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Academic Web Sites
A list of academic and educational world-wide web
sites in China. It includes the URL
of Chinese universities, colleges, research institutes,
high schools and some other resources.
Access through a clickable imagemap or a text list.
Across the Country
This PRC government site houses a great deal of
information on various places in China.
There are pages devoted to each of China's major
municipalities, provinces, and regions.
The Shanghai page, for example, includes introductory
materials to the economy of the
rural suburbs, foreign trade, and more.
Amnesty
International on China
Amnesty International is also listed under "Human
Rights" but their extensive work on
China merits inclusion here as well. Among the resources
worth investigating is an
interactive program they've developed for downloading.
"Legacy of Tiananmen" is free and is
available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Beijing Review
A nearly forty-year old publication conveying the
views of the PRC government on events and
trends in China and elsewhere. Based at the China
Internet Information Center.
Bibliography
- Collections of Resources
Univ. of Maine at Farmington
Many large files, including dictionary links and
impressive lists of works on China (e.g.
"China and the West").
Calendar Conversion Help
Traditionally, Chinese noted the year by the reign
title of the emperor and the year of
the reign. Beginning with the founding of the Republic
of China in 1912, the ROC
used the same system with the word republic ("minguo")
preceeding the year. This
system remains in use in Taiwan. In the People's
Republic of China, the common era
designation is used.
Click here
to visit a handy conversion table for the period 1860-the present.
Center for
Chinese Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Includes links to other Chinese studies resources.
Center for Chinese Studies, University
of California, Los Angeles
In addition to information about the UCLA China
Studies program, faculty members,
and scholarships, this site features details about
conferences organized by the center.
In some cases the papers to be presented at the
conferences appear on the site as well.
China and the World (Zhongguo
yu Shijie)
Electronic magazine with sections in Chinese and
English. Contents can be read on screen
special software (GIF formatted), but articles are
in GB code or in Postscript and must be
downloaded. Includes historic speeches by Deng Xiaoping
and Mao Zedong.
China Chamber of International Commerce
Government mained site, includes information and
links to companies and trade organizations.
China Daily
Official PRC English-language newspaper published
in Beijing and circulated in China and
elsewhere. Full text articles with news on China
and Chinese views of the world.
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China Development Briefing
Bi-monthly issues include news reports, sectoral
analyses, regional surveys, profiles of funding
institutions and Chinese organizations, detailed
descriptions of noteworthy projects,
summaries of donor activity and digests of projects
in particular sectors.
China Homepage
Maintained in Beijing by the Institute of High Energy
Physics. In addition to science and
technology, there are also resources on culture
and society. Includes a section offering
short biographies of "women in China" and "women
in Beijing." Most of those featured
have an impressive list of scholarly, managerial,
or entrepreneurial achievements.
China Internet Information Center
Operated by the PRC government, this is a useful
resource, allowing web surfers access to
publications such as China Today, Chinese
Literature, and Beijing Review.
The China
Journal
The Contemporary China Centre, Australian National University
You can peruse the table of contents of the current
issue and previous issues at this site. The
journal is published twice a year. Abstracts are
included on-line.
China News
This is an umbrella site for official views
from the People's Republic of China. The site
(and its mirror in the US) contain links to several
publications (including China Today
and Beijing Review). Many people will find
the government white paper section of the
site particularly useful. These white papers are
extensive discussions of major issues,
including human rights in China and Chinese foreign
policy. The Tribune for Special Topics
section includes texts of speeches, press conferences
and more. This section's Hong Kong
subsection even includes the official posters commemorating
the 1997 resumption of
control over Hong Kong.
China News Digest
Copyright worries and time have lessened this source
of information about China, but it
remains a useful digest of news concerning China.
The all volunteer crew at CND also
publishes digests aimed primarily at Chinese living
in particular places (e.g. North America)
and maintains an excellent website. You can look
into the CND archives and visit virtual
exhibits.
China Papers
- C.P. Fitzgerald (1902-1992)
National Library of Australia, Australia
The papers of the eminent China scholar Charles
Patrick Fitzgerald (1902-1992),
Professor of Far Eastern History at the Australian
National University from 1953-67.
China Papers
- N. Jose (1952- )
National Library of Australia, Australia
Papers of the Australian author and former Cultural
Counsellor in China Nicholas Jose (1952-)
China Strategic
Institute
Washington based institute, promoting democracy
and modernization in China. Prominent
Chinese dissidents are honorary board members. Site
includes research articles and
other information.
China Studies
Bibliography
Twentieth-century Chinese language reference works,
compiled and annotated by Vickie Doll,
Chinese studies bibliographer at the University
of Kansas library.
