Web Directory

» Asianinfo.org: Chinese People
   Summary of the government's policies on family planning, family life and the status of ethnic minorities in the country.
   http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/china/people.htm

» China Development Briefing
   Journal for the China aid community, including articles, searchable database of NGOs and job and event noticeboards. Recent issues by subscription only.
   http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/

» Chinese Farmer's Calendar
   Includes dates of festivals and information on baby gender selection and lucky name selection.
   http://chinesefortunecalendar.com/almanac.htm

» Chinese History and Culture
   A pro-Chinese summary of the country's cultural history.
   http://www.index-china.com/index-english/people-s.html

» Chinese Lunar Calendar
   Conversion using either time zone or city longitude.
   http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/CLunarCal1.htm

» Chinese Lunar Calendar - Astronomical Programming
   Discussion of the relationship between the Chinese and Western calendars, with related data.
   http://www.chineseastrologyonline.com/clc/default.htm

» Chinese Wedding Customs
   Information on traditional and contemporary practices in China and Hong Kong.
   http://www.chinese-poems.com/wedcus.html

» East West Dialogue
   Essays on aspects of Chinese and Western history and philosophy, focusing on their shared features. By Robert Trout.
   http://east_west_dialogue.tripod.com/

» Essence of Chinese Calendar
   Explains the rules of Chinese lunar leap month and the Stem-Branch system.
   http://chinesefortunecalendar.com/lunarcalendar.htm

» Ling Lung Women's Magazine 1931 to 1937
   Digitized images of nearly all issues of this magazine which was published (in Chinese) in Shanghai in the 1930s. Featured articles on fashion, interior decoration, pop psychology, and new careers; and also advice columns on love, sex, and marriage, as we
   http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/linglong/

» LunarCal
   Charityware program which calculates the dates of major Chinese festivals for the years 1900-2060.
   http://lunarcal.tripod.com

» Mandarintools: Western-Chinese Calendar Converter
   Converts between the traditional Chinese lunar calendar and the Western calendar.
   http://www.mandarintools.com/calconv.html

» Ron Gluckman
   Articles on various aspects of the country by a Hong Kong-based reporter.
   http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaList.htm

» The Chinanet Project
   Furthering understanding between China and the U.S. Includes Quicktime videos of life in each country, music broadcasts, discussion board and voice chat.
   http://manray.csuhayward.edu/chinanet/

» The Theory of Chinese Lunar Calendar
   Includes leap lunar month and the difference between astronomical calendar and civil calendar.
   http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/faq.htm

» United Nations Development Programme: China
   UN mission to assist China in developing solutions to the country's development challenges and improving society by reducing poverty, strengthening rule of law, promoting environmental sustainability, and fighting HIV/AIDS.
   http://www.undp.org.cn/

» Voice of China
   Information about various aspects of the country, with pro-government political material.
   http://www.chinavoc.com/