Designed with different users in mind, the contents of this section range from basic facts and statistics, travel-related information, to online art exhibitions, and documentaries on historical and contemporary China.
Students may find some of these links a good starting point to learn about topics that they have come across but have not had the chance to investigate.
AsiaSource
This Asia Society website provides a wide range of key facts and statistics on China aggregated from multiple sources: including the World Bank, IMF, and CIA.
China Country Briefing (From the Economist)
Recent articles and key statistics from The Economist magazine.
China Rises
A four-part TV documentary series exploring the monumental changes – political, economic, societal, and environmental – unfolding in China today. Co-produced by the New York Times, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and ZDF Germany.
China in the Red
A PBS interview series that examines the impact of economic reforms on different generations of Chinese in urban areas as well as the countryside.
Morning Sun
A film about the origins and history of the Cultural Revolution. Produced by the Long Bow Group, Inc. and funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Brookings Institution | John L. Thornton China Center
The China Center provides cutting-edge research, analysis, dialogue and publications that focus on China’s emergence and the implications of this for the United States, China’s neighbors and the rest of the world.
China and Europe, 1500-2000 and Beyond: What is “Modern”?
Comparative history of China and Europe. Produced by Professors Ken Pomeranz and Bin Wong at Columbia University.
Grandeur of the Qing Dynasty
Depiction of Chinese society during the reign of Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong. Produced by Columbia University.
Art and Politics in China
A four-minute slideshow from the BBC narrated by Katie Hill, Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster in London, examining art’s changing role since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Imperial Chinese Architecture
This Discovery Channel documentary offers a fascinating introduction to the history and design rationale behind imperial Chinese architecture.
The Freer and Sackler galleries, Washington DC
Online exhibition of over 2,000 items of Chinese art including porcelains and paintings from the Neolithic times till present.
Inside Out – Contemporary Chinese Art from 1980
This Asia Society website features some of the most important contemporary Chinese art produced by artists in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West.
US Embassy in China: Information for US Citizens
World Health Organization: International Travel & Health
