Internet resources

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

ACADEMIC
Beijing University - Chinese site with link to English version.
Beijing University is also known as Peking University (PKU).
Renmin University of China - Chinese site with link to 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 - Chinese site with link to 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 - Chinese site with link to English version.
China's Official Gateway to news and information.
Peoples Daily - Chinese site with link to English version.
On-line version of mainland Chinese daily newspaper.
CreadersNET - Chinese site with link to English version.
News site based in the US.
Wenxuecity - in Chinese language
News site based in the US
Yazhou Zhoukan - in Chinese language
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 language
Chinese periodicals
BOL China - in Chinese language
Chinese books on-line retailer
China Books
Chinese books and magazines from Australia

CHINESE LITERATURE - LITERARY MAGAZINES
Shu Wu - The Study - in Chinese language
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 language