TAURA'S CHINESE REGIONAL INFO/TRAVEL/PICTURES

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Bureau of Consular Affairs
Provides tips gathered from the PRC and the U.S. Department of State for travellers to the PRC from visas to legal practice should you be accused of wrong doing.

China Exploration & Research Society and Kham Aid Foundation
These non-profits, CERS of Hong Kong and Kham of California, are devoted to preserving the architecture and art of Tibet. The site discusses the history and situation of some breath taking sites as well as the details of their project.

China Tour from China Today
China Today and China Tour, created by InfoPacific Development, China Infohighway Communications Co. and Beijing Rightway Consulting Co. is a bilingual resource for living and traveling in China. Provides the following for China's major cities and travel destinations: arts & entertainment articles; travel writing; travel tips; regular columns; listings of restaurants, night spots, hotels, with reviews written by experts who live in China; events calendar for each ChinaNow.com city; classified ads.

China Vista
A full service website provided by Xiamen's Xindeco Business Information Company. Sections include: on-line buying; China business vista; bi-lingual search tool; China virtual tours; Chinese culture

China Window
Based in Palo Alto, California, CW presents updated business information through the internet to help companies reduce risk and identify new opportunities in the US and China. The main site has links to regions from Beijing to Xinjiang which introduce their economies, governments, etc. You may also search by subject, for example investments or education.

Claro Cortes IV
This Filipino photojournalist based in Singapore displays some wonderful pictures of China as well as Vietnam, Hong Kong and the Phillipines.

A Digital Artist: on the Road in China
An American atrist brings back great pictures from around China and shows you the artwork they inspired and some quick time films. Also there is a shopping list for do-it-yourself digital travelers.

Discovering China
Created by students and educators for the Thinkquest Program, this site contains sections like: history, cultural revolution, movers & shakers, cityscape, contributions, interactive. Very well done except for the Japanese Shinto picture on their front page.

Lonely Planet China
LP publishes guide books for independant travellers and covers every continent on the globe. Their page on China covers: visas, embassies & border crossings; travel tips; moving about; scams & warnings; gems, highlights & attractions. Even more detailed information is available at LP's Destination China.

Minority Chinese Gallery
A friend of mine and his collegue have put together this page to exhibit photos of China's cultural and ethnic diversity.

Olivier Laude
As a documentary photographer, Laude presents some great layouts on San Francisco's online magazine, Atlas. Features are Chinese Rural Architecture, Guangzhou's Race Track, New China, and Chinese Pop Posters.

People of Endangered Cultures - Tibetan Portrait
Borges' outstanding photography and writing is inspiring - the Tibetan Portrait is only one of his projects.

Thor's China Diary
Hillarious and often profound commentary from an Australian in Wuhan. Thor has now relocated to Korea where he continues the tradition of his "passionate skepticism."

Tibetan Journey
Alain and Pavlov Schneuwly have put together a beautiful collection of high quality images of Tibet.

Virtual China (in English & Japanese)
From Japan's Electric Geisha and Electric Samurai: the Asian Network, here are great photos, quick time VR and links for: Beijing; Shanghai; West; Northeast; Southwest; South.

Visions of China
A well-done special by CNN highlights: 50 and beyond, inside China, imperial icon, red giant, asian super power, reporter's notebook.