http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/index.htm

This website is great for people who wants to learn Chinese.  It is free and it helps the reader to practice Chinese from the phonetic to the symbols.  It has a variety of platforms, such as visuals (videos, images) news stories, cultural traits, literature, etc.  I believe this is a great resource to not only learn the Chinese language but also to learn a great deal more about China and its culture. This website can be translated to a variety of other language to begin the journey of learning a new language.