71 resources
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Earth & Weather
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Weather forecasts, earthquake monitoring and ocean observation.
USGS Earthquake Map (opens in a new tab)
earthquake.usgs.gov
View earthquake information from the U.S. Geological Survey on a map or in a list.
Earth Wind Map (opens in a new tab)
earth.nullschool.net
Explore winds, ocean currents and environmental data on an animated globe.
NASA Worldview (opens in a new tab)
worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
Switch satellite imagery layers to explore changes on Earth by place and date.
ADSB.lol (opens in a new tab)
adsb.lol
Explore open aircraft position data collected by a community of receiving stations.
EMODnet Marine Map (opens in a new tab)
emodnet.ec.europa.eu
Browse layers covering the marine environment, seabed terrain and vessel activity density.
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Virtual Tours & Culture
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Museum panoramas and digital cultural heritage.
Panoramic Palace Museum (opens in a new tab)
pano.dpm.org.cn
Explore the Palace Museum's historic buildings and selected interiors through panoramic images.
Digital Dunhuang (opens in a new tab)
e-dunhuang.com
Browse digital images of Dunhuang's caves, introductions and related cultural resources.
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Explore traditional crafts, customs and cultural heritage through articles, images and audiovisual material.
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Astronomy & Science
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Sky simulation, space missions and scientific research.
NASA Eyes (opens in a new tab)
science.nasa.gov
Explore the solar system, Earth and space missions through NASA's interactive visualizations.
Stellarium Web (opens in a new tab)
stellarium-web.org
Explore the night sky in your browser and identify stars, constellations and other celestial objects.
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Read research results and progress reports published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Look up Gregorian and lunar calendar date conversions and related calendar information.
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Data & Visualization
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Open data, statistics and interactive visualizations.
Our World in Data (opens in a new tab)
ourworldindata.org
Use charts and articles to understand population, the environment and social development.
Gapminder (opens in a new tab)
gapminder.org
Compare development and living conditions with visual tools and educational materials.
World Bank Open Data · Chinese (opens in a new tab)
data.worldbank.org.cn
Find country, economy and development indicators through the Chinese-language interface.
UNdata (opens in a new tab)
data.un.org
Find statistics and related data resources published across the United Nations system.
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Classics & Reading
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Ancient texts, dictionaries and scholarly literature.
Shidian Chinese Classics (opens in a new tab)
shidianguji.com
Search and read classical Chinese texts with images and tools for closer study.
Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)
gutenberg.org
Read online or download e-books, with a focus on older works of literature.
arXiv (opens in a new tab)
arxiv.org
Search and read research preprints in physics, mathematics, computer science and other fields.
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Browse and search Chinese texts by traditional categories, including classics, history and literature.
Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (opens in a new tab)
dict.revised.moe.edu.tw
Look up Chinese word meanings, pronunciations and examples of historical usage.
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Art & History
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Digital collections, painting, calligraphy and historical archives.
Rijksmuseum Collection (opens in a new tab)
rijksmuseum.nl
Explore artworks and collection information from the Rijksmuseum.
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Browse artifacts by period, material and category, with images and background notes.
Shanghai Museum · Selected Treasures (opens in a new tab)
shanghaimuseum.cn
Search the collection by category, period, material and other criteria.
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Sound & Discovery
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Natural soundscapes and interactive science experiments.
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Listen to recordings of birds, flowing water, wind, rain and other sounds from national parks.
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PhET Interactive Simulations · Chinese (opens in a new tab)
phet.colorado.edu
Explore concepts in physics, chemistry, mathematics and more through interactive simulations.
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Listen to Yellowstone recordings of birdsong, water, wind and geysers, with written descriptions.
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Open Courses
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Open university courses, lecture notes and public education.
CNMOOC · University Courses (opens in a new tab)
cnmooc.sjtu.cn
A university MOOC platform developed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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MIT OpenCourseWare (opens in a new tab)
ocw.mit.edu
Open courseware, lecture notes and learning materials from MIT.
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Open Yale Courses (opens in a new tab)
oyc.yale.edu
Yale lecture recordings, transcripts and exercises.
