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» Asianinfo.org: Chinese People - Summary of the government's policies on family planning, family life and the status of ethnic minorities in the country.




» 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.




» 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.




» Chinese Farmer's Calendar - Includes dates of festivals and information on baby gender selection and lucky name selection.




» Chinese History and Culture - A pro-Chinese summary of the country's cultural history.




» Chinese Lunar Calendar - Conversion using either time zone or city longitude.




» Chinese Lunar Calendar - Astronomical Programming - Discussion of the relationship between the Chinese and Western calendars, with related data.




» Chinese Wedding Customs - Information on traditional and contemporary practices in China and Hong Kong.




» East West Dialogue - Essays on aspects of Chinese and Western history and philosophy, focusing on their shared features. By Robert Trout.




» Essence of Chinese Calendar - Explains the rules of Chinese lunar leap month and the Stem-Branch system.




» 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.




» LunarCal - Charityware program which calculates the dates of major Chinese festivals for the years 1900-2060.




» Lunarcal - Perpetual Chinese Lunar calendar program for 1900-2060. Calculates Chinese New Years and major festival dates. Exact moon phases shown.




» Mandarintools: Western-Chinese Calendar Converter - Converts between the traditional Chinese lunar calendar and the Western calendar.




» Ron Gluckman - Articles on various aspects of the country by a Hong Kong-based reporter.




» The Theory of Chinese Lunar Calendar - Includes leap lunar month and the difference between astronomical calendar and civil calendar.




» 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.




» Voice of China - Information about various aspects of the country, with pro-government political material.