CIA World Factbook: Hong Kong

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/hk.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has current and historical information on Hong Kong provided by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. It gives social, political, geographic, cultural and other basic reference information including a map. Standard 10.10 all

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 677

CIA World Factbook: Taiwan

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/tw.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has current and historical information on Taiwan provided by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. It gives social, political, geographic, cultural and other basic reference information including a map. Standard 10.10 all

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 699

Cultural Revolution Posters

http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/exhibit/online_gallery.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This online exhibit of posters from the Cultural Revolution has text explaining the posters. Just click on the poster of your choice and a larger image will appear with a narrative. Standard 10.9.4 and 10.10.2

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 857

History of China

http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/welcome.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This interactive historical timeline of Chinese history is based on the Army Area Handbook on China written by Rinn-Sup Shinn and Robert L. Worden and converted into electronic form at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. It also includs maps, pictures and mini biographies which help illuminate the information. Standard 6.6.0, 7.3.0 and 10.8.1, 10.9.4

Comments: The Army Area Handbook on China is also available at the Library of Congress web site, but the interactive timeline with Chinese characters makes this information more accessible and the hyperlinks to maps, biographies and information makes it easier to understand.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1578

Hong Kong Government Information Centre

http://www.info.gov.hk/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Here is information about the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which was returned to Chinese control in 1997, after many years under control of Great Britain. Includes maps. Standard 10.10.2

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1631

Internet Guide to Chinese Studies

http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This set of links is organized by topic and provides a rich assortment of evaluated web site with material on China from architecture to technology. Many of the articles linked are quite scholarly, others are commercial. Standards 10.10.2 and 10.10.3

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1748

Labor Education Module

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/EdModule/labor/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site is by the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley. Students can learn about thre history of the American labor movement as well has its important individuals, women's roles, and many other topics related to labor. Standard 10.10.2, 10.10.3 and 12.4.1 econmics

Comments: An excellent site for researching many aspects of labor in the United States.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1914

Story of a Tiananmen Survivor

http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=63

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This story of an anonymous survivor of the Tiananmen Square Massacre was passed to the West through the Internet to a Mandarin language newspaper called, "The World Daily Newspaper." The newspaper editor, Jao Jiang Ching, forwarded it to professors at Rutgers University. Standard 10.9.4

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 2859

Taiwan Communique: Human Rights

http://www.taiwandc.org/twcom/index.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Taiwan Communique is a bi-monthly journal focused on political developments in and around Taiwan. It started in 1980, following the "Kaohsiung Incident", and supports human rights and political freedom for the 21 million people of Taiwan. Standards 10.10.2 and 10.10.3

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2905

Virtual China

http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/virtual_china/index.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Here are great photos of China divided by region. Included are Beijing, the northeast, the southwest, Shanghai, the south, and the west. Standards 7.3.0 general and 10.10 all

Comments: The thumbnail pictures expand for whole class projection and student reports.

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3357