China Websites
Lonely Planet Guide to China: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china. On this site you will find the latest news, city guides, maps, and comments from Westerners who have traveled around China.
USA Consular Information Sheet: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1089.html. This site informs you of any areas of crime in the big cities, as well as any special medical precautions to take while in China.
Getting Away to China: http://www.gettingaway.com/directory/asia/china/main.htm. You will read a well-written guide to China Business and Etiquette. There is also a guide to China dining.
Economist.com Country Profile: http://www.economist.com/countries/China/. If you want to know any economic or political detail about China, go to this website.
Discover China Tours: http://www.discoverchinatours.com/. Find your ideal tour of any part of China – romantic, adventurous, for the children, historical, or to the beach.
The Land of China: http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/g_provinces.html. You will be able to investigate any province or large city of China at this website.
China Travel Guide: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/. This site offers guides to many of China’s cities. There is also a very good section on Yangtze River boat tours.
Global Gourmet – China: http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/china/, Recipes of Chinese food.
GlobalEdge – China: http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/china. An extraordinary website from Michigan State University (USA). Has other links about China as well as a wealth of information about culture, trade, government, education, and many other subjects.
Bloomberg News – China: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/regions/china.html. If you want to keep current on China’s news items – financial or non-financial – this is the place to visit.
Shanghai Websites
ShanghaiTalk.com: http://shanghai.talkmagazines.cn/. Members of this site discuss all aspects of Shanghai life.
ShanghaiDaily.com: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/. The new web location for the best Shanghai English newspaper (remember that it is not a private newspaper – it is part of the Central Government’s media for the public).
Shangaiist.com: http://shanghaiist.com/. Another website devoted to news, social events, and blogs about life in Shanghai.
SmartShanghai.com: http://www.smartshanghai.com/. Articles, photos, reviews of bars and restaurants, and more local information.