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Harvard CS50 (opens in a new tab)
cs50.harvard.edu
Introductory courses in computer science and programming.
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Open courses in programming, artificial intelligence and other subjects.
MIT Missing Semester (opens in a new tab)
missing.csail.mit.edu
Practical lessons in the command line, Git and development tools.
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Software Mirrors
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University-hosted open-source mirrors and configuration guides.
Tsinghua TUNA Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn
Open-source software mirrors and configuration help.
USTC Open Source Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirrors.ustc.edu.cn
Mirrors for Linux distributions and development dependencies.
Shanghai Jiao Tong SJTUG Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirror.sjtu.edu.cn
University-maintained package repositories and download mirrors.
Beijing Foreign Studies University Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirrors.bfsu.edu.cn
Open-source software mirrors supported by Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Nanjing University Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirrors.nju.edu.cn
Open-source operating systems, packages and mirror synchronization status.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Mirrors (opens in a new tab)
mirrors.hust.edu.cn
Open-source operating system mirrors and package repository guides.
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Open Source & Dev
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Open-source tools, databases and build systems.
Git (opens in a new tab)
git-scm.com
Distributed version control software and reference materials.
VSCodium (opens in a new tab)
vscodium.com
A freely licensed distribution of a code editor.
Neovim (opens in a new tab)
neovim.io
An extensible, open-source text editor.
Apache Maven (opens in a new tab)
maven.apache.org
Build automation and dependency management for Java projects.
PostgreSQL (opens in a new tab)
postgresql.org
An open-source relational database and its official downloads.
Forgejo (opens in a new tab)
forgejo.org
A self-hostable, free-software collaboration platform.
Apache Ant (opens in a new tab)
ant.apache.org
A task-oriented build tool for Java projects.
Ninja (opens in a new tab)
ninja-build.org
A build system focused on fast incremental compilation.
Meson (opens in a new tab)
mesonbuild.com
A cross-platform, open-source build system.
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Docs & Tutorials
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Official guides to programming languages, operating systems and web standards.
Python Documentation · Chinese (opens in a new tab)
docs.python.org
The official language tutorial, standard library reference and usage guides.
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Reference documentation for Node.js built-in modules and APIs.
The Rust Programming Language (opens in a new tab)
doc.rust-lang.org
The official introduction and guide to learning Rust.
Linux Kernel Documentation (opens in a new tab)
docs.kernel.org
Reference material for kernel development, drivers and administration.
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Official installation, user and system administration manuals.
TypeScript Documentation (opens in a new tab)
typescriptlang.org
The TypeScript handbook and guides to its type system.
GCC Manuals (opens in a new tab)
gcc.gnu.org
Reference manuals for different releases of the GNU Compiler Collection.
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Web specifications and their maturity status.
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Energy & Power
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Energy policy, power engineering and standards lookup.
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Energy policies, regulatory announcements and industry information from China.
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Macroeconomic policy, industrial planning and pricing policy.
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Public information, announcements and responsibility reports.
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Power engineering research, science education and standards news.
National Standards · Full Text (opens in a new tab)
openstd.samr.gov.cn
Read and download national standards made publicly available under applicable rules.
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Industry Standards Search (opens in a new tab)
std.samr.gov.cn
Look up industry standards, their status and responsible organizations.
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Power Reliability & Quality Supervision (opens in a new tab)
prpq.nea.gov.cn
Power reliability indicators and engineering quality supervision information.
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Power development policies and public departmental information.
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Government & Services
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Policies, regulations, statistics and public service guides.
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State Council policies, government information and public service navigation.
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Statistical bulletins, data releases and statistical yearbooks.
National Data (opens in a new tab)
data.stats.gov.cn
Monthly, quarterly and annual data from China's National Bureau of Statistics.
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Look up laws, regulations, judicial interpretations and their validity status.
National Government Service Platform (opens in a new tab)
gjzwfw.www.gov.cn
A nationwide entry point for government procedures and public services.
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China Legal Service Network (opens in a new tab)
12348.gov.cn
Find public legal services and legal institutions.
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State Taxation Administration (opens in a new tab)
chinatax.gov.cn
Tax policies, filing guides and service entry points.
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