Asia- China- Society and Culture

18 pages found in Society and Culture:

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/

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/

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 well as lavish illustrations of local and Hollywood celebrities.
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

Lunarcal

Perpetual Chinese Lunar calendar program for 1900-2060. Calculates Chinese New Years and major festival dates. Exact moon phases shown.
http://www.lunarcal.org/

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 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/