The China Guide

There aren't many places on the Web you can find out about travel in China; this guide aims to supplement the basic guide available from IHEP in Beijing.

I'm just getting round to updating the information available from this page - expect some changes eventually. If you have any requests about specific regions of the country you might be interested in, mail me, and I'll try to get that stuff on first. Anywhere except the Northeast or the Fujian area, that is; I haven't had the opportunity to visit those areas yet.

Guide as compiled so far by Beijing. (Slow connection! Local index)
Resort pictures collected by Qinghua University.
CND Picture Library collected by China News Digest. (Very impressive collection)
Time Magazine pictures, `A Day in the Life of China'.
Geography of China.
Chinascape information server.

Introduction to the country, including map.
Full Country Information , courtesy of the US State Department.

Beijing , the Capital.
The Beijing Page
North China highlights, from AsiaOne.
Hebei
Shanxi , my `home' province.
Inner Mongolia

Liaoning
Dalian
Jilin
Heilongjiang
Harbin

Xian , Ancient Capital, home of the terracotta army and more...
The Silk Road , the complete story. (58K text, or 595K with photos)
Xinjiang
Kashgar from Lonely Planet.
Qinghai
Gansu
Ningxia

Henan
Hubei
Hunan

Shandong
Anhui
Jiangsu
Suzhou , the City of Gardens and Bridges (Jiangsu).
Shanghai , from `Shanghai Panorama'.
Zhejiang
Jiangxi

Sichuan , the Wild West Province of China (Sichuan).
Guizhou
Yunnan
Tibet travel FAQ, very detailed information!
Tibet travel info from CND (in ascii).
Tibet Page from the Tibet Study Association (including tour).

Guilin , Karst Scenery and Cormorant Fishing (Guanxi).
Guangdong
Hainan
Fujian

Historical Capitals
Up or Down the Yangtse
Nationalities in Yunnan/Guizhou/Guanxi
Along the Silk Road to Kashgar

I haven't had the time to detail these - you'll find a full list of Chinese Festivals at the Hong Kong Tourist Association site.

Cathay Arts for examples of Painting, Embroidery, Folk Art, Ceramics etc.
China the Beautiful for Arts, Painting, Calligraphy, Poetry and Literature etc.
Chinese Calendar
Culture from the Yahoo site.
Chinese Music Page.
Artwork .
Poetry by Li Bai .
Gong Li .