China Information Sources on the Internet

Last Revised: 3/2/09

• Splendid China: Embark on a journey through 5,000 years and 10,000 miles of Chinese culture, history and tradition. Our 76-acre park recreates in painstaking detail over 60 lifelike replicas of China's historical sites and landmarks, including: The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Tomb of the Terra Cotta Warriors and much, much more. All exhibits are hand-crafted by Chinese artisans direct from China, with a plethora of unique and rare merchandise available in our gift shops. Enjoy Chinese cuisine at it's best in our gourmet restaurant, The Suzhou Pearl. Marvel at The Mysterious Kingdom of the Orient, a 90-minute live-stage production, featuring over 40 of China's top entertainers. Watch as they combine award-winning acrobatics with the unparalleled grace and beauty of the Chinese dance to form a breathtaking performance unlike anything ever seen this side of the Orient! Located in Kissimmee FL only 3 miles from Walt Disney World.

  Splendid China has a special program for China families called the Splendid China Panda Club. Immediate benefits for Panda Club members include free annual passes for the adopted children until they reach age 18, and for their adoptive parents - twenty percent off Park admission, twenty five percent off fine dining, ten percent off merchandise, and special discounts for special events. FCC/FAC kids will also receive the discounts in fine dining and merchandise. For further information and to be on the Panda Club contact list, call Al Riley, Splendid China Public Relations, Phone (407) 397-8820, Fax (407) 397-8845, email schina@earthlink.net. Watch our web site at floridasplendidchina.com for a special area relating to FCC/FAC activities.

• Forbidden Gardensin Katy, Texas, is a fascinating outdoor museum replicating some of China's major historic scenes. Guided tours take you back to the third century BC to view the first Emperor's amazing 6,000 piece terra-cotta army replicated in 1/3 scale. The tour continues to the intricately detailed miniatures of the famous Forbidden City in Beijing which served as palaces for nearly 500 years of Imperial rule. Come and experience the mystery and magic of Imperial China. Forbidden Gardens is a must- see for everyone who wants to embark on an unforgettable journey to a faraway land without stepping outside of Texas.

• As a parent and an advocate of early childhood education, Washington State First Lady Mona Lee Locke recently embarked on a project close to her heart: encouraging a cross-cultural exchange on early education by leading a delegation of 60 U.S. teachers to China. KCTS-Seattle producer Susan Han and videographer Valerie Vozza document the 10-day visit in Precious Children, a one-hour presentation that reveals how this nation of 1.2 billion people is preparing its children for the future.

• The ChinaSite.com The Complete Reference to China/Chinese Related Web Sites. This massive site has links to more than 1000 web sites about a variety of topics related to China. Something for everyone can be found here including a link to FCC.

• China Fun is a web founded mainly for people who are interested in Chinese culture, life, society, not only for past, but also about her dynamic present and bright future. China Fun has a good working team, which is composed by staff of different specialiezd field with master degrees at least, to collect information, design the content structure and express the knowledge.

• China Related Programs on U.S. TV are listed on this page hosted by ChinaSprout.com .

• The dates for Chinese New Years are included in our listings of major holidays in China.

• Chinatown in San Francisco: Explore and learn about San Francisco Chinatown. Also information about attractions, points of interest, history, events, restaurants, and culture.

• The National Zoo in Washington DC has two webcams on their new Giant Pandas. Here are the links for PandaCam1 and PandaCam2. See the main Panda Page as well for more information about Pandas.

• Traditional Chinese Fables At least 33 traditional tales are found in comic book fashion on this interesting website.

• China - Created by Haiwang Yuan of Western Kentucky University, this page is mostly links with special links to pages created by Mr. Yuan on Chinese New Year, Proverbs, Holidays, Legends and an "Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese.

• The English language newspaper for China is The China Daily News.

• The Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Washington DC now has their own website. They list the addresses of the consulates where documents can be sent for authentication and a lot of other information about China.

• http://www.nciku.com/ is an online English/Chinese dictionary, including pronounciations.

• Chinese Fortune Calendar Online provides a variety of traditional Chinese systems for fortune telling, matchmaking, Feng-Shui and related materials. This includes a useful page that will tell you the exact date of Chinese festivals and holidays out through 2005.

• Chinese Culture Center located in San Francisco has a nice website with a variety of interesting information and elegant design. Check it out.

• Chinese Culture, Art & Symbolism is the online culture page created by the International Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Research Association, USA.

• The Chinese Heritage Centre is based in Singapore and aims to provide cultural resources for overseas Chinese.

• The largest Chinese Classical Garden outside of China is in Portland OR. It will be the largest classical Chinese garden outside China and will serve as a national showcase for Chinese culture. Most of the materials for the interior of the garden will come from China and 60 Chinese workers will be in Portland next spring, for about 8 months, to help build the garden.

