Internet resources

RESOURCE LINKS

GENERAL
China Online
From the "About" web site - basic information about China, including geography, climate, provinces, ethnic groups, population, and religions

ACADEMIC
Beijing University  in Chinese  English version
Beijing University is also known as Peking University (PKU).
Renmin University of China  in Chinese  English version
Renmin University of China (RUC) in Beijing is a key national comprehensive university in China. It focuses on humanities, social sciences, and the science of management
Beijing Language and Culture University  in Chinese  English version
Formerly known as the Foreign Languages Institute. Main task is teaching Chinese language and culture to foreign students. See EBLCU on-line tuition in the CHINESE LANGUAGE section below.
UCLA Asia Institute
Useful links for Chinese studies
Professor Beverly Hooper
School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield

MEDIA / NEWS
china.org.cn  in Chinese  English version
China's Official Gateway to News & Information
Peoples Daily  in Chinese  English version
On-line version of mainland Chinese daily newspaper
CreadersNET  in Chinese  English version
News site based in the US
Wenxuecity  in Chinese 
News site based in the US
Yazhou Zhoukan  in Chinese 
Asia Weekly - international Chinese weekly news magazine from Hong Kong
News Guangdong
Online source of Guangdong news and information, including News, Business, Cities and Towns, Culture and Education

CHINESE LANGUAGE
EBLCU on-line tuition
On-line courses by BLCU, the Beijing Language and Culture University
Web Sailor
Personal site with useful tables of Chinese character encoding (GB2312, Big5, etc.)

CHINESE LITERATURE - RETAILERS
Dragonsource  in Chinese  Chinese periodicals
BOL China  in Chinese 
Chinese books on-line retailer
China Books
Chinese books and magazines from Australia

CHINESE LITERATURE - LITERARY MAGAZINES
Shu Wu - The Study  in Chinese 
Monthly literary magazine containing high quality essays on various subjects

CHINESE LITERATURE - AUTHORS & WORKS
Lu Xun - The True Story of Ah Q
in English translation
Lu Xun texts and criticism from 'New Threads'  in Chinese 

TRAVEL
Chinawriter.org