• It is a language spoken by one out of five people in the world.
• It is the key to a 5000-year-old civilization.
• It is the ideogram of poetic beauty and simplicity that produced the first anthology of lyrical verse in human history.
• It has nourished the value systems of Confucianism and Taoism.
• It helped spread Buddhism all over East Asia.
• It is now one of the six working languages for the United Nations.
• It is the official language for three of the world's fastest-growing major economies: China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
• It is becoming a primary medium for transmitting information on the Internet.
• In short, it will help you build a truly competitive career in the future.

Online Resources of Chinese Studies

» Chinese Computing
tutorials of word processing in Chinese, online tools such as dictionaries, download sites of Chinese software in free or trial versions, etc.

» Chinese Newspapers
publications from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, as well as North America, providing not only the most updated news and commentary about the Chinese speaking world but also the means of keeping up with the living language.

» Chinese Online Libraries
valuable resources for Chinese-related studies and research.

» Chinese Sites of Special Interests
useful info about Chinese government, Chinese culture, study-abroad programs, business sites, etc.