---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 04 Jun 1999 New in IGCS - Academic Institutions (General, Asia): Qingweiyuan 清 蔚 園 Ed./Corp.: National Tsing Hua University 國 立 清 華 大 學, Hsinchu, Taiwan URL: http://vm.nthu.edu.tw/ Language: Chinese (Big5). Description: Established on May 14, 1997, this extraordinary project truely is what its creator Huang Yinong 黃 一 農 claimed during a presentation at ICICE '99 in May 1999: it is "[...] the first large scale Web-based educational park in Taiwan". Scholars and specialists from all corners of Taiwan contribute to the database, aiming at an audience ranging from school kids to academic researchers. The core of each section are the Special Exhibitions, providing access to material on a rich selection of different topics. Site contents: (1) Science 科 學 館 (Famous Scientists 科 學 名 人 堂; News Digest from Science Monthly 科 學 新 粹 - 科 學 月 刊 摘 要; Special Exhibitions 科 學 展 覽; Book Reviews 書 籍 評 論; Related Web Sites 科 學 網 站; etc.); (2) Arts 藝 文 館 (Special Exhibitions 藝 文 展 覽; Gallery 藝 廊; etc.); (3) History 歷 史 館 (Special Exhibitions 歷 史 展 覽; Related Web Sites 相 關 網 站; History BBS 史 話 大 家 談; etc.); (4) Life 生 活 館 (incl. Special Exhibitions on Chinese Tradition of Wine; the Art of Black Tea; etc.); (5) On-line Academy 書 院 (Course Syllaby 教 室 etc.); (6) WWW Reader's Digest 網 路 文 摘 (under construction); (7) Nature Reserve 自 然 保 護 區; (8) Yushan Astronomical Observatory 玉 山 天 文 台. Note: Frames capable browser needed! Index pages of this site are also accessible in text-only format. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L