Provides the date of Chinese Moon Festival on Year 2000 and shares the legends related to it.

Overview of life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.

The Chinese call their country Zhong Guo, which means middle country. That's because they used to think it was the center of the earth. Read about the people, the culture, the land and environment, the history, and the languages at this site.

Describes Chinese life in the 20th century.

Explore China's most famous tourist attractions.

Learn more about China's first emperor, the great wall, and the Ming Dynasty.

An interactive venture into the world of Chinese medicine. Includes a look at both common practices and the philosophy behind them.

This museum in Melbourne exhibits Chinese Australian history and culture. See a map of Chinatown or find out about visiting the museum.

Discover how the Chinese celebrate this international holiday.

Features a map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people.

Includes info on Chinese food, numbers, zodiac, kites, silkworms, pandas and The Great Wall.

ThinkQuest site explores China's past and present. Find out how the cultural revolution forever changed the world's largest nation, and meet the men and women known as China's "movers and shakers."

International student newspaper focusing on cultures. Compares the art, society, government, traditions, language, and laws of Norway, the U.S., Germany, China, and Hong Kong.

Did you know that the people who invented pistols, paper and parachutes, are now building the world's longest suspension bridge, its biggest dam and Asia's fastest ferries? Find out how technology is changing Chinese culture.

This in-depth special on the People's Republic of China covers its past and future, looks at the Dalai Lama, communism, and China's ancient dynasties.

See photos and learn about this garden located in Shanghai, built in the architectural style of the Ming dynasty.