• Discovering China is a site with some historical and current information about China. Created by students with some interesting perspectives.

• A.Magazine is a publication for and about Asian-Americans in the US.

• The Asia Society has two subsidiary websites, AsiaSource is a news site broadly focused on all of Asia including China, and AskAsia which has a more educational focus.

• MuziCom is a news site with a largely China and business focus.

• China the Beautiful is a site focused on Classical Chinese Art, Calligraphy, Poetry, History, Literature, Painting and Philosophy.

• www.thechinaperspective.com which focuses on China industry news and analysis as well as featuring interviews with industry leaders and experts.

• Inside China Today is a web newspaper focused on China, Taiwan, and Macao. In addition to daily news, the site offers a news review, travel section and political and historical resources. Inside China Today was one of the first on the Web to report Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's death, updating the news hourly for readers. During the events following Deng's death, CNN linked to Inside China Today as the premier Web site for news on the region.

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• Asia: The World News Network Links to online news sources from many places in Asia; part of the larger World News network Offers a searchable collection of current and past news in many languages. The new sources themselves contain additional links to online media and other resources in the individual countries. Website: http://www.worldnewsasia.com

• Buddhism on the Silk Road Part of the International Dunghuan Project at the British Library; focuses on Buddhism as the common factor among the different peoples of the Silk Road. Includes a glossary of Buddhist Sanskrit terms, and essays on the history of Buddhism, the doctrines of Buddhism, and on Buddhist travelers on the Silk Road. Website: http://idp.bl.uk/idp/buddhism/index.html

• Daoist Studies A collaborative resource for the academic study of Daoism; has a bibliography database of over 2,000 citations, a database of over 150 current scholars and researchers in Daoist studies, a database of course and syllabi on Daoism. Also conference announcements and calls for papers. Website: http://www.daoiststudies.org

• Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv Designed to be used by students and teachers in college of high school classes. Covers ten categories, such as geography, Buddhism, calligraphy, military technology, etc., all selected because of the value of visual images in teaching about them. Includes a timeline and teacher's guide. Website: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv

• Reference Works for Chinese Studies An annotated bibliography of dictionaries, indices, concordances, etc., covering all aspects of Chinese studies. Requires Chinese software to view characters in titles. http://staff.hum.ku.dk/littrup/index.htm

• Search China is a China specific internet directory.

• SinoNews Network has a variety of news and discussions about the greater China region.

• China Online is a news site about China and related issues with a business emphasis.

• China Today is an official-looking China information site with a government and business emphasis.

• China.Com is a broadly focused China news and culture site.

• The San Francisco Chinese New Years Parade has its own website!

• Consult an online version of the I Ching .

• SurfChina provides links to a number of official and related websites in China.

• BeijingScene is an online magazine about the scene in China aimed primarily at a young adult market.

• The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou is very popular with families since it is about 100 yards from the U.S. Consulate where every family adopting from China must go for INS paperwork processing.

• The China Homepage has links to information about Cities and Provinces in China.

• Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performs a variety of Chinese dance styles.

• Chinese Language Sites: This site has a good Chinese Character Dictionary, This site is very graphic intensive and may be slow for people using older modems. Another place to look is the site simply called Chinese characters Yet a different take on this subject can be found on the Chinese Multimedia Tutorial which shows basic phrases and included sound files with pronounciations.

• Mandarin & Cantonese Translation website. Includes links to other related Chinese language sites.

• Chinese Language Guidewebsite. A user friendly guide to a variety of Chinese language resources.

• Yunnan Province info is some quantity can be found on this site devoted to the entire Mekong river valley.

• My Home Town: A page for children adopted in China to learn about their home towns and home provinces.So far it covers Many towns in Jiangsu Province, some in Anhui, and Wuhan in Huebi Province. I intend to gradually extend it to cover all of the most popular provinces and towns.

• The CIA China Factbook. The Official CIA Factbook on China. Yes, folks, this was put together by the CIA! Quite dry, but sometimes interesting. Good encyclopedia style introduction to the country.

• China map. Beautiful, but this is a big file that takes minutes to download.

• Map of Beijing. Another beautiful, but huge file that takes minutes to download.

• Map of Hong Kong. Another beautiful, but huge file. Useful if you need to travel through Hong Kong.

• Travel advisories and warnings list from the U.S. State Department.

• Tour of China. This includes pictures from many cities where adoptions are taking place.

• China News Digest is online, with lots of links to other sites with interesting things about China.

• Another site, just titled Information About China, has good links to Web sites in China, more maps, and some information sites about China. This site is in Japan, so don't expect it to be real fast.

• The Southwest Chinese Baptist Church has an extensive listing of China related web sites.

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