- Chinese History and Culture - http://www.index-china.com/index-english/people-s.html
A pro-Chinese summary of the country's cultural history.
- About.com: Chinese Culture - http://chineseculture.about.com/
Guide to arts, literature, history, games, food and traditions. Includes chat, forum, news and weekly articles.
- Ron Gluckman - http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaList.htm
Articles on various aspects of the country by a Hong Kong-based reporter.
- Asianinfo.org: Chinese People - http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/people.htm
Summary of the government's policies on family planning, family life and the status of ethnic minorities in the country.
- Chinese Lunar Calendar - http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/CLunarCal1.htm
Conversion using either time zone or city longitude.
- Essence of Chinese Calendar - http://chinesefortunecalendar.com/lunarcalendar.htm
Explains the rules of Chinese lunar leap month and the Stem-Branch system.
- Chinese Farmer's Calendar - http://chinesefortunecalendar.com/almanac.htm
Includes dates of festivals and information on baby gender selection and lucky name selection.
- Lunarcal - http://www.geocities.com/lunarcal
Perpetual Chinese Lunar calendar program for 1900-2060. Calculates Chinese New Years and major festival dates. Exact moon phases shown.
- China Development Briefing - http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/
Journal for the China aid community, including articles, searchable database of NGOs and job and event noticeboards. Recent issues by subscription only.
- LunarCal - http://lunarcal.tripod.com
Charityware program which calculates the dates of major Chinese festivals for the years 1900-2060.
- East West Dialogue - http://east_west_dialogue.tripod.com/
Essays on aspects of Chinese and Western history and philosophy, focusing on their shared features. By Robert Trout.
- Voice of China - http://www.chinavoc.com/
Information about various aspects of the country, with pro-government political material.
- The Chinanet Project - http://manray.csuhayward.edu/chinanet/
Furthering understanding between China and the U.S. Includes Quicktime videos of life in each country, music broadcasts, discussion board and voice chat.
- ChinaSprout - http://www.chinasprout.com
Aiming to make it possible for the adopted children to grow up learning about their Chinese heritage. Offers services and products such as cards, clothing and Chinese children's books and music.
- Ling Lung Women's Magazine 1931 to 1937 - http://www.columbia.edu/dlc/linglung/
Digitized images of nearly all issues of this magazine which was published (in Chinese) in Shanghai in the 1930s. Featured articles on fashion, interior decoration, pop psychology, and new careers; and also advice columns on love, sex, and marriage, as well as lavish illustrations of local and Hollywood celebrities.
- Chinks' Kinks - http://www.chinese-poems.com/ck/
Humorous guide to the country and its culture, with related Chinese and Western quotations.
- Chinese Wedding Customs - http://www.chinese-poems.com/wedcus.html
Information on traditional and contemporary practices in China and Hong Kong.
- British Council - http://www2.britishcouncil.org/china.htm
Includes information on learning English, British culture and Anglo-Chinese relationships.
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