org/China/

Art Scene China

Contemporary Chinese art with a wide variety of artworks from throughout China. The gallery features some of China's leading artists as well as younger, up and coming artists, in Hong Kong.
http://artscenechina.com/

C Cross-Curricular Lesson Plans

China: Dim Sum -- A Connection to Chinese-American Culture

Online project for students.
http://www.eduplace.com/projects/dimsum.html

Fifth Grade Studies China

http://www.germantownacademy.org/academics/ls/5th/China/chplan.htm

Ancient Civilization slide shows

A third grade class at Cora Kelly School for Math, Science, and Technology in Alexanria, VA created Power Point slide shows on the five ancient civilizations: Egypt, China, Rome, Greece, and Mali.
http://www.acps.k12.va.us/kelly/feltman/civ.html

D Dragons

Dragons – How to Make a Dragon

E Economics

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road

http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html

The Silk Road Big map Project

http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/FEATURES/SilkRoad/GeographyLP.htm

The China Business Review

This online magazine is published six times a year informing you of the business trends in China. Subscribe for the online version or browse through the many free articles available. Back issues available.
http://www.chinabusinessreview.com

China Economy

Outlines China's move towards a more market oriented economy and provides statistics about the labor force, unemployment and trade.
http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/china/china_economy.html

Business Beijing

A monthly online magazine from China. Lots of articles and feature stories from China and around the world. Check out the calendar of events to find out about business events and seminars.
http://www.cbw.com/busbj

Can China Feed Itself?

Examines factors in China's food equation, such as population growth, agricultural production and land area. See charts and read the findings.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/index_m.htm

China Agricultural Economics Group

University of Queensland research projects and publications of the China Agricultural Economics Group
http://www.nrsm.uq.edu.au/nrsm/research/chinap.htm

China's Economy

Sinologist David Wall talks about China's economic size, growth rate and its impact on political reform.
http://www.megastories.com/china/economy/economy.htm

China Dimensions

China data and GIS information
http://sedac.ciesin.org/china/

Take A Walking Tour Through China's Farmer's Markets

.http://www.saturdaymarket.com/chinaveg/

ABC Country Book of China Economy

Peruse an overview of China's economy highlighting the changes introduced since 1978. Get economic facts.
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/china_economy.html

China and East Asia

North Park University's history of China under the Web Chronology Project.
http://www.npcts.edu/acad/history/WebChron/China/China.html

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html

E Ethnic Groups

China's Population Mix

http://test.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/mix.htm

Ethnic Minorities in China

http://test.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/minority/minority.html

China ethnic groups debate their future

http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/2000/10/6_4.html

Brief Intro of Chinese Minority Ethnic Groups, TravelChinaGuide.com

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/index.htm

China to Step up Education for Ethnic Groups

http://www.china.com.cn/english/culture/39927.htm

F Festivals & Holidays

Calendar Listing

http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/festival.html

Traditional Chinese Festivals

http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/deall/jin.3/c231/handouts/h20.htm
http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/china/sampler.htm
http://www.sandiego-online.com/forums/chinese/htmls/holidays.htm

Chinese New Year

http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,418281,00.html

Chinese New Year Clip Art

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/dimsumclipart.html

Lucky Red Envelopes

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum_red_envelop.html

Chinese Zodiac

http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/zzodiac.html

Moon Festival

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/moon/moon.html

Lantern Festival

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/quan/lantern.html

G Geography

The World Fact Book

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html

China Internet Information Center

http://www.china.com.cn/english/index.htm

A Brief Introduction to China

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/china.htm

Geographical Regions and Natural Barriers

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/geography/index.htm

Climate

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/climate.htm

Earth Observatory – NASA- Taklimakan Desert

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=5254

Tibetan Plateau, Sante Fe Institute Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 1.

http://www.santafe.edu/sfi/publications/Bulletins/bulletinWinter02/features/tibetan.html

The Himalayan Mountain Range, Guinness Publishing Ltd. The Himalayan Mountain Range,

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Him.Range%20Pix.html

The Great 'Gobi' Desert of Legendary Mongolia, Copyright by Shirchin Baatar, Ph.D.

http://baatar.freeyellow.com/

The Gobi Desert Story

http://www.new-millennium-ride.org/gobistory.htm

The Pacific Ocean – World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/wnp/

Agriculture

http://test.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/agriculture.htm

