Site Map of the SACU Web Site

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
Magazine Archice	Contents list and smaple extracts from the last ten years of our magazine
Back Numbers	How to order a previous issue of the magazine
Subscribe	How to subscribe to our magazine

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
Outposts	Colonial outposts of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
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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Contact
Contact Point	How to contact SACU

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