Chinese Currency

Bicycles in Beijing

Tai Chi Chuan

How to behave in China scroll down to get to info about China.

Chinese Proverbs

Edible Journey Through China  Learn about Chinese cooking methods and utensils, different types of regional cuisine, and the history of Chinese food.

The Art of China

Chinese Papercuts a traditional craft

Chinese language

Chinese Numbers   learn how to write them & do a quiz

Chinese Symbols search for a Chinese symbol. Can be saved in jpg format.

Chinese Names 

Reflecting on names in China

Explaining my name

I needed an English name.

Life in New China daily life in modern China compiled by students at Beijing No. 12 High School

A Kid's Life in China

China - Then & Now a comparison of life in China approx 1978 and 2008.

Explore Yin Yu Tang, a Chinese House investigate this late Qing dynasty merchants' home and acquaint yourself with the family that lived there. From the Peabody Essex Museum.

Children's Games in China 

Rubber Band Rope Jumping

Chinese Inventions

Inventors & Inventions from China

Amazing Chinese Accomplishments gunpowder, printing, paper, Great Wall of China, compass.

Chinese Junk (photos)

Why are junks called 'junks'?

Festivals

Harvest Moon Festival this site includes information about Lanterns

Chinese New Year this site includes celebrations, food, decorations, taboos & superstitions.

Chinese Dragons Chinese dragon lore from its origin and history to myths, types, and culture. ThinkQuest site.

Map of the Great Wall of China

Tiananmen Square

The Forbidden City - Interactive map

Terracotta Soldiers

The Yangtze River how Asia's longest river is used, where it flows, and learn about the dams being built along its path.

Great Wall across the Yangtze - Three Gorges Dam - this PBS site has comprehensive information about this project.

Building Big - Three Gorges Dam

• Top 10 Scenic Sights
• Natural Landscapes
• Ancient Buildings

Tourist Sights how to say them in Chinese

Virtual China pictures of people, buildings, and nature from different cities and regions in China

Giant Pandas Nat Geo Kids

All about Pandas from Zoom School

Bamboo

Silkworms & silk in China

Silkworms includes a lifecycle diagram.

Bruce Lee Chinese entertainer

Marco Polo Marco Polo began his journey when he was 17, to the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan.

Confucius his teachings became the official way of thinking of the ancient Chinese state  

Mao Zedong leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1949 to 1976

Chiang Kai-Shek leader of China who served as head of the Nationalist government in 1927

Cheng Ho visited over 35 countries from 1405 to 1433 as the leader of China's naval fleet

Dancing Lion/Dragon Toy

Fireworks Craft