I have selected not too heavy web sites which will amuse or inform you, and will help keep you up to date with events in China.
- That's Beijing will keep you up on what's happening in the big city in terms of entertainment, has classifieds for accommodations and jobs, plus it is a lot of fun. There is also a blog.
- Beijing Scene is for people living there, and is both fun and informative.
- Beijing Spring is a disident organization which posts news on China that you can't get in China. There are English pages.
- The Beijing Page has quite a lot of info for visiting, and is well laid out.(this url no longer works, if you know a new url please report)
- The official Beijing Olympics site. Wushu is in the Olympics, so let's keep track of how Beijing is setting things up.
- Beijing Weekend.
- The Canadian embassy in Beijing, because sometimes you need help when you're there. (this url no longer works, if you know a new url please report)
- China Daily newspaper in English.
- China Now Find out about where you're going before you go. Job classifieds. (this url no longer works, if you know a new url please report)
- China Site Current, lots of links, lots of categories. For online magazines, go directly here.
- China scape Lots of links.
- China Tour. General information to help travelers plan.
- China Zone is a lighthearted site with information, forums, and links. (this url no longer works, if you know a new url please report)
- Dragonsurf Current, light material.
- Far Eastern Economic Review In depth articles on the whole region.
- Inside China Today Up to date news.
- Just Shanghai is actually not just about Shanghai, but is a resource directory for China.
- The Mob is a mountain bike club that has organized vans to get out of Beijing on the weekends, riding with maps in the northern countryside. You need a helmet and a good bike, and they have rides for less skilled mountain bikers as well.
- People's Daily Online. Find out what the powers that be in China want you to know.
- Surf China If you can't find what you want, this site lists search engines.
- The Tokyo Gallery is an art gallery in Beijing.
- Weather reports for China.
- Asian Studies Virtual Library. Books, articles, access to class information.
Language sites
- Online Chinese-English dictionary operated by Wolfgang Holzem.
- Chinese pod Really great language instruction from beginner to advanced. A lot of instruction is available for free, and if you pay you get flash cards and stuff.
- First Step World offers certified language immersion programs around the world, including China.
- Another site for Chinese language is Mandarin Tools, which not only has a dictionary, but also language learning help like flashcards and goofy things like getting a Chinese name. They admit that this is NOT how to get a Chinese name, so they are all right.
For those key words and phrases not in a dictionary.