To compare statistics regarding China and the U.S., visit http://www.your-nation.com/
For additional general information about China, visit the CIA World Fact Book at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
For a counter giving an up-to-date population estimate go to http://www.cpirc.org.cn/eindex.htm
On population issues see in particular the PBS special, "Six Billion and Beyond" at http://www.pbs.org/sixbillion/
Other links with general information and statistics:
InfoPlease http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107411.html and http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0811892.html
The Emperors of China http://www.friesian.com/sangoku.htm#china-era
East Asia in World History: The Qin and Han Dynasties http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/webcourse/topics_frame.htm?topic=china_empire
Major Periods in Chinese History http://www2.kenyon.edu/depts/religion/fac/Adler/Reln270/History.htm
Topics in Pre-Modern Chinese History http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/j/gjs4/PM-China/contents.htm
See also the links on the general China links page
CLICK HERE TO GO TO A TIMELINE OF CHINESE HISTORY
See the Introduction to China's Geography at http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/webcourse/chinaworkbook/geog/overhead.htm
China: Geography and Data http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blchina.htm?once=true&
For maps of the historic dynasties see http://www.historylink101.com/china/china_maps.htm and http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/china/map/map.html
See http://www.maps-of-china.com/, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html, http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/, and http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=china&Mode=d for several other helpful maps
China during the Han dynasty, 100 BCE
Modern China
China on the Globe (from expedia.com)
