China: Ethnic Groups

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Australia:

: Australia Profile

Canada:

: Canada Profile; Provinces & Territories

China:

: China Profile; Ethnic Minorities; Hakka People; Han Chinese; History on Video; Imperial Dynasties; Rulers since 27 BC; Zodiac

Malaysia:

: History on Video; Malaysia Profile; Sabah; St. Michael's School

USA:

: Indigenous People; USA Profile

China

Facts of China:
Full country name: People's Republic of China
Area: 9,596,960 sq km (mainland)
Population: 1.4 billion (mainland)
Capital city: Beijing (pop 12.6 million)
People: 56 ethnic groups or nationalities, 92% of whom are Han Chinese. Language: Putonghua (Beijing Mandarin dialect).
Religions: Officially atheist; Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Muslim (14 million),Christian (7 million)
Government: Communist republic
Head of State: Xi Jinping

About Modern China

China-related resources
Country Profile
Daily News on China
Government
Links to History, Culture, and Art Web sites
Maps of China
Political Leaders of China
Postal Code and Telephone Area Code Search for China
Universities China
Visiting or living in China
Web site on China

Chinese computing

Abacus
Computing: Using computer in the Chinese environment for Internet, email and word processing.
Chinese Tools Online: All types of tools that assist people in learning and using the Chinese language.

Culture

Astrology:: Chinese astrology explained; Feng Shui (風水); Five Elements (五行 Wu Xing); Qi (氣); Sexagesimal Cycle (六十花甲/干支) explained; I-Ching (易經 Yi Jing) explained dd>; Zodiac Explained
Chinese books library online - 电子图书馆
Chinese Dances and Songs on Video: Chinese classical music, folk songs, patriotic songs, ethnic groups, and traditional dances on video.
Chinese Festivals:: Chinese New Year; Ching Ming Festival Celebration - animated famous ancient painting
Chinese people:: Ethnic Minorities in China; Hakka Chinese; Han Chinese
Chinese tools: Everything about modern and traditional China, dictionaries, Chinese learning materials, tools and resources.
Chinese Songs:: Collections of Chinese music and songs (精挑细选最全最好听最经典综合专辑..)
Genealogy and Chinese surname Resources:: 100 Chinese Surnames; Chinese family: traditions and linaeage; Chinese personal names explained; Chinese names for various purposes; Family Tree of Chinese Surnames; Genealogy Resources: Find your Chinese roots; Genealogy Village Search; Origin of Chinese Family Names
Movie: Chinese Movie Database: Search for movies produced in China and Hong Kong
Mythology
Philosophy:: 93 Quotes of Lao Tzu; Tao Te Ching (道德經 Dao De Jing); Taoism (道教); Zhuangzi (莊子) : Chinese philosopher; Ying and Yang
Religion:: Anti-Christian Movement in China; Christianity Strives Under Adversaries in China; Early Missionaries to China; History of Christianity in China; Religions Comparison: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam

Health: Chinese Medicine and Treatment

Acupuncture: Backgrounder
Health foods for treating all types of ailments
Health Tips Collection
Medical Dictionary in English and Chinese
Pandemics History (in English and Chinese)

History

Chinatown: San Francisco - in slideshow
Imperial Reigns: in full tables
Other links to the history of China
Visions of China - CNN.com

Language

Characters converter:: convert between simplified and traditional Chinese characters online
Chinese: "The First Language of the Bible?": The Chinese language is the oldest continuous written language in the world. This language may provide answers to many questions posed in the Bible. Is it possible that the Bible was first written in Chinese? Click on this link to find out for yourself: Chinese: "The First Language of the Bible?"
Chinese characters dictionary
Chinese characters Input with the mouse
Chinese characters: simplified characters Explained
Chinese dictionary: search by Bushou, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka.
Chinese Phrases derived from 反
Chinese Phrases derived from 風
Chinese Language: learn the Chinese language in all aspects
Learn how to read and write Chinese online totally free of charge
Triple Characters Chinese Words

Newspapers: Asia and China Newspapers

Asia Newspapers in Chinese Language:

Chinese Newspapers and Other Media of the World
Newspapers in China:

Radio Stations

BBC World Service in Chinese
Radio Australia
Voice of America
Voice of Taipei

Special Interests

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Sacred mountains of China
Sunyen Sun Website - 孫楯彥個人網站: This is a personal Website with some well-selected western classical music and slideshows for online entertainment free of charge. The music plays on Internet Explorer only.
The Great Wall
Video Sharing Online:: Famous Ancient Chinese Painting on Ching-Ming Festival Celebration; Hong Kong in 360-Degree-Panoramic Views; Macau in 360-Degree-Panoramic Views; Tudou.com -土豆网; Tudou.com (Chinese:土豆网) is the largest online video sharing platform in China, where users can upload, view and share video clips. Tudou went live on April 15, 2005 and has grown into one of the world's largest content delivery networks, serving over 300 million videos each day with more than 50,000 new videos published daily, including amateur content such as video-blogging and user-generated videos, and professional content such as movie clips, TV series and music videos from our content partners.; Youku.com - 优酷

Travel in China

China Virtual Tours
Hong Kong travel:: Airport; Travel tips
Links to China's Cities and historical resorts:: Beijing: Tiananman Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace; Great Wall, Ming Tomb; Shanghai
Photo galleries:: China - pbase.com; China - molon.de
Postal Code and Telephone Area Code Search for China
Travel resources:: City guide; Geography of China

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