China the Beautiful
Features biographies of artists and writers as well
as poetry. The poetry pages include Chinese
text and sound files.
China Today
Formerly known as China Reconstructs,
this is a general interest publication established by
Song Qingling, the widow of Sun Yatsen in the early
1950s.
China Vista
This is a fun site with jokes, recipes, and news
about Chinese business, tourism, and
culture. Business news includes market reports and
analysis of
trends. Various goods are available for on-line
purchase as well. The travel section features
photos and descriptions of several destinations.
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Chinese Bibliography
Shinshu University, Japan
Available in Jis, Big5 and GB Code. (These are means
by which Japanese and Chinese
characters are coded for importation into browsers,
word processors, and the like.
Big5---http://soshi.shinshu-u.ac.jp/blist5.html
GB-----http://soshi.shinshu-u.ac.jp/blistg.html
Also, a bibliography on Chinese art:
(http://soshi.shinshu-u.ac.jp/alistj.html)
Chinese Buddhist
Texts
Christian Wittern has created a database of Chinese
Buddhist texts. One can access the
database via the web and read the texts using a
couple of scripts (Big-5 and Japanese for
now, Unicode in the future).
Chinese-English dictionary
In Big-5 code, the dictionary shows the creation
of over 4000 characters from about 200
simple ideographs and pictographs. A printed
edition was published in August 1996. This site
does not require special software and allows newcomers
to the language a quick look at how
Chinese characters are constructed. Highly recommended
for newcomers to the language or
for browsers.
Chinese
language teaching/study
This is a much improved site. It now includes links
to a variety of study aids, including
sites where sound files may be downloaded. A list
of shortwave sources of news in Chinese
is also provided.
Chinese law
1. Hong
Kong University "Law On-line" resource, not updated since 1997.
2. Washburn
University School of Law Library
Good site to locate the
Chinese constitution and other documents.
3. Chinese
Law Net
This site permits web access
to various threads being discussed by members
of this internet discussion
list.
4. US House of Representatives
law site
This particular section
of the site is devoted to English language documents on
Chinese law. It includes
links to constitutions and more.
Chinese Literature
This link takes you to the official China News website.
Once there, select the
China News button and then look for Chinese Literature,
a quarterly in English.
At last visit, just two issues were available on-line
and only portions of each issue
were available.
Chinese novels (in Chinese using Big5 mapping)
telnet: gopher.ntu.edu.tw
Chinese
Science
This annual journal began publication in 1975 and
since 1993 has been published
at UCLA. UCLA history professor Benjamin Elman serves
as the editor and is
assisted by Richard Gunde. The UCLA Center for Chinese
Studies and the UCLA
Center for Pacific Rim Studies collaborate in producing
the journal. Recent issues
are available on-line as are tables of contents
from earlier issues.
Chinese
universities
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Classical
Chinese Historiography
Compiled by UCLA history professor Ben Elman.This
is a rich collection of
annotated lists of research aids. Features exercises
designed to expose students to
a wide variety of essential reference tools. Highly
recommended.
Constitution of the PRC
1982 version and 1988 modifications are available
at several sites, including
the Washburn
University School of Law and the US
House of Representatives
law site.
Contemporary China
Centre
Australian National University
Country Study: China
The US Library of Congress has compiled a great
deal of information about China
into this print/on-line guide. This edition contains
data gathered through 1987.
Cultural
Revolution -- Virtual Museum
A small but interesting page with artifacts from
the Cultural Revolution, including
stamps, dictionary extracts, a song denouncing Liu
Shaoqi, and more.
Discussion list, primarily academics, active
To join send SUB CHINA Firstname Lastname to
listproc@lists.princeton.edu
Employment in China-related
Fields
Sign up to receive notifications of job openings
by e-mail. The system is not yet too
sophisticated, offering only a couple of broad employment
categories.
Fairbank Chinese History
Virtual Library
Includes outline histories, maps, timelines, audio
files, and documents.
Four
Books, The
The Great Learning, The Golden Mean, The Confucian
Analects and The Mencius
can be found at a University of Kentucky site.
Gate of Heavenly Peace
The 1995 Richard Gordon/Carma Hinton (Longbow) documentary
for PBS is remarkably well
supported on the web, including links to a wide
variety of primary source selections and
biographical entries on key players in the Beijing
Spring tragedy.
Historical
Geography Bibliography
Maintained by Thomas H. Hahn, Institute for Chinese
Studies, University of Heidelberg.
