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Where is China?

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Some Chinese numbers

Easy-to-read information
Discovering China - created by 8th grade students in Chicago for younger children.

Zoom School - All about China

Discovering China with ABC's

China For Elementary Students 

Overview of Modern Day China

General Information
World Fact Book - China

World Almanac for Kids 2005 - China

Access Asia - China

China - A Country Study

Discovering China - The Middle Kingdom. This great ThinkQuest site examines the history of China, including the cultural revolution, as well as the people, the cities, and some cultural contributions China has made to the world.

China in the 20th Century

The Beijing Guide - helping travellers discover China interactively. Lots of webcams, sound & video clips.

Condensed History of China for Beginners

Aspects of Chinese Life
Chinese Food

Chinese Currency

Bicycles in Beijing

Tai Chi Chuan

China - Then & Now - a comparison of life in China approx 1980 and 1994.

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.

Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Inventions

  • Chinese Inventions - includes a lesson plan - scroll down for brief information on each. 
Chinese Junk (photo)

Why are junks called 'junks'?

Chinese Names 

Children's Games in China 

Chinese Numbers - learn how to write them & do a quiz

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

Chinese Proverbs

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.

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

The story of tea

The Art of China

Chinese Papercuts - a traditional craft

Features of China - Places to See
Great Wall of China - Enchanted Learning site

Map of the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall

China - Land of Beauty 

Tourist Sights - how to say them in Chinese

Tianenmen Square

The Forbidden City - Interactive map

Terracotta Soldiers

Tibetan Journey - this great site has some fantastic pictures of people and places in Tibet, as well as a map and brief comments about the different locations.

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

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

Natural China
Giant Panda - information from San Diego Zoo

PandaCam - from San Diego Zoo

All about Pandas - from Zoom School

K2 - the second tallest mountain in the world

Bamboo

Silkworms & silk in China

Silkworms

Famous Chinese People
Jackie Chan

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 (inactive as at 10/1/2005)

Deng, Xiaoping - Chinese leader from 1978-1994

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

Chinese Things To Do
Make a Chinese Lantern

Dancing Lion/Dragon Toy

Fireworks Craft

Tangrams

China - Quiz

Colour a Chinese Junk

For Teachers
Access Asia - China. This site from Curriculum Corporation has extensive lesson plans for all age groups K-12.

China - Clickable worksheet from TTC Port Macquarie

Map of China from Enchanted Learning

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This page updated on 26/03/2008 .