Rivers and Lakes

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38090.htm

Highways

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38227.htm

Harbors

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38226.htm

Railroads

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38224.htm

Civil Aviation

http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38223.htm

China and East Asia

North Park University's history of China under the Web Chronology Project.
http://www.npcts.edu/acad/history/WebChron/China/China.html

Internet Guide for China Studies: WWW Virtual Library

Here you will find carefully selected and annotated links to Internet sites thatmay be useful to anyone with some interest in Greater China i.e. the PR China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.
http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/netguide.htm

Background Notes: China

Reads like a giant flash card. The '.S. State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs publishes China's vital statistics including history, language, social conditions and much more.
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/china_1097_bgn.html

ABC Country Book China

Guide to this country includes data on its government, economy, geography, climate, communications, population and society.
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/china_geography.html

The Great Wall of China

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/index.htm
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/greatwall.htm

Walk the Great Wall

http://www.walkthewall.com/ (Multimedia)

Forbidden City

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/forbidden.htm

Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/terra_cotta_army/index.htm

Tian'anmen Square (Gate of Heavenly Peace)

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/tianan.htm

Beijing

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing.htm

Forbidden City - Art of China

Excerpt from the book Beijing: Glimpses of History introduces the key landmarks within the imperial compound, and provides photos.
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/scenfc.html

Great Wall - Art of China

Find an overall introduction and a slideshow of the Great Wall, whose construction started in the 7th century BC under the Chou Dynasty.
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/scengw.html

Beijing's Imperial Gardens

Offers brief descriptions and histories of the gardens' principal features, with pictures. Connect to other sites about China's capital.
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/scenig.html

Virtual Tour Of China's Most Famous Scenic Attractions

.http://www.chinavista.com/travel/virtualtours.html

Scenery of China

Virtual tour with expandable photographs and brief history taken from 'Beijing: Glimpses of History' includes the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Imperial Gardens. Part of 'Art of China' by student Remy Rong Guo.
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/scenery.html

Eastern Russia - Merriam-Webster Atlas

Highlights the eastern domains of the old Soviet Union, with China and Mongolia on its borders. With country facts, a flag icon and an overview.
http://www.m-w.com/maps/russia2.html

Hong Kong - Merriam-Webster Atlas

Detailed color map of this predominantly Buddhist island now under China's administration. With facts and figures, and a historical summary.
http://www.m-w.com/maps/hong_kong.html

Travel videos and Posters

http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Travel_Videos/China_video_travel.htm
http://www.vpw.com/partner/lionsclub/poster.htm
http://www.aaari.info/thomaslee.htm
http://www.creativeprocess.net/moreposters/charts/geography/china.html

G Government

General Intro to the Establishment

Embassy of the People's Republic of China presents a document describing the establishment of the legal system in China.
http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/china/chinalegal.html

Governments on the WWW China (People's Republic)

Find an overview of the government of China and learn about Chinas system of provincial governments. Get demographic data and links to agencies.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/cn.html

Chinese Dynasties

http://www.central.k12.ca.us/akers/dynasty.html#anchor1516690

Dynasties of China

http://sites.lps.org/wq12/stories/storyReader$6

China’s Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi

Describes the life of Tzu Hsi (or Cixi), who rose from concubine to become the all powerful empress of China.
http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/TzuHsi.html

Think Quest/ The Asian Century: Paths to Power in the 20^th Century

http://library.thinkquest.org/26638/framesindex.html

China and Marxism

http://www.marxist.com/china.asp

H History

Condensed China

Introduces the beginning of Chinese civilization and a summary of the - dynastic history. Begins in 2200 BCE and goes through Modern China.
http://www.asterius.com/china/

Medieval China: China's Golden Age/Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/webcourse/chinaworkbook/Lesson_Plan/Medieval_China.htm

Ancient and Modern China

http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/K12east.html#CHINA

Zoom School China (Enchanted Learning) Elementary

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/China/

Treaty Ports and Extraterritoriality in China

Discussion of the curious way China has handled foreign contact, and extraterritoriality -- the principle that treaty nations were subject to their home laws rather than those of China. Lists treaty port concessions and settlements in China in 1921-22.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5048/TREATY01.html

The First Emperor of China

With links to primary sources, learn about the First Emperor of China who began the Great Wall and ordered thousands of terra cotta soldiers to be buried near him.
http://www.click2biography.com/emperor_china/emperor_china_ch1.htm

OTN Explores China - Opium Wars 183942

Details the conflicts that led to the opening of China to European trade and colonialism.
http://www.megastories.com/china/glossary/opium.htm

