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Exploring Chinese History - A detailed study of Chinese history, cultural heritage, news and images. Includes extensive geographical, bibliographical and biographical databases, image library.
ABCNEWS: Jiang Zemin - Biography of the chinese president.
Kids Domain: Chinese New Year at - Crafts, stories and links for the big day.
British Dental Journal: Physiognomy and Teeth - An ethnographic study among young and middle-aged Hong Kong adults, which aimed to investigate the context of traditional beliefs in Chinese physiognomy in the Hong Kong SAR, China.
The China Lobby's Campaign for Two-Way Trade with China - Article lists the 20 largest US corporations giving "soft" political money to push for China's Most Favored Nation status and admission to the WTO. [Multinational Monitor]
Chinese New Year - China the Beautiful - A look at the Chinese calendar, along with answers to common questions.
Adbusters asks - "Bull in a China Shop" is a 30 second ad advising economists to learn how to subtract death and destruction from the Gross Domestic Product.
Zhongwen.com: Chinese Names - The two hundred most common Chinese family names, displayed as characters linked to etymological explanations.
Taoism and the Arts of China - Art Institute of Chicago presents Taoism, history, and related historical works.
1989 Democracy Movement in China - A historical record.
Virtual Museum of the Cultural Revolution - Online documents and exhibits.
The Ten Oxherding Pictures - The Ten Oxherding Pictures which relate back to a Ch'an master in the Sung dynasty China (1126-1279 AD), have spiritual roots in the early Buddhist texts. They provide useful imagery of an illusion to be negated before a seeker of truth can experience enlightenment. The ox symbolize the mind and the herder symbolizes the seeker.
The Fabulous Fabulist: Did Marco Polo Really Make it to China? - "Some scholars are doubting that Marco Polo ever reached China. With map: Marco Polo's path?" From U.S. News Online's Mysteries of History.
Population Research Institute - PRI Seeks to document asserted abuses of human rights in the name of population control, which have occurred in China and other countries. Bimonthly newsletter-PRI Review.
China - Ten Years After - Campaign marking the tenth anniverary of the Tienanmen Square incident.
Essence of Chinese Calendar - Explains the rules of Chinese lunar leap month and the Stem-Branch system.
They Call It Hacktivism - "A few weeks ago, several members of a hacking group called Legions of the Underground declared an ''electronic war'' against China and Iraq." [Boston Globe]
Diamond Sutra: The World's Earliest Dated Printed Book - A copy of the Diamond Sutra is the world's oldest example of dated block printing.
"A Passage to China": A French Jesuit's Perceptions of Siberia in the 1680s - Although the Russian government blocked his attempt to pass through Siberia, Père Philippe Avril's five-year quest for a land passage from Europe to Beijing contributed to European knowledge of Asian geography.
Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages - Productions from 1949 until the present day.
Taoism -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Taoism, one of the two great religious/philosophical systems of China, defined.
Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria - "The wealth of China is used to profit the barbarians ... by what right do they then in return use the poisonous drug to injure the Chinese people?". Full text of a letter written by Commisioner Lin in the lead up to the war.
Lt. Shane Osborn meets Jimmy Buffet - Interview with Osborn (after a Jimmy Buffet concert) about his experience in China.
Chinese History Depot - Brief chronology about the dynasties.
Mother Jones - Interview with Robert Thurman titled "The Dalai Lama on China, hatred, and optimism".
About.com: Chinese Culture - Guide to arts, literature, history, games, food and traditions. Includes chat, forum, news and weekly articles.
CNN.com: Falun Gong - Background features and news reports on the movement and the Chinese government's campaign against it.
The Chinese Calendar - Explains what the lunar calendar is, how it began, and how festival dates are determined.
Continuity and Change in the Economic Ethics of Buddhism: Evidence From the History of Buddhism in India, China and Japan - A paper in the Journal of Buddhist Ethics considering Buddhist values with regard to wealth and economic activity, either within society or within the sangha.
Give Taiwan a Chance - Text of a speech on Taiwan's status by Christos Kyrou.
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