GENERAL
- China Internet Information Center – Comprehensive information about China on everything.
- ChinaVista – The world’s premier online gateway into China: China business, China travel, and China culture.
- Sina in English – Introduce to you the biggest Chinese cyber fun center in English.
CULTURE
- A Guide to Chinese Culture – An interesting web site featuring on Chinese literature, painting, antiques, foods, and opera…all you can find about Chinese culture and history.
- ANCIENT CHINA INDEX – Ancient China, Ancient Civilizations, Shang Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Sui Dynasty.
- Su Tzu’s Chinese Philosophy Page – This page has been designed for the purposeof organizing the resources on Chinese philosophy that can be found in the ‘cyberspace’.
- The Great Empire of China – An excellent website on Chinese culture.
- FutureLearn – Join 2,669,947 people learning together at FutureLearn. Try high quality online education – enjoy free online courses from top universities and specialist organisations.
- FutureLearn A free Intercultural Communication Course by Shanghai International Studies University
EXPATS
- Expats in China – Informative information for foreigners (expatriates) living in China.
- Shanghai Expats – This site has been a spot where people who are moving to and living in Shanghai can get answers.
- Shanghai Finder – Houses, Villas, Apartments, Old Homes,Commercial Offices, School Searches, Orientations. If what you want is in Shanghai, then we’ll find it for you!
LEARNING CHINESE WEBPAGES AND BOOKS
- Popup Chinese – Popup Chinese provides free podcasts and Chinese lessons. It also hosts the world’s largest open source Chinese-English dictionary (200,000 entries).
- Learning Chinese Online – This page helps you to learn Chinese. No matter where you are.
- Chinese At a Glance – This language phrasebook presents more than 1,500 Chinese expressions with translations to help English-speaking travelers get around in hotels, airports, train stations, restaurants, and other travel sites.
- Learn to Write Chinese Click on the character, the animated character will appear here. Very cool.Chinese Lessons -Learn Chinese online for free.
- Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online
- CCSF Language Center – Chinese Links
- Learning a Chinese Phrase – FREE Chinese language videos that introduce fun and memorable idioms to intermediate-level students by Confucius Institute at Wayne State University.
BUSINESS
- ExecutivePlanet.com – Tips about Doing Business in China. China business culture, China business etiquette, China protocol, and Chinese customs.
- Chinese Business World – Your one stop information source for business, travel, entertainment, shopping, education in China and beyond.
TRAVEL
- cTrip – The one-stop China travel service, cTrip specializes in discount hotel reservations, cheap airline tickets, package tours, and information for those looking.
- eLong – eLong is the leading online travel planning and hotel booking, flight booking site in China. Book flights online, reserve hotels, cars and vacation packages.
- China-E-Travel – Online hotel and flight booking for China. Extensive travel information on China.
- China Youth Hostel – Hostelworld.com brings you online bookings at the best selection of hostels in China. Read reviews of China hostels and view hostels on map of China.
CITY GUIDES
- City Weekends – Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou magazine, guide & interactive map for local restaurants, bars, travel listings, free classifieds and events.
- 5D lights show – Shanghai 2015 New Year’s Eve 5D Light Show.
- Shanghai Tower light show – the greatest light show of 2015.
PERSONAL WEBPAGES
- Wang Jian Shuo’s Home Page – Very good and interesting personal website. A lot of useful information for new visitors to Shanghai
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WEBSITES
- Chinese Education and Research Network(CERNET) – A network for Chinese colleges and universities.
- China Internet Information Center – China’s official gateway for news and information.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
- Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
- State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
- National Library of China
- Xinhua News Agency – A news website run by Xinhua News Agency, the state news agency of China. It collects news resources from over 150 branches all over the world and releases news around the clock in eight languages.
- Chinese Embassy in Washington DC