The Nanking Atrocities (Nanjing Massacre)

Comprehensive account of this tragic event that took place in Nanjing, China, in 1937 includes photos, video clips, interviews, and documented materials.
http://journalism.missouri.edu/~jschool/nanking/

Founding of The Qin Empire

Supplies a brief overview of the years 221 to 207 BCE. Explains the steps taken by Qin Shi Huang Di to unify China.
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/anthro/china/qinemp.html

China 1977: End of the Revolutionary Mao Era [Sam Marcy]

http://www.workers.org/marcy/china/index.html

China - Warring States (403 - 220 BC)

http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/china/warstate.html

Ancient China

http://www.central.k12.ca.us/akers/china_webquest.html

The American Experience: Nixon's China Game

The story behind President Richard Nixon's trip to Beijing for an historic encounter with Chairman Mao Tsetung in February 1972.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/

Chinese History for Beginners

Not claiming to be a complete history of China, this big-text, condensed narrative exists to inform, enlighten and attract netizens interested in this huge and mysterious nation.
http://asterius.com/china/

Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China

introduction to the study of human evolution in China featuring a picture gallery of specimens.
http://www.cruzio.com/~cscp/index.htm

Leon Trotsky on China

collection of essays written by Trotsky between 1925 and 1940.
http://www.zhongguo.org/trotsky/revbetrayed/images/China/

Bibliography of China Sources

Huge bibliography of texts relating to Chinese history is brought to you by the University of Maine. Site does not offer links to the works, but can give you a great start when you actually hoof it to the library.
http://zinnia.umfacad.maine.edu/~mshea/China/bibtxt3.html

People's Republic of China -- A Brief History

The University of Maryland provides an historical overview of the PRC from its founding to the present. Come here to learn the broad details of the rise of Mao and China's Treaty of Alliance with the Soviet 'nion.
http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/prc.html

Picture Gallery of Fossil Hominoids/Hominids from China

View detailed pictures of fossil primate specimens from China. See a Gigantopithecus jaw and Lufengpithecus palate.
http://www.cruzio.com/~cscp/pics1.htm

Chronology of China and Eastern Asia

Simple timeline of events in Chinese and Japanese history.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/China.html

World History: China

University keeps a short list of links regarding Chinese history and culture. This is not the first place to come to do your research on China, but you may want to check it later for that special subject you need to find.
http://history.evansville.net/china.html

Fairbank Chinese History Library

Get access to sources on China beginning from the Qing Dynasty to the People's Republic of China. Includes pictures of Chinese leaders.
http://www.cnd.org/fairbank/

Political History of China

Offers an overview of Chinese history eras beginning with the Shang Dynasty and ending with post Mao China. With profiles of historical figures.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/chinhist.html

China and Eastern Asia Chronology

.http://www.northpark.edu/acad/history/WebChron/China/China.html

Japanese Army's Atrocities -- Nanjing

From the China News Digest, this site houses an archive for historical documents and photographs related to the Nanjing Massacre and other atrocities committed by the Japanese army in China during World War II.
http://www.cnd.org/njmassacre

Shang Oracle Bone

View a rare image of a recovered oracle bone from the Shang Dynasty of China (16-11 century BC), the second dynasty of China. An illustration accompanies the image to show what it would have looked like when in use.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images/shnagbon.jpg

China’s Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi

Describes the life of Tzu Hsi (or Cixi), who rose from concubine to become the all powerful empress of China.
http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/TzuHsi.html

Britain Stole Hong Kong From China

Britain's East India Company would wage three wars on the people of China in order to secure the right to sell opium there. Marxist analysis of the Opium Wars.
http://www.magnet.ch/serendipity/wod/hongkong.html

Ninth Infantry in China

Offers photographs of the Ninth Infantry in China during the Boxer Rebellion.
http://www.manchu.org/history/index2.htm

CNN: Visions of China

Exploration of five decades of Communist rule of China.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/flash.html

Origins of Sport in Ancient China

Find Benny Josef Peiser's research thesis titled, Western Theories about the Origins of Sport in Ancient China.
http://www.umist.ac.uk/UMIST_Sport/peiser2.html

History of the Great Wall of China

The history of the great wall of China is described, along with why Chinese chose tobuild the Great Wall, their cultural development,and a soldier's life along the wall.
http://www.allsands.com/History/Places/historyoftheg_rkf_gn.htm

China and Marxism

http://www.marxist.com/china.asp

Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China

Resources meant to introduce both earlier and more recent fossil hominid discoveries from China.
http://www.cruzio.com/~cscp/index.htm#catalog

Ancient China.

