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Here is a location map of all the principal pages on the web site. You can also use the search page to easily locate information on our web site.
| About SACU | |
| Home Page | Web Site home page |
| About | All about the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding |
| Membership Form | Apply to join the society online |
| Member's area | Manage your online settings (members only) |
| Magazine | |
| China Eye Magazine | Describes our quarterly magazine |
| Current Issue | Contents of the latest issue of China Eye |
| Events | Forthcoming events in the UK with a Chinese cultural connexion |
| Sinofile | Short news story items from the current issue of China Eye |
| Messages | Messages posted by members seekign help and information |
| Information | Information about forthcoming festivals and contact information |
| SACU News | Information about the society aimed at members |
| About China | |
| Index | Index of cultural information section |
| Introduction | General introduction to Chinese Culture |
| Gallery | A set of photographs arranged into ten galleries |
| About China | Language | |
| Language Index | Index of Chinese language pages on the site |
| Language Guide | How to set about learning Chinese |
| Basic Chinese | Basic guide to the language and a set of 44 common Chinese characters |
| Chinese Proverbs | A set of 21 ancient proverbs explained |
| Poetry | Introduction to Chinese poetry |
| Pinyin and Wade-Giles | The different approaches for writing Chinese using the Western alphabet |
| Modern Chinese | The story behind the development of Modern Chinese and Pinyin. |
| Families | Chinese words used for relations within families |
| Women | Chinese language shows ancient attitudes to women |
| Religious Concepts | How the language is used in Chinese religions |
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| About China | History | |
| History Index | Index of Chinese history pages on the site |
| History | Historical time chart for China including a page for each Chinese dynasty |
| Slogans | Analysing political slogans |
| Maps | Historical development through a sequence of four maps |
| Paper Records | Paper and printing were a vital early development |
| The Boxer Rebellion | The Boxer uprising had a fundamental impact on China. |
| The Last Emperor | Interview with Pujie the brother of the Last Qing Emperor Puyi |
| Manchus | The last Manchu dynasty was ruled from people from the North east of China. |
| Beijing Origins | How the northern capital of Beijing has evolved over the centuries |
| May 4th Movement | The Versailles Treaty stored up future troubles for the region. |
| Empress Cixi | Cixi was the last Qing ruler to have control over the whole of China |
| Taiwan | Taiwan has a long history as an outpost of mainland China. |
| Qin Stories | The pivotal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC) gave rise to a number of fables |
| Art Collection | A quick tour of the extraordinary Burrell collection in Glasgow. |
| Seafaring | Introduction to the pioneering efforts of Chinese sailors. |
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| About China | Modern History | |
| People's Republic of China | Introduction to section on articles about modern China since 1949 |
| The Fall of Lin Biao | Lin Biao's fall from grace as Chairman Mao's chosen successor. |
| Deng Xiaoping in France | France was the unexpected breeding ground for revolutionary fervour in China. |
| Deng Xiaoping obituary | The life and achievements of Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader 1977-1997 |
| Major Events | Major domestic and international events in the years 1949 to 1989. |
| Industrial Development | A key time in the development of modern Chinese Industry was the 1970s. |
| Times Past | A selection of eight newsletter articles from the 1960s and 1970s. |
| First Tourists | Experience of UK travellers to China in the 1970s. |
| The Great Leap Forward | One of the most infamous periods covering the disastrous famine years 1959-1961. |
| Chairman Mao obituary | An unconventional portrayal of Mao after his death in 1976. |
| Agnes Smedley - American friend of China | Agnes Smedley was a committed supporter of the P.R.C.. |
| Mao suits | Everyone wore the same uniform in the 1970s. |
| Mao badges | Just as everyone wore mao suits the indispensable accessory was a Mao badge. |
| Transforming the rural economy | How the PRC transformed life in the countryside. |
| Cultural Revolution Witness | Very few Westerners got to see the Cultural Revolution at first hand. It was not all as bad as many now think. |
| Learning from Dazhai | The pioneering Communist spirit of Dazhai (Tachai) was an inspiration for communities in the new China. |
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| About China | Geography | |
| Index | Introducing geographical information about China |
| China in the World | World ranking of China on various statistical measures. |
| China Map | Information about each of the 29 Provinces making up the country of China |
| Province Table | Comparative information about the Provinces. |
| Maps | A guide to the historical development of China through a sequence of four maps. |
| Yangzi River | The Yangzi River forms a natural division of China. |
| Xinjiang Province | Xinjiang, a buffer province of China from central Asia has a character all of its own. |
| Sichuan Province | The isolated province of China is Sichuan (Szechwan) plays an important role in the development of China. |
| Travels to Sichuan | Visit to Sichuan looking back to a previous visit in the 1940s. |
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| About China | Traditions | |
| Index | Introducing Chinese Traditions |
| Festivals | A guide to the important festivals in China including information on the Lantern and Mid Autumn Festivals. |
| Religion | An introduction to religious belief in China |
| Tea | The cultivation of tea began in China |
| Tea Houses | Visiting Sichuan teahouses. |
| Daoism | The ancient Daoist tradition has strong ties with modern environmentalism. |
| Years | Background to the familiar Chinese Astrological twelve year cycle |
| Marriage | Learn about traditions associated with marriage |
| Food | Chinese food is chosen to be carefully balanced for nutrition and health. |
| Medicine | Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) continues to gain more adherents. |
| Acupuncture | Acupuncture is an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine involving insertion of needles at key points on the body. |
| Making Lanterns | Traditional Chinese lanterns are seen most widely at the Lantern Festival. |
| Papercuts | The 'papercut' is a traditional Chinese artform. |
| Chess | The Chinese Game of Chess has a large following and offers an interesting variation to the Western form. |
| Go | The Game of Go has simple rules that lead to a game with beguiling complexity. |
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| About China | Foreign Relations | |
| Index | Index of articles explaining China's relationship with the rest of the World. |
| Victorian and Edwardian views | British Imperial relations to China. |
| Robert Hart - early Sinophile | Hart was one of the first Britons to be employed by the Qing emperors. |
| U.N. Entry | The P.R.C. did not gain a seat at the United Nations until 1971. |
| Opium in China | The wars with Britain about trade in opium are a dark chapter, this article looks at the war more from the Chinese perspective. And a separate article sees the affair from the English perspective |
| First Impressions of the West | Early views of the Chinese of modern Western society. |
| The Chinese in Britain | A timeline of how the Chinese community has established itself in Britain. |
| How to be half-Chinese | Living with a mixed Chinese ethnic origin can be dificult. |
| Revisiting after 50 years | The Friends Ambulance Unit provided a vital link into China during the Second World War. |
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| Web Sites | |
| UK web sites | Links to web sites from UK sources |
| Culture web sites | Sites with cultural information |
| News web sites | Web sites providing news about China |
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| News about China | |
| News Index | Directory of our sources of news about China |
| Yahoo News | Aggregate of world news about China from Yahoo! |
| Danwei News | Everyday life in China |
| People's Daily News | Chinese Government information source |
| China Digital News | Business news about China |
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| Search | |
| Search our site | Search our site for information using Google® |
| Contact | |
| Contact Point | How to contact SACU |
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