Culture and Social Customs
- Cultural China - A non-profit site with a vision to "popularize Chinese cultures throughout the world, promote the cultural exchanges between China and other countries, and let the world know more about China through the Internet based on the integration of resources of the Shanghai and national publication industry." Includes sections on traditions, arts, history, scenery, health, food, opera, architecture, literature, and travel, as well as several city-specific guides.
- TravelChinaGuide.com Chinese etiquette, Manners, Proprieties, and Customs Tips - Includes tips for travelers on several aspects of Chinese etiquette, including greetings, table manners, and visiting Chinese families.
- Social etiquette and customs - From the Foreign Teachers Guide to Living and Working in China, an online unit about Chinese social customs and etiquette written for Western teachers. Includes information about dinner invitations, table manners, privacy and personal space, gift giving, and public displays of affection. See also the site's guide to Mianzi and Guanxi to learn more about the Chinese concepts of "face" or "saving face."
- Religions and Social Customs - With information provided by the China National Tourism Administration, this is a short guide to religious beliefs, social customs, and festivals in China.
- China Religions Social Customs (China For Groups tourism site) - Provides a basic overview of historical and modern Chinese religious social customs.
- Chinese Etiquette - From the Lost Laowai, a site created and maintained by China expatriates, six modules describing various aspects of Chinese etiquette, including mianzi (saving face), guanxi (relational power), keqi (politeness), names and addressing others, intimacy, and the concept of "Yes Maybe No."
- Asia Times Online: Through The Wall - A "cross cultural guide to doing business in China" which provides basic information about general themes in Chinese social customs and etiquette.