Gives background information about the Temple and its significance in Chinese culture.

Giant Pandas only live in the mountains of southwest China. This article focuses on Giant Panda habitat, diet, life cycle and reproduction. Extensive information is given on panda babies and the contrast between life in the wild and life...

The text of the Final Declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference includes official U.S. statement regarding the refusal to sign and comply with Final Resolution.

Students and educators can deepen their knowledge of the bank bailout in the US and how it should be used to stimulate the economy and get businesses back up and running through these activities and lesson plan. November 14, 2008

Great site for youngers researching the Bactrian camel. Video clip, photos, and easy to read facts about habitat, young, enemies, food, adaptation to environment, and humps!

This site addresses some basic questions and concerns about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Content includes a focus on its symptoms and current treatment options.

Two thousand years before today's "global economy," an exchange network linked the continent of Asia via the Silk Route. Between the first and eighth centuries of the common era, the empires and states of Asia often came into conflict as...

This 1998 archive article reports on Christian missionaries "flooding" into post-Mao China.

This 1998 archive article reports on Christian missionaries "flooding" into post-Mao China.

This report surveys the demise of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China since the Tienanmen Square Massacre.

Learn one of the official languages in China, found in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Nepal. Study the alphabets and number systems used and practice with the online games.

Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...

French author Charles Perrault is often called the "father of the fairy tale" for his well known tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "Puss in Boots," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Cinderella." Cinderella is a famous folk tale, a story that...

Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.

This history of the Qing Dynasty, including the reign of Emperor Xian Feng, is in timeline format and allows viewers to compare events within the dynasty to those worldwide.

Explains how Hua Yan, an eighteenth century Chinese artist, used the element of line in his painting, A Man and a Horse by a Stream. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can...

This video segment adapted from 1421: The Year the Chinese Discovered America? introduces the theory that the Chinese discovered America prior to Columbus.

Learn about how and where tigers live when you explore this resource. You can also investigate how tigers communicate with each other, enemies, friends, and humans through this site.

This is a container to hold cold, fresh water made especially for use in the Japanese tea gathering. Its shape reminds us of a wooden bucket used to carry water from a well, but it is made out of porcelain, a glazed ceramic fired at a...

This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.

Bactrian camels are found wild in the Gobi Desert, and in the grasslands of China and Mongolia. Details about this animal can be found here along with photos.

An article on Vajrayana, one of the three Buddhist routes to enlightenment. The article includes the history of Vajrayana and its teachings, as well as information about its development in places beyond India, such as China, Japan, and...

The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...

A discussion about how Vladimir Putin is pressuring Iran to accept the UN security council's nuclear package. States that Russia and China are opposed to sanctions but they will go along with the Security Council if that is what they...