Five English cyber-spatial gateways to China

Since I came back from China recently and started blogging some of my personal feelings and experiences, some English-educated friends as well as strangers in Malaysia and from Singapore, Australia and United Kingdom have sent in emails to ask where to start knowing more about its land, people and government. I think the following five sites are excellent English-language gateways that would serve as authoritative points of departure for their further adventures and explorations. Bookmark them in a folder for regular reference:

China Daily

Xinhua Online

People's Daily Online

CCTV International

China Radio International