China

(Post Mao)

Since the Communist revolution in 1949, the Chinese have seen many changes in their daily lives. As the result of the Communist drive for modernization, the country has become more industrialized, the cities have grown in size and population, and the standard of living is better. At the same time, the people have had to endure the destruction of significant aspects of their pre-communist heritage.

In spite of the benefits and problems brought by constant change and modernization, certain elements of the Chinese past remain. The Chinese continue to hold to their traditional arts and festivals and maintain a high regard for family life and education.

Major Topics Covered in this Unit:

• The Chinese Communist Party

• Life in Rural China

• Life in Urban China

• The Chinese educational system

• Population Controls (one child policy)

• Aftermaths of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

• The Conflict between China and Taiwan

• The Conflict between China and Tibet

• The rule of Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Jemin

• China's relationship with the United States 

Textbook Reading:

• From Revolution to Reform pages 883 to 885

Links:

http://www.chinaplanet.com/about/geography/

http://www.chinafacts.com/chinafacts/

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/

http://www.index-china.com/

http://www.educationplanet.com/search/Geography_and_Countries/Regional_Resources/China

http://www.thechinanews.net/

http://www.chinasite.com/ (The Complete Reference to Chinese Related Web-sites)

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/china_at_50/default_main.asp (An MSNBC special report on China)

http://www.chinavista.com/ (An on-line gate way to China)

http://www.cnd.org/China/ (Links to government, cultural, entertainment)

http://english.china.com/cdc/en/ (Latest news in China)

http://www.china-embassy.org/ (The Chinese Embassy in the United States)

http://www.china-embassy.org/ (Daily news in China, business oriented)

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/nea/chi.htm (Overview of China)

http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/ (News from the Pacific Rim)

http://sun.ihep.ac.cn/china.html (Scientific, technical, and business information about China)

http://www.chinapage.com/china.html (Chinese art and literature)

http://www.hrichina.org/ (Human Rights in China)

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/cstuff/prcconst.html (Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China)

http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/ea/uschina/uschina.htm (The United States and China)

http://www.gio.gov.tw/ (Taiwan)

http://www.chinaonline.com/ (Covers China's business news)

http://www.qis.net/chinalaw/ (Explains Chinese law in English)

http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/culture/culture.html (Traditional Chinese cultures ... many topics)

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/cstuff/tunes.html (Chinese music)

http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/wim/mythsofmao.html (Modern Chinese History a brief bibliography)

http://www.islandnet.com/~citizenx/cultrev2.html (The Cultural Revolution)