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=Calligraphy=

[|Appreciation of the Art of Chinese Calligraphy] - Website in English with multiple examples of Chinese calligraphy and explanations of the different styles user:chericem1

=China=

[|Children Left Behind] - A series of three documentaries (each approximately 8-10 min. long) in Chinese with English subtitles about the life of children in rural China ([|also available on //YouTube//]) user:chericem1

=Chinese Culture=

[|ChinaCulture.org] - Website dedicated to providing cultural information (in English) re: China, its culture, customs, food, government, institutions, laws, museums, politics, etc.

[|The Great Empire of China] - A collection of cultural materials in Chinese that includes music, poetry, text and art from China user:chericem1

= Festivals =

Chinese New Year
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Chinese Zodiac - Materials for teaching about the zodiac user:chericem1

=Paper Cutting=

[|Amazing Chinese Paper Cutting Arts « Carrey’s Corner] - Great animation made of Chinese papercuts on //YouTube// user:chericem1 [|Chinese Paper Cutting] - Patterns for papercutting user:chericem1

=Photographs=

[|Asian Children] - A photo set on Flickr of black and white photographs of Asian children (available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license) user:chericem1

[|China/Chinese] - A set of 60 photos related to China/Chinese. Most can be used in online and in published materials for free. Some require that you notify and/or credit the photographer first user:chericem1

[|Chinese New Year Photos] - A set of photos related to Chinese New Year. Most can be used in online and in published materials for free. Some require that you notify and/or credit the photographer first user:chericem1

=Poetry=

[|Seven Fruits on Seven Trees] - Printable PDF of a simple poem in Chinese (characters, pinyin, and English) that incorporates numbers and fruits user:chericem1

=Commercially Available Materials= [|A Thousand Peaks: Poems from China] - Poems in Chinese with commentary in English (available from Amazon.com) user:chericem1

[|Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture] by Carol Stepanchuk - Extensive notes about a variety of cultural topics in English ( - available from Amazon.com) user:chericem1

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