I Ching (Yijing
or Classic of Changes) resources
Translations (into several languages) and Chinese
versions, conventional commentary,
unconventional commentary, divination on the Net,
software, general China/Chinese resources:
Import/Export News
To subscribe send SUB CHINA-LINK Firstname Lastname
to
listserv@ifcss.org
International Federation of Chinese Scholars and Students
This organization maintains a large collection of
documents related to the
democracy movements of the 1980s and other issues.
Get information by sending
an e-mail message GET INFO to listserv@ifcss.org
Joseph Needham home page
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK
Provides links to pages relating to the life and
work of this great China scholar and historian of
science, and to the ways in which his work is being
continued and developed.
Learning Chinese
Online
Includes a rich set of links. Xie Tianwen's site
is particularly interesting.
Macintosh Chinese software: information, reviews, programs
1. http://polylot.lss.wisc.edu/hmac/
2. MacBlue ftp.ifcss.org
pub/software/mac/networking
Manchus
and Manchuria
Mao Badges
During the China's Cultural Revolution workplaces,
tourist destinations, and other organizations
developed badges featuring Chairman Mao Zedong.
These were energetically collected by
many young revolutionaries and are now collected
by those interested in memorabilia from a
remarkable period in China's history. This page
is an article written by Bill Bishop. The site
is hosted by China News Digest.
Mao Sayings
Part of Rick Harbaugh's Chinese-English Dictionary
site, this collection of sayings from
"The Little Red Book" include the Chinese original
(in simplified characters) and the English
translation.
Missionaries
(Christian) in China
Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College
The Mao Zedong
Internet Archive
Extensive collection of Mao's speeches and essays.
This is part of the Marx/Engels Internet
Archive.
Music
You may download a variety of music files from this
site. The selection includes
Beijing Opera, Teresa Teng's pop hits, and classics
from the Cultural Revolution.
Nanjing Massacre
Maintained by China News Digest.
Outline histories:
History of China
(from China Commercial Net)
Simple and illustrated description of Chinese history
since Qin Shihuang. Offers a distilled PRC
interpretation of modern Chinese history.
Periodicals
Australia National University's compilation of Chinese
journals.
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/specialproj/ajc/chin/china-jrnls.html
Photographs
-- Bibliography of books on pre-1949 China
Maintained by Thomas Hahn (hahn@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
at the
University of Heidelberg, Germany. This is
an extremely detailed listing.
Protestant Church in China
Maintained by The Amity Foundation, Hong Kong
News updates and documents on laws and regulations
on religion. Generally offers a
PRC government view of conditions.
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PRC New York Consulate
Primarily summaries and simple introductory materials.
Official statistics on education,
economy, ethnicities, science, culture, and so on.
Visa information is also available.
PRC Washington Embassy
Taoism (Daoism)
Information Page
Maintained at the University of Florida, USA
English-language resources for study of Taoism (Daoism).
Includes links to translations.
Tian'anmen
Square Democracy Movement Photographs
A joint effort by Support Democracy in China and
Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi,
this photo archive is quite large, if slow loading.
Walton's Infonet
Includes a chat section and personal homepages.
Wang Dan
This 20 year old student was among the leaders
of the Tian'anmen Square demonstrations
in 1989. This page, created in advance of
a talk he gave at UCLA, includes links to
articles and petitions concerning Wang Dan
and his fellow pro-democracy activists.
Wei Jingsheng
An
electrician at the Beijing Zoo, Wei came to international attention through
his "Democracy
Wall" era essay: "The Fifth Modernization: Democracy" circulated
in December
1978. He was subsequently tried and convicted of providing a foreigner
with
state secrets.
Altogether, Wei served two prison stints, totalling 19 years.
Read "The
Fifth Modernization" at the Democracy in China website.
Wei's
prison writings have been translated and published as The
Courage to Stand Alone.
This site includes information about
Wei's activities and views since he was released from
prison and expelled from China on November
16, 1997.
Wei has advocated using trade sanctions to
pressure China into political reform. Not
long after his release, he wrote "What
to do about China" for Newsweek magazine.
On February 3, 1998, Wei testified before the
U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee
on International Operations and Human Rights. A
transcript of his testimony
is available at
the American Foreign Policy Council's website.
World
Bank Projects in China
Official reports and potentially quite useful. Unfortunately,
most of the links to the actual reports
have flaws.
Yahoo
-- China
A quick link to those sites the Yahoo staff has
chosen to include in its China list.
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This page and the others in this Asia via the Web series are maintained by Clayton Dube. Send comments and suggestions to him at the USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center (cdube@isop.ucla.edu).