your springboard to China and abroad

Useful online resources

China sites

• chinadaily.com.cn - a leading PRC newspaper in English
• china.org.cn - China Internet information center with news, weather, travel, etc.
• china-embassy.org - (see "special links" at this site) a great deal of information about China today.
• bjreview.com.cn - a weekly English language magazine
  dealing with many aspects of PRC economy, foreign
  affairs, etc.

maps

• CIA The World Factbook - China - map updated annually and background information.
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, UT Austin, China maps - lots of them, many historical.

other sites of interest

• info about China from the US Department of State
• health information for physicians and travelers - China
• for those in the metro Los Angeles - located in Pasadena Healthy Traveler provides online travel supplies, extensive health information, and operates a comprehensive, personalized service for travel vaccination in S. CA.

Weather - check Intellicast's worldwide travel forecasts for regional weather

Currency Cheat Sheet - Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) to US Dollar (USD)