The site, developed by Don Donn, provides middle school teachers with a wide selection of lesson plans, activities, and projects for teaching about Ancient China.
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html#CHINA

Silk Road

http://www.primarysource.org/spotlight/default.htm#

FOLLOWING ANCIENT FOOTPRINT-Exploring the Northern Silk Road

The Silk Road

http://www.central.k12.ca.us/akers/silk_road.html

LOST CITIES OF THE SILK ROAD
A SPACE-AGE SEARCH FOR RELICS OF EURASIA'S DISTANT PAST

http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/silkroad/index.html

The Silk Route – Economics and Geography Lesson

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade3/Silk_Route.html

China - A Trip Along the Silk Road

http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/china1.html

Understanding Primary Sources: Marco Polo and China

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/7/unit/act4.1.html

The Silk Road Big map Project

http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/FEATURES/SilkRoad/GeographyLP.htm

Silk Road sites

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Silk%20Road%20Info.html
| http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Silk%20Road%20Lesson.html
http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html
http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002ncta/brittenham/silkroad.html
http://www.primarysource.org/library/TOP
http://www.central.k12.ca.us/akers/china_webquest.html
http://www.silk-road.com/toc/index.html
http://www.silkroadproject.org/
http://chinapage.com/silksite.html (Silk Road and Dun Grottoes)
http://www.dunhuangcaves.com/index_flash.html
http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/mogao
http://macxserver.asap.um.maine.edu:16080/~mnkytree/
http://www.afn.org/~afn20372/pol/ex14.html

If you were Kubla Khan…How Shall We Rule China? Role Play

http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000047.htm

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road

http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html

Marco Polo

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/10/marcopolo.html

Silk worm sources

http://www.reptiledepot.com/dragons.html

http://www.surnames.org/cucs2.htm

Silk Origin and Processing Science Project

http://www.light-science.com/silkwormproject.html

I Issues

The New York Times Learning NetworkArchival search

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.htm

One China for All? (New York Times)
Understanding 20th Century Relations Among Taiwan, China and the United States

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990714wednesday.html

Dissidents Delicately Democratize
Challenging Communism in China: A Global History Lesson Plan

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19980930wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

Riot, Revolution and Reform
Revisiting the Tiananmen Square Massacre in the Global History Classroom

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990602wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

Do You Dread the Spread? Investigating the SARS Epidemic

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030423wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

K Kites

Great Kite Sites

Dancing Art in the Air

http://gsh.taiwanschoolnet.org/1862/index2.htm

Kite Making

http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/kites/making.htm

Grandpa Li teaches kite making

http://gsh.taiwanschoolnet.org/1862/Q/tj2/CENTER5.HTM

Drachen Foundation's Miniature Kites

http://www.drachen.org/special_events_results01.html

Smithsonian Kite Festival

http://kitefestival.org/

Look at Chinese Kites Images

http://www.bigcitykites.com/chinesekites.html

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_flying

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1911/gallery.htm

http://www.gzintlinc.com/generic36.html

http://www.gzintlinc.com/generic10.html

http://www.chinakite.com/maindoc/en/htm/chanpin/chuantong.htm

http://asiarecipe.com/chikite.html

http://www.clippershipdistribution.com/shop/kites.asp

http://www.bigcitykites.com/chinaother.shtml

http://www.chinatownkite.com/chinesekites.html

Kite Resource List

Soar Into Spring With Kites!

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson056.shtml
http://demeter.hampshire.edu/~mapril/lessonlinks.html

How to make a kite \

http://www.aloha.net/~bigwind/20kidskites.html
http://www.youth.net/cec/cecmisc/cecmisc.48.txt
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/kites/
http://www.kckiteclub.org/DaveEllis/kidspage.htm
http://www.kckiteclub.org/DaveEllis/software.htm
http://www.kites.org/tmr/index.html
http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html
http://family.go.com/crafts/buildmodel/feature/famf199703_kite1/famf199703_kite4.html
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_kites_1.htm

Kite History

http://www.chinakite.com/maindoc/en/htm/jiaoshi.htm
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/kites.htm
http://www.warriortours.com/intro/crafts_kite.htm
http://www.zianet.com/katgraham/kites/history.html
http://www.chinavoc.com/arts/folk/kite.htm
http://kckiteclub.org/DaveEllis/TOC.htm

