The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Splendors of China's Forbidden City: Emperor Qianlong
Artifacts reveal much about the Forbidden City, buried deep inside Beijing, and the life and reign of Chinese Emperor Qianlong, born in the Forbidden City and ruler from the mid- to late-eighteenth century. An online companion to a past...
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Tour of the Forbidden City
This photo slide tour offers images of important sites within the Forbidden City and historical information regarding the images shown.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a large precinct of red walls and yellow glazed roof tiles located in the heart of China's capital, Beijing. As its name suggests, the precinct is a micro-city in its own right. This article describes the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Forbidden City
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Forbidden City gives a history of the structure and gives some interesting facts about its design.
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Alison's Wonderland: Tour of Forbidden City
This resource is a gallery of pictures with text, kind of like a tour. There are many good pictures and explanations about the Forbidden City. Follow the "tour" by clicking NEXT under the pictures.
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Virtual China
Enjoy an armchair trip through China. Pictures are provided from Beijing, The West, the Southwest, the South, the Northeast, Shanghai, and the Forbidden City.
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The China Guide
Travel to China and take a virtual tour of Beijing. Visit places of interest such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Jingshan Park and the Marco Polo Bridge. Learn how to say numbers, money and short sentences in Chinese.
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Galen R. Frysinger: People and Places of the World: Tiananmen Square
Check out great photographs of Tiananmen Square, which is "located at the center at the center of Beijing City." A great resource for offering a visual context to the events of the democracy movement.
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc News Round Special: China
This is a wonderful, image-packed introduction to China for younger students. Read short summaries about Chinese history, culture, and government, and then take a virtual tour of Chinese landmarks; learn about Chinese New Year, the signs...
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China Vista: The Temple of Heaven Map
This is a travel site that tells the location and significance of the Temple of Heaven.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)
This is a chronology, in outline form, of important events that occurred during the Ming Dynasty. Includes links to additional content.
Rice University
Rice University: Focus on Your Community
A resource page for teachers and students with lesson plans and varied resources to study your local community.
Curated OER
Unesco: Viet Nam: Complex of Hue Monuments
Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hue was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Capital City, the Imperial...
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Top Story
This page contains great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
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