The following annotated list is created to help students and teachers to understand more about Chinese history and culture. Since Chinese history is as long as 5000 years old, it is the ultimate source for any of us who are interested in human history.
Extensive index of resources and links by Council on East Asian Libraries. This site provide lots of information on Chinese History, dating from 5000 years ago.Condensed China is an introduction to Chinese history. It exists to inform, enlighten, and attract netizens interested in China. It is not a complete history of China; it deliberately skipped over and left out a lot of information. This is more like ''Chinese History: the Cliff Notes version" or "Chinese History's Greatest Hits" than a full-fledged history.
This site provide a brief description of how China begin to become China. It serve as an good and easy to understand introduction to Chinese history. There are also links in this site to more extensive infromation on Chinese history.
Timeline of the history of China, including culture, art, education, science, and government reference of China. China 5K - Timeline of the History of China
A very informative site for modern Chinese history from the Qing Dynasty to the present People's Republic of China.
History of the Educational System of China This site describe the history of the Educational System of China. There is. projects for International Education Research.
A Tang Dynasty poet wrote a line about the royal palace of his time, which says "Without seeing the magnificence of the royal palace, one can never sense the dignity of the emperor." Magnificent and awe-inspiring, that is how every visitor would describe the Forbidden City, which served as the seat of imperial power during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).
The Hakkas are a unique ethnic group of "Han" Chinese originally active around the Yellow River area. They are thought to be one of the earliest "Han" settlers in China. One theory has it that many of the early Hakkas were affiliated with the "royal bloods". This site tells more information of the group "Hakkas."
The great wall of China The great wall of China is 1864 miles long. Spanning dynasties and centuries, a testimonial to the need to stake one's claim to a piece of the rock This site covers information on the great wall of China, which is one of the sysmbol of Chinese culture.
Chinese History This site provide readers with hypertext links to information from the Xia dynasty to the Modern People's Republic.
CHINESE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY This site provide lots of information on chinese history and gives reader a feel of chinese philosophy.
This page is created by Eric Hui