How to Fly a Kite
http://www.gombergkites.com/howgen.html
http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/Showcase/Student_Projects/China/Kites/kites.html

Kite lesson plans

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson056.shtml

http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:uqU2-yspCGsJ:www.laea.net/pdf%2520stuff/LssnPlnSled.pdf+%27kite+%2B+lesson+plan%27&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://www.zianet.com/katgraham/kites/eddylesson.html#anchorprocess
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Ben/Lesson5.html
| http://www.eng.iastate.edu/techknow/Lesson.Plans/flight/kite4-5.html

L Languages

Spoken and Written Languages
http://www.china.com.cn/english/features/38105.htm

Eternity The Language of China
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=20443&url=20443/language.html

L Lesson Plans and Class Activities

Classroom activities relating to China with lesson plans and information.
http://www.puppet.org/chinese_elemstguide.pdf

China for K-12
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/SStudies/Countries/China/

Teaching Themes for China
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/chdragoneasy.html

Let’s Learn About China! (Elementary)

http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/Showcase/Student_Projects/China/china.html

A Collection of China Activities: A Subject Sampler

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/sampler.html

List of websites for Teaching about China

http://ss.uno.edu/ss/ahist/TeachChinaLinks.html

L Literature

Classic Chinese Poetry

http://www.chinapage.com/poetry9.html

Chinese Myths & Fantasies

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/myth/myth.html

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/story/story.html

Chinese Folk Tales

http://www.interlog.com/~fccs/culture.htm
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/china.html
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Chinese%20Folktales.html
http://www.awrsd.org/oak/Courses%20&%20Homework/English-Languag%20Arts-

Ancient Chinese Fables

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/fable/fable1.html

Chinese Literature Classics

http://www.chinapage.com/classic1.html

M Maps - China and Asia

China logo shows a view of China taken from a satellite located 35,785 km directly above China at the latitude of 47 N, and longitude 117 E.
http://www.chinapage.com/map/map.html

Maps and General Information
UT Library On-Line - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html

China The Beautiful – Maps of China and South East Asia
http://www.chinapage.com/map/map.html

Special feature maps of China
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/map/china_map.htm

China - Jordan's Simple Maps of China
Provides simple outline maps of China and Taiwan, and includes the names of Chinese provinces and of Taiwan counties.
http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/hbmapchina-u.html

Asia - ReliefWeb East Asia Maps
Find regional maps of the Korean peninsula and the northwest Pacific, and browse through geographic and thematic maps of China and Korea.
http://www.reliefweb.int/mapc/asi_east/index.html

China - Clickable Maps
Clickable map provides regional breakdowns by city. Links also provide details on transportation and accommodations.
http://www.tiglion.com/travel/region/chinamap.htm

China - Dim Sum Maps
Provides an array of colorful regional, country and topographical maps of China, including Taiwan, that mark cities and natural resources.
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Maps%20of%20China.html

China - University of Texas Library
Explore China with country, regional, city, historical and thematic maps. View 1933 Shanghai and a breakdown of the country's linguistic groups.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/china.html

China - China the Beautiful Maps
Features regional, country and historical maps of China. Includes Silk Road maps and satellite images.
http://www.chinapage.org/map.html

N Newspapers

Apple Daily
China newspaper.( Chinese language)
http://srd.yahoo.com/drst/2176828/*http://www.appledaily.com.hk/

Beijing Youth Daily
China newspaper.
http://srd.yahoo.com/drst/803908/*http://www.bjyouth.com.cn/

EINnews.com - EIN provides you access to breaking news that is organized within 260+ country, regional, U.S. States and specialized topic sections.http://www.insidechina.com/china/special/tianan/tianan1.html

China News http://www.chinatopnews.com/

China News Digest (Has an English version)
China News Digest (CND) is a voluntary non-profit organization aiming at providing news and other information services
http://www.cnd.org/

China China News Digest
Offers a compendium of links to government, entertainment, and cultural information. Includes history and news links.
http://www.cnd.org/China/

China Online
Daily paper provides China business news, industry updates and commentary. Includes resource links and a contact form.
http://www.chinaonline.com/

China Inside China Today
Readers pick up daily news and business coverage with topic sections for press review, indepth features, opinion, discussion and classifieds.
http://www.insidechina.com/

Ming Pao Daily News
China newspaper.
http://srd.yahoo.com/drst/169609/*http://www.mingpao.com/newspaper/

