Websites may be helpful for you when you are in China

• culture and tips:
  www.foreignercn.com
  
  General portal
  
  - [www.sohu.com]
  - [www.sina.com] or [www.sina.com.cn]
  - [www.tom.com]
  - [www.163.com] (It was a portal website several years ago, now specializing in Online Game Service)
  
  
  Thematic
  
  - QQ: [www.qq.com] (the most popular IM service provider. [im.qq.com])
  - 17173: [www.17173.com] (Gaming Portal)
  - Rong Shu Xia (Under Banyan Tree): [www.rongshuxia.com] (Network Literature, rongshu = Banyan tree, xia = under sth)
  - Tian Ya: [www.tianya.cn] (Online Forum)
  - Mop: [www.mop.com] (A website having many many young users)
  
  
  Goverment news
  
  - [www.china.com]
  - [www.xinhuanet.com]
  
  
  E-Business
  
  B2B:
  - Alibaba: [www.alibaba.com]
  - HC360: [www.hc360.com]
  - 买麦网: [www.com.cn]
  - [www.madeinchina.com]
  
  C2C OR B2C:
  - Taobao: [www.taobao.com]
  - Ebay China: [www.ebay.com.cn] or [www.eachnet.com]
  - PaiPai: [www.paipai.com] (a website of "qq.com"

  10 Oct 2008, 01:29 cecily