 China
from CIA World Factbook |
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Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation,
Military, and Transnational issues. |
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| The US Army Area
Handbook on China |
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This site provides a very comprehensive study of China in all aspects.
It is not an overstatement to say that if you do not have time to browse
all the other links on this page, you must not omit this one. And if you
think it is a little bit dry, here is a more interesting alternative reproduced by Leon Poon from University of Maryland. |
| Chinese
National Flag and Anthem |
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View the flag and hear the anthem at Wikipedia website. |
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Chinese
Constitution |
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Adopted on December 4, 1982, amended in 1999. |
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Chinese
Government |
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CPC, National Congress, Presidency, State Council and Supreme Court. |
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Administrative
Divisions of China |
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It lists the Chinese provinces, automonous regions, special administrative
regions, municipalities under the direct jurisdiction of central government,
and more. |
| China
in Brief |
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Here you'll find fast facts about every aspect of China.
Apart from land, population and history, you will also be able to learn
about Chinese political system and state structure, administrative divisions,
education, and environment protection. And China
at a Glance from the same source. |
| 30 Cool Facts about China |
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These fun facts are picked for kids by National Geographic. |
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China's
Official Gateway to News and Information |
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Where you can get news and information about ethnic groups, population,
land and administration. |
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Chinese History for Beginners |
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China has a long history and has tomes to record it. This site is a
time-saver if you need only a sketch of the long history. |
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Chronology of Chinese Dynasties |
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China is an ancient country with nearly 5,000 years of written history.
The dynasties listed in the chronology are nearly all well recorded and
documented by famous historians like Sima Qian. |
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| A General Introduction to China |
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This is the first chapter of Haiwang Yuan's book The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese. |
| Chinese Ethnicities and Their Cultures: An Overview |
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This is the first chapter of Haiwang Yuan's book Princess Peacock: Tales from the Other Peoples of China. |
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China's
Ethnic Minorities |
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China has 56 officially recognized ethnic groups, with Han accounting for about 92% of the total
populaton of 1.3 billion. The other 55 are referred to as "minority
nationalities" or "shǎoshù mínzú" in
Chinese, each enjoying a rich culture, and a spoken and/or written language.
Even the Mandarin-speaking Han people speak a variety of dialects. |
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Nanjing Massacre |
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In 1937, Nanjing, the then capital of China, was raped and plunged into
blood pools by the Japanese imperial army. History is to remind posterity
of the lessons so that the same will not happen again. It is by no means
to breed new hatred. Peace to the Nanjing Massacre victims. Peace to the
not peaceful world even today! |
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CND's Chinese Calendar
Home Page |
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Since many traditional Chinese festivals such as the Spring Festival
which is as important to the Chinese as Christmas to people in the West,
are following the Lunar Calendar system, it is necessary to have a converter
between it and the Solar system. Here is a site where you can find such
a converter and where you can also get postscript files for the 1995 calendar. |
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Chinese Military Power |
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This SinoDefence.com web site features Chinese military aircraft, missiles, and space programs. The previous Chinese Air Force web site is no longer available. |
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The Historical Status of China's Tibet |
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JIAWEI, Wang; GYAINCAIN, Nyima. The Historical Status of China’s Tibet. Journal of the Washington Institute of China Studies, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 1, p. 31, Mar. 2009. ISSN 2373-0005. Available at: <http://www.bpastudies.org/bpastudies/article/view/91/183>. Date accessed: 09 Oct. 2014. |
