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Background Information about Yunnan, Beijing and Shanghai
Websites mentioned in the China Virtual Tour lesson plans
Other ways of finding websites about China
Access Asia publications mentioned in the China Virtual Tour lesson plans
Background Information about Yunnan, Beijing and Shanghai
.asiatour Travel Guide to Yunnan, China
http://www.asiatour.com/yunnan/content1.htm
General introduction to the geography, history, climate and key features of the province and its major cities.Welcome to Yunnan
http://www.hbpage.com/
Information about the people, cultures and geography of Yunnan.Muzi.com: Yunnan
http://dailynews.muzi.com/cc/english/10346.shtml
News items related to Yunnan from the Muzi News service.
Beijing - China
http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/
Official government site providing information about Beijing's culture, history, government and daily life.Beijing
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761559256
Article about Beijing from Encarta.Beijing This Month Online
http://www.cbw.com/btm/
Contemporary online lifestyle magazine published by the Information Office of Beijing Municipal Government.Beijing Panorama
http://beijing.muzi.com/
Information about Beijing, including photos, city directory, people and the latest news.The Beijing Page
http://www.beijingpage.com/
Extensive listing of useful websites related to Beijing.
Shanghai Basic Facts
http://www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node8059/BasicFacts/index.html
Government information published by the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality.Shanghai Panorama
http://shanghai.muzi.net/
Information about Shanghai, including photos, maps, people and the latest news.Shanghai
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761569265
Article about Shanghai from Encarta.SH.com
http://www.sh.com/
Portal for information about Shanghai.
Websites mentioned in the China Virtual Tour lesson plans
Pictures of Kunming are available through tourist sites such as:
http://www.sinohost.com/yunnan_travel/kunming/kunming_travel.html
http://www.kunming-china.com/index.php3
http://www.china-friend.com/
Reviews and information about Jackie Chan and his movies are available from Internet sites such as:
http://www.jackie-chan.com/
http://www.afn.org/~ejw/jackie.htmlSimilar information about James Bond movies is available through sites such as:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Bungalow/8436/movies.html
http://www.00heaven.org/
Among its collection of world folk stories, Tales of Wonder has six from China:
http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/china.htmlLesson plans which use the Tales of Wonder stories are at:
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Write%20Own%20Tale%20Lesson.htmlD L Ashliman of the University of Pittsburg maintains an extensive folklore and mythology site, with an academic bent. Although most of the folk-tales collected are from Europe there is also a selection of Chinese stories:
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/china.html
Teachers should be sure to pre-read these, as some have subjects which may be considered unsuitable for some students.
A US report which includes brief information about another bio-gas project in China:
http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/energy1.htm
A variety of examples of masks can be found through:
http://www.folkart.com/home/masks.htm
'Sunrises in Shanghai: China's city of enterprise finds ways to employ the unemployable'
http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/98/1009/nat10.html
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Website:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/Australian Bureau of Statistics Website:
http://www.abs.gov.au/
A variety of Chinese paper cuts:
http://www.seu.edu.cn/art/english/enga4.htm
http://www.seu.edu.cn/art/english/enga5.htmSome pictures of paper cuts of Beijing Opera masks:
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/artbo.html
Other ways of finding websites about China
EdNA: Studies of Asia
http://www.edna.edu.au/go/browse/3830:759:4794:12150Asia Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.htmlAsiasource
http://www.asiasource.org/
Access Asia publications mentioned in the China Virtual Tour lesson plans
Access Asia: Primary Teaching and Learning Units, 1996, Curriculum Corporation.
Access Asia: Secondary Teaching and Learning Units, 1996, Curriculum Corporation.
Brewer, W 1995, Many Flowers: Folk Stories from Asia, Curriculum Corporation.
Caudle, M 1996 Business in Asia, Curriculum Corporation.
Gilligan, B 1998, Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia, Curriculum Corporation.
Hamston, J et al 1995, To Market, Curriculum Corporation.
Manh, E 1998, Sharing Fruit, Curriculum Corporation.
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