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Adoption Sites
Adoption in China: Jiangxi Province
This is a site to provide information for those traveling to Nanchang for adoption and for adoptive families to exchange information.
Children of Huazhou
A few of the children adopted from Huazhou, Guangdong, PRC.
China Adoption Helper
China Adoption serves as a link between Chinese adoption agencies, orphanages, and government entities in an effort to provide the most inexpensive and safest way to find homes for China's children.
China Connection
A site by Betty Burke and Bob Crawford featuring their adoption story along with helpful links to adoption and China-related sites.
China Web
A comprehensive index of China adoption-related websites.
Chinese Orphanage Discussion Group Listing
RaisingChinaChildren is a 200+ member friendly discussion group for families whose adopted Chinese children have reached preschool and school age. They have compiled a listing of 70 e-mail discussion groups for orphanages in China. Click on the "Bookmarks" link of their Yahoo!Groups homepage to chat with other families with ties to your child(ren)'s orphanage.
Families with Children from China (F.C.C.)
Sponsored by Families with Children from China (FCC), this site consolidates the information that has been put together by the families of FCC. Links to other adoption and China related resources available on the Web.
Half the Sky Foundation
Good works by good people. Half the Sky provides high quality early childhood education and infant nurture programs that benefit babies and young children who remain in Chinese orphanges.
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation, Inc.
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit foundation supporting adoptive families through cultural enrichment, adoption services, cultural and homeland tours to China. Grants are available.
The Paper Chase
The amount of paperwork necessary to complete an international adoptioncan seem pretty overwhelming. However, if you break it down, and justfollow a planned, focused set of steps, it's all very manageable.Sponsored by World Child, this terrific site takes the mystery out ofthe international adoption paper chase!
Referral and Age Graphs
Feeling like your wait is interminable? Want to know if anyone elsecould possibly be waiting as long as you have been for your referral oryour travel dates? Worried about the speed (or lack of) special needsreferrals? This is the webpage for you!
The China Adoption Research and Evaluation Project
This extremely helpful site was developed by participants of theadoptive-parents-china mailing list. Their goal is to provide prospectiveadoptive parents with the tools they need to effectively interview andintelligently select their international adoption agency.
Tai Li and Kai Mei Comes Home
The producer of the wonderful "Tai Li Comes Home" has released anothervideotape. This video adventure, "Kai Mei Comes Home," takes the viewerfrom the airport in Hangzhou, China, through the entire adoption process -from signing papers with the provincial government to completing the visapapers at the American consulate in Guangzhou. While "Tai Li Comes Home"focuses on one person's experience, "Kai Mei Comes Home" includes the viewsof many more new parents. The second tape also includes information onChinese culture and sightseeing.
Travel Sites
China Tour
Touted as the site that provides you with the "easiest way for preparing a perfect trip to China." There is also a currency calculator for converting US$ to yuan RMB with pictures on the Chinese currency.
Chinese Business World.Com
This comprehensive list of hotels includes 140 major cities in China with significant tourism. While it's geared to the business traveler, there is plenty of information for those travelling with other purposes in mind.
City.net
Want to get a lay of the land before you leave home? Take a tour? View city maps? Why not catch up on current events by reading the hometown newspaper? You can with city.net from Excite, a database of 4,300 destinations worldwide.
Find a Hotel in China
Enter the hotel name, province or city, or star rating and you can get theaddress, telephone number, even URL address of any 3 star or above hotelyou like in China. Sponsored by the China Travel Service.
Lonely Planet
Excellent information about travel in China, including a map of the region you will be travelling to.
Travel China
Travel China is a half-monthly English newspaper sponsored by the ChinaNational Tourism Administration.
Travel China Guide
Travel China Guide has it all -- Chinese history and culture, city guides with highlighted sites, travel essentials and maps, information on visas and embassies, and hotel and tour online reservations.
Travel Health On-line
Health precautions, current health concerns, and US Department of State advisories for China.
Travel Spots
Information about travel and sites to see in China.
US-China Peoples Friendship Association (USCPFA)
A fun and informative site with information about travel in China; a WWW Audio Tutorial of Basic Chinese; a very extensive listing of Chinese sources sponsored by the Council on East Asian Libraries broken down into areas of interest, such as Art, History, Language, even Gender issues; your fortune for today and more.
World Travel Guide
Comprehensive information about travel in China.
Culture Sites
Asia Source
Looking for a great overview of Asian culture? Look no further. Asia Source provides insight into all facets of Asian life and society.
Ask Asia
Another positive view into Asian society. This site has an added bonus for children, with a special Adult Free Zone for kids with activities and information for children curious about Asia.
Beijing Scene
Like Jun Magazine, this bilingual magazine (Chinese & English) offers information on the Chinese lifestyle and a way for Asian American children to connect with their homeland.
