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The purpose of the Chinese page is to virtually connect you -- students, faculty, staff, and community members--to the Chinese-speaking world. Here you will be linked to sites relating to culture, instruction, and other Chinese resources that we hope will enhance your learning of Chinese and allow you to bring Chinese out of the classroom and into your world.  

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Last Modified: May 10, 2002

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  Art & Museums  
 
  • Art and Entertainment
    China, the Cradle of Oriental Art, is now all yours to discover!

  • Art of China 
    Rich graphics about Chinese art , Chinese Music, Chinese language, Chinese scenery, taste of China, Zodiac and more.

  • China the Beautiful in English and Chinese
    A comprehensive site about Classical Chinese Art, Calligraphy, Poetry, History, Literature, Painting and Philosophy

  • Chinese Art Net Online Gallery in both Chinese and English versions. 
    This is an excellent Chinese art site that will help you browse through thousand of Chinese art works both classic and contemporary.

  • Chinese Culture and Art, a Dogwood sponsored NVCC site.

  • Chinese Gallery
    Take a Chinese painting tour here.

  • Introduction of Chinese Language
    Chinese Language, language of the Chinese, or Han people, the majority ethnic group of China. It is the official language of China and one of the official languages of Singapore. Of China's more than 1 billion people, approximately 95 percent speak Chinese, as opposed to the non-Chinese languages—such as Tibetan, Mongolian, Lolo, Miao, and Tai—spoken by minorities. Chinese is also spoken by large emigrant communities, such as those in Southeast Asia, North and South America, and the Hawaiian Islands. More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world.

  • Land of Beauty
    A breath-taking site with beautiful graphics about Chinese art, landscape, architecture and more...

 
  Chinese-Speaking Countries  
  China  
 
  • China
    Officially the People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo), country in East Asia, the world's largest country by population and one of the largest by area, measuring about the same size as the United States. The Chinese call their country Zhongguo, which means "Central Country" or "Middle Kingdom." The name China was given to it by foreigners and is probably based on a corruption of Qin (pronounced "chin"), a Chinese dynasty that ruled during the 3rd century BC.

  • CHINA - A Country Study
    By the Library of Congress, the United States, is a comprehensive study about China from all aspects,...

  • China Today  
    The most comprehensive information base on today's China. Highly recommended!

  • Chinese- the Language , a Dogwood sponsored NVCC site.

  • Discovering China
    Where you can browse through Chinese history, the Cultural Revolution, the significant people in Chinese history, CityScape and, what's more, you can interact with other users.

  • Introduction of Chinese Language
    Chinese Language, language of the Chinese, or Han people, the majority ethnic group of China. It is the official language of China and one of the official languages of Singapore. Of China's more than 1 billion people, approximately 95 percent speak Chinese, as opposed to the non-Chinese languages—such as Tibetan, Mongolian, Lolo, Miao, and Tai—spoken by minorities. Chinese is also spoken by large emigrant communities, such as those in Southeast Asia, North and South America, and the Hawaiian Islands. More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world.
 
  Hong Kong  
   
  Singapore  
   
  Taiwan  
 

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  Education  
 

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  Festivals  
 

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  Food  
 

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  Geography & Maps  
 

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  Government & Embassies  
 

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   History, Culture & Civilization  
 
  • Ancient China
    A brief summary about the ancient history of China.

  • Chinese Cultural Studies 
    Beautiful graphics illustrations about perspectives of Chinese culture and history.

  • Chinese History and Culture
    A Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHOP) based in Santa Clara County, California to promote and preserve Chinese American and Chinese history and culture.

  • History of China
    A site with comprehensive information about different historical periods of China

  • Reference Resources of Chinese History
    With links to Modern China, Imperial China and Ancient China. Chinese software is needed for some of the browsing.

  • The Silk Road
    An introduction about the earliest silk trade in the world.

 
  Literature  
 
  • Chinese Poetry
    A highly recommended site with comprehensive collections of Chinese poetry from different historical periods.

  • The Internet Chinese Text Archive 
    Has huge collections of Chinese literature works. You need Chinese software to browse the site.

  • Tang Poetry with both Chinese calligraphy and English translations.

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  Martial Arts  
 

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  Media: Radio, TV, News, Newspapers & Magazines  
 

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  Music  
 

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  Religion, Philosophy & Customs  
 

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Travel & Tourism

 
 
  • China Tour Page
    A Dogwood sponsored NVCC site.

  • Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses 
    An exhibition of Bing Ma Yong, the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di--emperor of the Qin dynasty which existed more than 2,000 years ago. Here, you will find pictures of life-size warriors, made from terra cotta and more...

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  Weather  
 
  • Weather in China 
    Where you will find current weather conditions for about 4,00 cities in China.

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Courses and Instruction

Virginia Community Colleges by Region kecheng
 

   Chinese Courses at Virginia Community Colleges*
(Colleges in caps are participants in the Virtual Foreign Language Classroom)

 
  Blue Ridge                      Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 
 
 
  Central Virginia      Catalog           Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
 

 
  Dabney S. Lancaster   Catalog            Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 

 
  Danville                             Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 

 
* Eastern Shore              Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
  Offers Chinese Courses

 
  Germanna                          Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distant Learning  
 

 

 

J. Sargeant Reynolds    Catalog       Schedule of Classes      Distance Education  
 

 
  John Tyler                          Catalog            Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 

 
  Lord Fairfax                      Catalog & Schedule of Classes                Distance Learning  
 

 
  Mountain Empire        Catalog            Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
 

 
  New River                           Catalog           Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning  
 

 

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Northern Virginia     CatalogClass Schedule | Distance Ed | Compressed Video  
  Offers Chinese Courses  
    Alexandria Campus Foreign Language Department  
   
    Annandale Campus Foreign Language Department  
     
    Loudoun Campus Foreign Languages  
     
    Manassas Campus    
     
    Woodbridge Campus Foreign Languages  
 
 
    Extended Learning Institute  
 
 
  Patrick Henry             Catalog            Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning    
 

 
  Paul D. Camp                     Catalog              Schedule of Classes  
 

 
  Piedmont Virginia       Catalog & Schedule of Classes              Distance Learning  
 

 
  Rappahannock                  Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Education  
 

 
  Southside Virginia            Catalog        Schedule of Classes           Cyber Courses  
 

 

 

Southwest Virginia    Catalog & Schedule of Classes            Distance Education  
 

 
  Thomas Nelson            Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Learning  
 

 

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Tidewater                       Catalog         Schedule of Classes         Distance Learning  
  Offer Chinese Courses

 
  Virginia Highlands            Catalog        Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 

 
  Virginia Western         Catalog        Schedule of Classes         Distance Learning  
 

 
  Wytheville                      Catalog        Schedule of Classes     Distance Learning  
 

 
    Chinese Online Practice  
   
    Chinese Programs & Departments at other Colleges  
   
      Chinese Study Abroad Programs  
   

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