Language

Speak Mandarin Campaign

The Speak Mandarin Campaign website is an interesting one-stop for those who wish to learn and appreciate the Chinese cultural heritage and language. Bearing helpful online teaching aids as an introduction to basic Mandarin vocabulary and conversational phrases, this site also provides some interesting facts about various Chinese customs and festivals. The multimedia link page, allows one to learn about the etymology of surnames; the art of tea drinking; and contains even a cartoon on The Romance of Three Kingdoms, the highlight of this site.

Zhongwen.com

This website and its associated printed dictionary present a series of zipu or "character genealogies" which show graphically the close interconnections between over 4000 characters according to the Shuowen Jiezi and subsequent research by traditional etymologists. Provides services such as an online dictionary, online readings and other interesting features.

Ocrat.com

This site has Chinese-related webpages with a focus on Chinese language learning for English Speakers. This comprehensive guide page takes you to other Chinese-related "links" page that has a wider variety of links of diverse topics.

On-line Chinese Tools

This site provides tools to assist people in learning and using the Chinese language. From the novice Chinese language student to the advanced learner, there is something here for everyone.

Chinese Language Information Page

This comprehensive guide is a navigational tool pointing you to Chinese language related resources. Topics like viewing and listening to Chinese on the WWW, Chinese language related FTP sites and sources of Chinese text files are available here.