• E-Texts
  • WWW Virtual Library: Asian Studies
  • Vienna E-Text Archives
• Web Guides: East Asia
  • Asian News Sources Online [At Internet Press]
    An extensive guide to Asian newspapers, radio stations, etc. online.
• Web Guides: China
  • Mandarin Chinese Online
• Web Sites: Chinese History
  • Chinese Page Reader
    Will convert any encoded page [GB or B5] into gif files.
  • Internet Chinese Bible
  • Online Chinese and English Bible
• Web Guides: Japan
  • Japan via the Web [At UCLA]
  • Classical Japanese Literature Websites [At Virginia]
• Web Sites: Japanese History
  • Ancient Japan [At WSU]
    A spectacular online text by Richard Hooker. Also contains a very useful links page.
  • Japanese Text Initiative [At Virginia]
• Academic History/Culture Sites
  • Paul Halsall: Chinese Culture Course [Brooklyn College]

Other Resources

• Map: Asia
• Map: East Asia
• Line Map: East Asia
• Map: China - Physical Features
• Map: China - Political Map
• Map: Modern China from the Ecyclopedia Britannica
• Map: China
• Map: China - Modern Population Density
• Map: The Four Great Old World River Valley Civilizations

General Reference Documents

• Chronology of Chinese History
  three separate chronologies based on 1. dynasties, 2. governmental forms, 3. economic life.
• Extended Annotated Bibliography of Chinese Studies,
• Bibliography in plaintext form,
• Basic Facts about Modern China Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Dynastic History Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Religions Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Literature Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Arts Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Ethnic Groups Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online