China and the Olympics: Beijing 2008
This list of websites, blogs, books, and films provides an overview of the Beijing 2008 Olympics as well as resources for learning more about the history and culture of China.
Websites
Asia Society: 2008 Beijing Olympics
Ask Asia: China
BBC Country Profile: China
Clearing the Air: China's Environmental Challenge from the Asia Society
CNN Beijing 08
NBC Beijing 2008
NPR Olympics 2008: China as Host Country
Official Website of Beijing 2008 Olympics
Olympics Blogs
BBC Olympics 2008
Boston Globe Olympics Blog
CNN Beijing 2008 Olympics and the World
New York Times Rings: 2008 Beijing Olympics
Books
Modern History and Culture for Adults
Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China by Susan Brownell
China: People, Place, Culture, History by Alison Baily
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee
Mao Zedong by Jonathan D. Spence
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Modern History and Culture for Children
China: The Culture by Bobbie Kalman
China: The Land by Bobbie Kalman
China: The People by Bobbie Kalman
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution by Moying Li
Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow
Films
China Blue. Bullfrog Films, 2007.
One Day in Ping Wei. Pearl River Productions, 2004.
New Year in Ping Wei. Pearl River Productions, 2005.
Return to Ping Wei. Pearl River Productions, 2007.
Land of the Dragon: A Documentary of China. Pearl River Productions, 2006.
Morning Sun. National Asian American Telecommunications Association, 2005.
China From the Inside. PBS, 2007.
China 21. National Asian American Telecommunications Association, 2001.
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