China Central Television
Access China Central Television (CCTV) from Beijing live via Real Video on the web. CCTV provides a way for your children to hear the Chinese language spoken, as well as to watch Chinese culture unfold instead of always reading about it.
China Central Television Schedules
CCTV schedules listed in English. This listing is published for people interested in seeing television shows about China and things Chinese. Watch for more mature shows. Remember, the older movies may depict stereotypes.
China Today
A comprehensive site for Chinese culture. Though it provides a substantial amount of information for the traveler, the site is geared more toward culture.
Chinese Flash Cards
Looking for an easy way to communicate with the Chinese in their native language? Print out these flashcards and laminate them. Each shows a frequently used sentence or question in English, a phonetic code to pronunciation in Chinese, and the sentence or question written in the Chinese characters.
Chinese New Year
Understanding how the Chinese Calendar functions in everyday Chinese life is an important key to the culture. This site provides information on the Chinese Calendar, New Year Celebrations, and the history behind them.
Chopstix
The ultimate guide to Asian Food and Culture, with over 4,000 recipes for real Asian dishes.
Condensed China
Need a quick overview of Chinese history? This site bills itself as the site for Chinese History for Beginners -- the nutshell version.
Dim Sum
Looking for a connection to Chinese-American culture for younger children? Dim Sum curricula programs are developed for young school-age children (K-3) in an effort to foster learning based on studying China and things Chinese. Enhance the awareness and understanding of the Chinese-American culture while building basic academic skills.
Government Information Office of Taiwan
From the Government Information Office of Taiwan comes this terrific overview of traditional Chinese arts. Site includes beautiful pictures and descriptions.
Marjorie Chan's ChinaLinks
A great resource! Marjorie Chan, a professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at Ohio State University, put together this site with over 400 links.
A. Magazine: Inside Asian America
The on-line version of this very popular Asian American magazine.
Apple Tree Dolls and Bears
When Merrily and Ted Ripley's children were young, they had a hard timefinding nice, dark-skinned dolls for their internationally adoptedchildren. Play dolls with Asian features were simply not made. So theRipleys started Apple Tree Dolls and Bears. Merrily, director of AdoptionAdvocates International, has taken advantage of her travels around theworld on the behalf of orphan children to collect many different kinds ofdolls, many of which are available at Apple Tree Dolls and Bears. TheRipleys have a good selection of ethnic dolls offered especially so thatchildren of color can have a doll that looks like them.
Asia Society
The Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated to fosteringunderstanding between the U.S. and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific. AtAsiaSociety.org we've gathered many of our resources: onsite visitors willfind active discussion groups, some of our many publications, a raft ofannotated links, a Shockwave Flash "movie" of our collection of Asian artand much more.
.asiatour: Photo Gallery of Yunnan
Photos of the Yunnan region of China.
Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese
Want to learn a few handy phrases for your trip? This site has both theaudio and pinyin translations for many everyday phrases includinggreetings, shopping, dining, and traveling.
Chinese Cuisine
Information about the foods served in several regions in China.
China Daily
China Daily on the Web, which is the up-to-the-minute electronic edition of China Daily andBusiness Weekly, boasts the valuable documentation of the panorama of business, cultural andpolitical events shaping today’s China.
China Info Web
A very comprehensive and well-organized index of China-related sites on theweb.
China News Digest
China News Digest International, Inc. (CND) provides timely and balanced news coverage on China and China related affairs. CND is independent of any other organizations and strives to be impartial on the issues and news it reports.
Chinese Customs and Taboos
Want to impress your Chinese hosts and government officials with your knowledge of Chinese etiquette? Or maybe you just want to know how you can refrain from creating an international incident. Check out these helpful suggestions.
Cyber Panda
The CyberPanda Web page supplies the latest news about giant pandas, including updates on the mating of pandas in captivity. You can also check out a gift shop just filled with panda paraphernalia, such as postcards, posters, and photos. Get details on the "Bamboo Award", view the panda gallery and panda album, lend your support to the "Living Planet Campaign," and much more.
General Information About China
A brief introduction to China's provinces and autonomous regions.
Government Organization Chart of The People's Republic of China
Here you can find an organization chart of China's civil, military andparty power structure with leaders' pictures.
My Home Town
A website for children adopted in China to learn about theirhome towns and home provinces, plus a terrific Chinese Name FAQ and Travel Tips.
Soccer in China
Here you can learn about the most popular sport in China.
Walton infoNET
Includes China Guide, one of the most comprehensive online guide to the Greater China region and Chinese communities all over the world, and chat rooms, discussion groups and homepages where you can discuss and explore China-related topics and even make a Chinese friend.
Xinde Jia (New Family) Kids' Services
A web-based venture organized Steve Hardy and Jason Xiao that provides products and services for families who have adopted or will adopt children from China. Included are peasant paintings, Chinese commemorative stamps, note cards, holiday cards, calendars, a translation service, and a "China information desk."
Family Sites
Kirby Bartlett and Marie Bartlett-Sloan
