http://www.chinaculture.org/ is a website that gives the user cultural news about China and information about the "history, culture, politics, and economy" of China(according to the "About Us" thumbnail from the site). The website is available in Chinese and English, and it is easy to use and appropriate for Middle School and High School Students who are doing research/studies on Mainland China. Chinaculture.org promotes cultural and economic exchange between China and the rest of the world. One thing about chinaculture.org, the site was developed "under the guidance" of the Ministry of Culture, a department of the Communist Chinese government. Thus, the site will have somewhat of a pro-communist government bias(I will leave it up to the user to decide whether this is a positive or negative thing...or a little of both...or a lot of both). For example, the website has a section titled, "60th anniversary of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet." Many pro-Tibet Independence activists, including the Dalai Lama, would view the "Peaceful Liberation" of Tibet as "anything but peaceful" and "definitely not liberating". In addition, as opposed to what young Americans, including myself, have been taught in American schools, chinaculture.org describes its government as one where any citizen 18 years of age and older has the right to vote and run for office, and that its government is a multi-party system of government. Nevertheless, this pro-communist government point of view really does give the user a different perspective from what s/he has been given by past anti-communist/pro-democracy points of view.
edited by ggamboa on 6/29/2011
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