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Chinese Cultural Notes

Maps and Flags:
Map of China with Major Cities
Map of Taiwan 
Taiwan-Map.Com (searchable/zoom-in)
Flag of China PRC
Flag of Taiwan ROC

Chinese Language:

Chinese Linguistic Map
Mandarin Chinese Profile
What Are Radicals?
Stroke Orders
Chinese Characters FAQ
How Many People Speak Chinese?
Mandarin Chinese Outpost
Chinese Data on line

History: 

History Timeline (Univ. of Maryland)
Era and Timeline (Seke Wei)
History of China (Univ. of Maryland)
A Brief Chinese History (Chinavoc.com)

Chinese Names:

The Origin of Chinese Surnames

Top 100 Surnames

Get A Chinese Name

Chinese Festivals:

Dragon Boat Festival

Moon Festival

Traditional Festivals 

Holidays in Taiwan 

Calendars & Horoscopes:

Chinese Zodiac in Chinese
Chinese Horoscop/Zodiac

Download Chinese Calendar

Food and Drink: 

Regional Food

Chopsticks

Banquet Etiquettes

Noodles

Dim Sum  Chinese Cuisine 

Chinese Menu

Tea Culture

Drinking Gongfu Tea

Wine Drinking

Popular Culture:

Popluar Music
Movies and Films
Chinese Radio and TV

Traditional Chinese Culture: 

Puppetry 

Chinese Opera

  Footbinding/Girl With Bound Feet 

Feng Shui

Tai Chi Chuan 

China the Beautiful (All Topics)

Chinese Culture (All Topics)

Classical Literature and Art:
Literature

Lu Xun Homepage

Chinese Classics

Calligraphy

Confucius

The Sayings of Confucius (Harvard Classics)

Tang Poetry

Poetry Readings

Chinese Painting

National Palace Museum in Taipei

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