China

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Easy-to-read information

Where is China?

Zoom School - All about China

Kids Konnect - China

Cultures for Kids - select China

China - Nat Geo Kids

 

China - Clickable worksheet

Discovering China with ABC's

Facts at a glance

Overview of Modern Day China

 

The Chinese Flag

 

General Information
World Fact Book - China

China - A Country Study.

Beginner's Guide to Real Chinese

 

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 China Guide - helping travellers discover China interactively. Lots of webcams, sound & video clips.
Aspects of Chinese Life

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 Numbers - learn how to write them & do a quiz

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

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.

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.

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'?

 

Chinese Names 

Reflecting on names in China

Explaining my name

I needed an English name.

 

Children's Games in China 

Rubber Band Rope Jumping

Caught You

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

China - Land of Beauty 

Tourist Sights - how to say them in Chinese

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

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.
Natural China
Giant Panda - information from San Diego Zoo

PandaCam - from San Diego Zoo

All about Pandas - from Zoom School

Bamboo

K2 - the second tallest mountain in the world

Silkworms & silk in China

Silkworms includes a lifecycle diagram.

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  

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

Tangrams

Fireworks Craft

China - Quiz

Colour a Chinese Junk

This page updated on 06/01/2010

Map of China from Enchanted Learning