Singtao Times
China newspaper.
http://srd.yahoo.com/drst/180925/*http://www.singtao.com/

China Has World's Tightest Internet Censorship, http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20021205thursday.html

R Religions and Beliefs

Brief Introduction to Chinese Religion and Beliefs
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/index.htm

Chinese Buddhism
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/index.htm

Han Buddhism
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/han.htm

Tibetan Buddhism
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/tibetan.htm

Southern Buddhism
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/buddhism/southern.htm

S Science, Mathematics & Technology

Abacus

Abacus/Ask Eric

http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Anthropology/ANT0200.html

The Abacus: Index

http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/

Chinese Numbers

http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/Showcase/Student_Projects/China/Chinese_Numbers/chinese_numbers.html

Marco Polo - the first Western record of porcelain, coal, gunpowder, printing, paper money, and silk; Polo wrote "Book of Ser Marco Polo" around 1298.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/polo.shtml

Nova Builds a Rain bow Bridge (math/technology)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/builds.html

The Geometry of Bridge Construction

http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/rs/bridges.htm

Bridge Building

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/ausstell/dauer/bruecken/e_brueck.htm

Math related lessons - Tangram Puzzle

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/chinesenewyear/tangram/

Nova/ China's Age of Invention

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/age.html

Chinese Inventions

http://www.central.k12.ca.us/akers/inventions.html

Chinese Inventions worksheet

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Chinese%20Inventions.Lesson.html

Chinese Inventions And "Gifts To The West/Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/webcourse/chinaworkbook/Lesson_Plan/Chinese_Inventions.htm

Medieval Chinese Inventions and Innovations

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chinin/chinintg.htm

Chinese Inventions/Franklin Institute

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html

Chinese Crafts – Ceramics, Bronze, Weaving

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/crafts.html

Amazing Chinese Accomplishments

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/CHINA-PAGE.html

Chinese Innovation and Invention

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=15618&url=15618/

Early Asian Civilizations/ source list for inventions

http://www.beaufort.k12.sc.us/learning/bms/lmc/res-Asia-Anc.htm

China Minnesota Ventures

http://www.makingconnections.state.mn.us/current/china/

Who Invented It? An Introductory Activity

http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000019.htm

S Silkworms

Silk Origin and Processing Science Project

http://www.light-science.com/silkwormproject.html
http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/Showcase/Student_Projects/China/silkworms/silkworms.html

Silk worm sources

http://www.reptiledepot.com/dragons.html
http://www.surnames.org/cucs2.htm

W Web Quests on China

Think Quest/ The Asian Century: Paths to Power in the 20^th Centuryhttp://library.thinkquest.org/26638/framesindex.html

China Today
WebQuest grades 6-12
http://www.ualberta.ca/~ams7/WebQuest

Discovering China
This is a WebQuest about China and it's people and culture. In this WebQuest students have the task to write a letter to a penpal in Harbin, China as well as discover China's vast physical...
http://www.furman.edu/~jpatters/portfolio/home.htm

Discovering China - Discovering China: The Middle Kingdom
contemporary look into China's cities, leaders, history, and contributions to mankind with pictures, videos, and other information.
http://library.advanced.org/26469

China Quest: A Newspaper Project

http://www.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/Asia/student_page.html

Does the Tiger Eat His Cubs – A Web Quest on Children And China

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/childquest.html

Dynasties of China

http://sites.lps.org/wq12/stories/storyReader$6

Climb it! (the Himalaya)
(Mary Ann Montgomery and Anne Krutulis)

http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq16/page12.htm

Ancient and Medieval China

http://members.aol.com/gretchenle/chinawebquest2.html#Webquest

China: Classical Instrumental Music

Chinese Musical Instruments

C Cross-Curricular Lesson Plans

Fifth Grade Studies China

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road

http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road http://www.humboldt.edu/~geog309i/ideas/raysilk.html

Chinese New Year Clip Art

Lucky Red Envelopes

Chinese Zodiac

Walk the Great Wall

H History

If you were Kubla Khan…How Shall We Rule China? Role Play

Economics and Geography Lessons on The Silk Road

Dancing Art in the Air

Kite Making

Smithsonian Kite Festival

Soar Into Spring With Kites!

Kite lesson plans

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson056.shtml

China Has World's Tightest Internet Censorship, http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20021205thursday.html

Six Paths to China: Six Strategies for Using the Web for Learning

Searching for China

Chinese History Web Quest

China Quest: A Newspaper Project

http://www.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/Asia/student_page.html