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Classroom Meeting #1: NCTA Asia Trip 2008
CHINA: Ancient to Modern
Shanghai: PHOTOS, VIDEOS, & INFO
Lonely Planet guide to the city
INFO, MAPS, & TIMELINES
Visual Sourcebook of all things Chinese
Philosophy
Information on Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism
Chinese Embassy
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States
CIA - World Factbook
Information on the people, geography, and ceonomy of China
Classroom Meeting #2 and #3: NCTA Asia Trip 2008
VIDEO: The Cult of Mao, JIm Lehrer Newshour
Nearly three decades after the death of Communist leader Mao Zedong, the "Great Helmsman" is still nearly omnipresent in China.
Mao and Nixon: Ping Pong Diplomacy
CNN Cold War Series, Episode 15
TIMELINE: US - China Relations
Nixon in China
The travel details of Nixon's visit to China
Classroom Meeting #4: NCTA Asia Trip 2008
VIDEO: China Rising Part 1, Jim Lehrer Newshour
A report on China focuses on the Asian nation's economy, which is the fastest growing in the world. But with its booming growth
AUDIO: Shanghai, China's Boomtown (NPR)
If the 21st century belongs to China, then the city that will be at the heart of that success will be Shanghai.
PHOTOS: Shanghai, China's Boomtown (NPR)
Photo gallery that goes with the audio piece
PHOTOS, VIDEOS, & INFO
Lonely Planet guide to Shanghai
PHOTO GALLERY
PIctures of China's modern cities
PHOTO GALLERY
Shanghai: PHOTO GALLERY
PHOTO GALLERY
Photos of Nature
Classroom Meeting #5: NCTA Asia Trip 2008
AUDIO: PART 2, "On the road in China"
High Taxes, Government Corruption Mark Life in the Countryside
SLIDE SHOW: PART 2, "On the road in China"
Photos that go with Part 2
AUDIO: PART 4, "On the road in China"
"Struggle at Desert's Edge", Life Difficult in Areas Where Development Hasn't Arrived
SLIDE SHOW: PART 4, "On the road in China"
Photos that go with Part 4
AUDIO: PART 5, "On the road in China"
The New Silk Road
SLIDE SHOW: PART 5, "On the road in China"
Photos that go with audio of Part 5
AUDIO: PART 6, "On the road in China"
Talking Politics with a Trucker
AUDIO: PART 7, "On the road in China"
The Far West, Journey's End
SLIDE SHOW: PART 7, "On the road in China"
Photos that go with audio of Part 7
Arts
The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco: This museum has a lot of great resources that you can borrow for free! You just have to pay the postage to ret
The Victoria and Albert Museum's Asian Collection
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
Virtual tour of the Forbidden City
Palace Museum
View the treasures of the Palace Museum by visiting the Oakland Museum of California's archived exhibition, "The Secret World of
Beijing Opera
The largest Chinese opera form.
PHOTOS, VIDEO, & INFO
Lonely Planet guide to the city
DOCUMENTARY; Forbidden City
Documentary by Chiina official TV Network, CCTV
VIDEOs & MAPS: Beijing info
What to do in Beijing from CCTV
AUDIO
clips of Beijing Opera arias
IMAGE GALLERY
Beijing Opera
Blogs from and about China
April Holifield Scott; English Teacher, Southhaven High School, MS
Fall 2008 NCTA trip to Asia
Abby Matthews, Art Teacher Cleaveland High School, TN
Fall 2008 NCTA trip to Asia
Meg Brock; Art Teacher, Girls Prep School, TN
Fall 2008 NCTA trip to Asia
Paul Beavers; Social Studies and Geography Teacher, J.T. Moore Middle School, Nashville, TN
Summer 2008 month long Fulbright study in China
Folk Tales
The Four Dragons
The Bright Pearl
Natural Enemies
We Are All One
The Superior Pet
The Jeweled Sea
Fifteen honest coins
The Legend of the Chinese Dragon
Literature and Textbook Resources
Textbook: China, Understadning Its Past
Chinese Civilization, A sourcebook
The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection
Modern East Asia: a brief history
The Tao of Pooh
River Town By Peter Hessler
Oracle Bones By Peter Hessler
China Road by Rob Gifford
The Elephant and the Dragon by Robyn Meredith
Red Azalea by Anchee Min
Teacher's Guide to Red Scarf Girl
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
China By John King Fairbank, Merle Goldman
China: A New History is without parallel as a concise, comprehensive, and authoritative account of China and its people over fou
China Ghosts By Jeff Gammage
Alive with insight and feeling, China Ghosts is a journalist's eye-opening depiction of the foreign adoption process and a remar
Online Databases and Resources
Asia for Educators: Curriculum and Resources from Columbia University
Lesson plans, documents, and video
East Asian History Sourcebook
Repositiry of Primary source documents
Confucius Institute (University of Memphis)
Tons of Resources in many different areas
From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural connections along the Silk Roads
Excellent lesson plans, with hand outs and teacher's guide.
China Institute
China Institute in America is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution that advances a deeper understanding of China thr
Facing History and Ourselves: Becoming American, The Chinese Experience
What does it mean to become American? In interviews with historians, descendants, and recent immigrants, Bill Moyers explores th
Photo Resources
Meg Brock, Art Teacher from GPS
Photos From NCTA trip to China and Japan
My Photos from the fall 2008 NCTA trip to China
Paul Beavers; History Teacher, Album 1
Paul Beavers; History Teacher, Album 3
Paul Beavers; History Teacher, Album 2
My Photos from the Summer 2008 Fulbright study in China
Three Gorges Dam Project on the Yangtze River (China)
Information from the Chinese Government
The Web site for the Chinese government. The Three Gorges Dam project is currently featured on the site, which contains a var
IRN. International Rivers Network
The Web site for the International Rivers Network. According to its Web site, the IRN "protects rivers and defends the rights of
SLIDE SHOW:Yangtze River
Click on "The Vanishing". IanTeh's visual exhibit of the Three Gorges Valley, its inhabitants, and the dam's construction site p
AUDIO SLIDESHOW
Journey The Yellow River
Travel Resources
Website: Lonely Planet Travel Guide
Book: Lonley Planet Travel Guide
History, Culture, Historic Sites, and much more
China By Vandana Mohindra, DK Publishing, Donald Bedford
Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful guides on the market. With beautiful photographs and 3D diagrams.
Study Abroad Opportuities for Teachers and Students
Foundation Programs in China
For Students
Teachers: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute
From Chang'an to Xi'an: Ancient Capital to Modern Metropolis, July 6-August 8, 2009
Teachers: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
The deadline has passed for this year, but new seminar list appears in August
Teacher: The NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TEACHING ABOUT ASIA (NCTA)
These are in state seminars. The program is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about Asia
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