The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is long been taken as a defining feature of the genus Homo. However, primatologists such as Jane Goodall have identified aspects of culture among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.Goodall, J. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior.

Asianinfo.org: Chinese People - Summary of the government's policies on family planning, family life and the status of ethnic minorities in the country.
British Council - Includes information on learning English, British culture and Anglo-Chinese relationships.
Meta Description: [ Home page for British Council China. British Council China work: on education, English, scholarships, exams, arts and culture, science, law and society and promoting UK in China. ]
China Development Briefing - Journal for the China aid community, including articles, searchable database of NGOs and job and event noticeboards. Recent issues by subscription only.
Chinese Farmer's Calendar - Includes dates of festivals and information on baby gender selection and lucky name selection.
Meta Description: [ Chinese Astrology, Chinese Horoscope, Chinese Calendar, Chinese Almanac, Chinese Farmer Calendar, Chinese Astrology ]
Chinese History and Culture - A pro-Chinese summary of the country's cultural history.
Meta Description: [ Information on history, culture, religions, philosophies, minorities, recipe, food, G8
invasion of China, Tibet, Taiwan, US and China relation, Chinese people in general ]
Chinese Lunar Calendar - Conversion using either time zone or city longitude.
Meta Description: [ Chinese Lunar Calendar to Predict baby Gender, Woman conception month from Chinese conception Calendar ]
Chinese Lunar Calendar - Astronomical Programming - Discussion of the relationship between the Chinese and Western calendars, with related data.
Meta Description: [ Chinese Lunar Calendar with High Precision Sun and Moon Astronomical Data for Programming ]
Chinese Wedding Customs - Information on traditional and contemporary practices in China and Hong Kong.
Meta Description: [ Chinese Wedding Customs ]
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Chinks' Kinks - Humorous guide to the country and its culture, with related Chinese and Western quotations.
East West Dialogue - Essays on aspects of Chinese and Western history and philosophy, focusing on their shared features. By Robert Trout.
Essence of Chinese Calendar - Explains the rules of Chinese lunar leap month and the Stem-Branch system.
Meta Description: [ The Principles of the Chinese Calendar ]
Ling Lung Women's Magazine 1931 to 1937 - Digitized images of nearly all issues of this magazine which was published (in Chinese) in Shanghai in the 1930s. Featured articles on fashion, interior decoration, pop psychology, and new careers; and also advice columns on love, sex, and marriage, as well as lavish illustrations of local and Hollywood celebrities.
Lunarcal - Perpetual Chinese Lunar calendar program for 1900-2060. Calculates Chinese New Years and major festival dates. Exact moon phases shown.
Meta Description: [ http://www.lunarcal.org/ ]
LunarCal - Charityware program which calculates the dates of major Chinese festivals for the years 1900-2060.
Meta Description: [ Perpetual Chinese Calendar - LunarCal calculates the dates of Chinese New Years and major chinese festivals for 1900-2060. Actual moon phases are also shown. ]
Mandarintools: Western-Chinese Calendar Converter - Converts between the traditional Chinese lunar calendar and the Western calendar.
Meta Description: [ Convert between the Traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar and the
Western Solar Calendar ]
Ron Gluckman - Articles on various aspects of the country by a Hong Kong-based reporter.
Meta Description: [ News, travel and fun stories from China, Shanghai, Xiamen, Beijing, Yangshuo, Great Wall, Pudong, train trips and more by Ron Gluckman ]
The Chinanet Project - Furthering understanding between China and the U.S. Includes Quicktime videos of life in each country, music broadcasts, discussion board and voice chat.
The Theory of Chinese Lunar Calendar - Includes leap lunar month and the difference between astronomical calendar and civil calendar.
Meta Description: [ Chinese Fortune Telling Calendar. Chinese Feng Shui Calendar. Chinese Lunar Calendar. Chinese Perpetual Calendar. Chinese Astronomical Calendar. Chinese Geomancy Calendar. ]
Voice of China - Information about various aspects of the country, with pro-government political material.
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