• Ancient China Daily Life - learn what it was like to live in China in ancient times - includes family life, who's who in the dynasty structure, religion, farming, houses, education, jobs, clothes, etc. plus links to other sites about ancient China.
• Art of China - study the art, music, language, zodiac, cooking and scenery of China.
• The Art of Chinese Papercuts - learn about this beautiful Chinese art form, send a papercut postcard to a friend, take the Chinese Cultural Challenge quiz, and more.
• China: Dim Sum - A Connection to Chinese-American Culture - Lesson plans and activities along with information and printable handouts. Subjects include art, social studies, fesitvals, math, language arts, science, and more.
• China 5K: Timeline of the History of China - photos and information about culture, art, education, science, and government of China - organized by dynasty.
• China the Beautiful - focuses on classic Chinese art and literature.
• China Studies: Image Collections - links to online photos of China
• China WebQuest - Entitled "Searching for China: a series of Web Activities", this Web site takes the user on treasure hunts throughout the Internet. Users search for answers questions posed in the Web Quest. Many different kinds of activities to choose from.
• Chinese Festivals and Dragon Lore - lesson plans and information about Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, dragons and more. You can also send a fortune cookie card.
• Chopstix: Asian Food and Culture
• CIA World Factbook: China
• History of China - includes timeline, map and history pages
• Interactive Chinese-American History - includes a timeline and other information.
• Lesson Plans and Activities: Ancient and Modern China - from Mr. Donn's history pages
• Visions of China - 50 years of the People's Republic - a CNN in-depth online special.

Student-created Sites:

• Ancient Chinese Technology - ThinkQuest - requires a Java-capable browser.
• China: An Inner Realm - ThinkQuest
• Chinese Calligraphy: Language as Art -ThinkQuest JR.
• Chinese Innovation and Invention - ThinkQuest
• Chinese Odyssey - ThinkQuest
• Discovering China - ThinkQuest
• Loogootee Studies China - a third grade technology club learns about China and presents this online with an alphabet book and other information.
• A Tour in Beijing - ThinkQuest JR.

Activities:

• Zhima Jie - print and color these pages to learn Chinese numbers and colors.

Learn Chinese:

• Audio Tutorial of Basic Chinese - hear and learn survival Chinese - terrific!
• Chinese Characters and Culture - Chinese characters: a geneology and dictionary.
• Online Chinese tools - Chinese flashcards and tools for learning Chinese, dictionaries, an online Chinese name chooser, and much more.

Travel-related Sites:

• The Cheat Sheet for Travelers - current money conversion statistics. You can print a chart.
• China Tour - weather, time, visas, maps, and other information on travel in China.
• Timeticker - find out the time anywhere in the world.
• The Virtual Tourist: China - get facts and information by city.

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