AP Comparative Government and Politics learning module on China. Details the history and course of events leading to contemporary China. Module includes comprehensive resources including text, assignments, interactive activities,...

A learning module on the Qin Dynasty of China. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will examine the policies of Emperor Shi...

Learning module with primary resources and questions for critical thinking explores how China's economic and diplomatic ties to the outside world shaped its modern history

Discover China's fascinating history through this collection of photographs and factsheets, including scenes from the Yangtze River, Chinese families, and trackers.

This article and video look at the issue of desertification in China and what the World Bank is doing to help combat the problem, as well as how this investment is helping local economies. (Published July 4, 2019) [4:37]

Article of November 27, 2010 relates a litany of recent episodes that highlight China's intolerance of dissent and human rights violations. Article also proposes reasons for this growing intolerance.

This site covers the cultures of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Topics include the geographical regions of China, languages, history, religion, and minority groups.

Provides an overview of China with emphasis on history. Click on any of the tabs above the maps to learn about its geography, flags. symbols, and more.

A short analysis published in May 1999 by International Food Policy Research Institute of China's agricultural policies since 1978 and what the future might hold for China in the area of farming and food supply.

A history of China's transition to Socialism and the first five year plan.

Read a brief history of the Great Wall of China, and find out about the building of sections of the wall.

Here is the full text of China's Constitution, complete with preamble, articles, and latest amendments.

This texted based article focuses on the Mongol invasions into China during the 13th century. Encyclopedia article is from Wikipedia.

Compelling stories told by veterans who were involved in the Burma Campaign, "flying the hump" between Burma and China. Read their accounts, listen to their interviews, and see photographs of their experiences.

The in depth story of the Empress Dowager Tsi-hsu who was a great supporter of the Boxers.

As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across...

An article about what China is doing to turn around its pollution problems. Read about plans for establishing large eco-communities in China, which are intended to make China's air and water cleaner as they also absorb millions of...

This Encyclopedia Britannica site provides information on the North China Plain.

Extensive examination of the plateaus in China. Includes a look at how plateaus and rivers affect the geography of China.

Welcome to Beijing, the capital city of China! Learn the early background and history of this ancient city as well as about its historic sights, education, economy, religion, and aspects of the new modern day Beijing.

This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the panthera tigris amonyensis, more commonly known as the south China tiger.

Article describes the raging controversy over the gigantic dam on the "Fabled Yangzi River." Decide for yourself; will this help China enough to warrant the environmental destruction?

Provides information about the Opium Wars, Unequal Treaties, and other actions by Western powers that hastened the fall of Imperial China, and the emergence of modern China.

This collection of primary source documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Department of State, and similar agencies surveys relations between the United States and China during the years from 1960 to 1998. Topics include...