Travel, Teach, Live in China
China: A Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html
This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. It includes the country profile, the writings on history, physical environment, social system, education and culture, etc.
China: A Teaching Workbook
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
Provided by East Asian Curriculum Project / Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum at Columbia University.
China the Beautiful
http://www.chinapage.com/china.html
Provides images, audio files and introductory text on Chinese literature, calligraphy, paintings, festivals and history.
China WWW Virtual Library
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/
An extensive site; scrolling to the bottom of the first page produces a table of contents organized by subject.
Chinese Children's Books
http://www.childbook.com/
Sells Chinese Children Books, Video's, Audio and computer CD's, and other materials for libraries, ESL Programs, and government institutions for teaching Chinese Culture and Language with secure online ordering.
ChinaPage
http://www.chinapage.com/china.html
Interesting site with lots of images, sounds, stories, poems, classical literature in translation.
Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
http://clta.osu.edu/
The Chinese Language Teachers Association, Inc. (CLTA) is a professional organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture and pedagogy. Although approximately half of our membership is composed of specialists in Chinese language, literature, linguistics and culture teaching at colleges and universities throughout the world, we increasingly count among our membership teachers of Chinese at primary and secondary schools and Chinese community schools, as well as students of the language and other interested parties.
Chinese Martial Arts
http://microbiol.org/vl.martial.arts/chinese.htm
Description: Being part of the WWW Virtual Library Project this is a huge collection of un-annotated but well organized links (including a search index) to all aspects of martial arts. Chinese Styles (Kung Fu: Kempo, Tai Chi; Kung Fu Movies and Entertainment).
Cultural Essentials: Explore Chinese Culture
http://www.chinavista.com/entravel/culture.php
Introductory information on art & craft, Script &Calligraphy, Folk Custom, Clothing, Literature, festivals, Ancient Relics, Performing Arts, Food & Drink, Architecture, People, etc. There are many images with the text.
Great Wall of China
http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/greatwall/ipix/javaipix1.html
Includes photos, sections on Qin, Han and Ming history.
A modern-day journey on the Silk Road
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/srart.html
Illustrated article by Pamela Logan, originally published in Asia Magazine, written for a general audience.
Silk Road Seattle
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/
An extensively annotated resource collection on the cultures and history of the Silk Road.
Six Paths to China
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/index.html
Six activities were created as models for ways to integrate the World Wide Web into classroom learning.
Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/
Timeline, maps, images and text well integrated for learning Chinese history.
WWW VL South China Sea
http://www.middlebury.edu/SouthChinaSea/
An online resource for scholars and policy-makers interested in South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues. Best suited to high school and older students.