Below list the recommended sites for learning chinese

>>Learning Chinese Online
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online.htm
Good and comprehensive sites containing links and information on chinese grammar, vocabulary etc. Suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced level.

>>Classical Chinese Reader
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/360/Etext/index.htm
Just discover it, good site for learning classical chinese. Recommended for advanced chinese learner

(..to be updated regularly...)

About the site:
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/360/Etext/index.htm
I discovered that pages 17-20 have been lost.

Also I discover:
To choose appropiately, one must first click the lesson number then the part to be studied (Grammar, Vocabulary etc.), cannot use reversed order.

Another great site I found :

http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese

40 online lessons (altrough I just found the 20 first)... but it looks really nice.
The website propose also lots of very usefull tools, as dictionnaries (even a French Chinese dictionnary, not very common), and a calligraphy page that's really fun!

hi, i was just wondering if there were any online streaming video sites where i can watch live chinese news or tv shows (in mandarin).

i don't think i will be going to china anytime soon so the only next best thing to help me learn mandarin is to immerse myself in the language

what about mandarin movies? any good titles?

1. Try http://www.xqtv.cn/2005/
It contains many online channels in China and Taiwan.

2. The following site might bring you many links to online chinese media site (streaming news, movies etc).

http://www.tv001.net/

3. If you like to watch news from PRC, try CCTV's online streaming news at http://cctv.sina.com.cn/lanmu/XWLB.html OR http://cctv.sina.com.cn/

4. Also you can see the many channels of CCTV at
http://v.cctv.com/CCTVPortal/
However, you need to register to watch to watch the programs.

5. Try the site at
http://tv.sahu.net/gn.htm , which provides you links to all online TV channels in China, which you can watch streaming for free.

6. Also, try Phoenix TV at http://www.phoenixtv.com .
This is one of the best chinese cable TV channel founded by PRC based in Hong Kong. It's somewhat like CNN China. Apparently, if you have cable TV, you should subscribe to it. It contains much news from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong as well as many cultural programs in chinese. On the website, you can watch some of streaming videos or talks for free. But you'll have to register an account in order to watch most of online streaming TV programs online and this is NOT free (you'll have to pay).

NOTE: Nowadays, many chinese online internet and media (esp. from PRC) have advertisement that has sexual theme. Don't be distracted by these advertisment

thank you General Zhaoyun for those sites but i'm not sure which link i have to click on to start watching. sorry, i'm not very fluent on chinese.....yet!

Do you know any sites for learning Hakka, Shanghainese, Gan and Minan?
Thanks

-->For Hakka,

http://www.hakka.gov.tw/np.asp?ctNode=407&mp=233&ps=
(you can download mp3 files to learn Hakka with Mandarin instruction)
http://www.chinalanguage.com/Language/Hakka/Survival/


-->For Shanghainese (Wu Language),

http://www.earnshaw.com/shanghainese/shanghainese.cfm


-->For Gan,

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gan.htm
(Currently, can't seem to find any sites for learning Gan)


-->For Taiwanese Minnan (Hokkien/Holo),

http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/taiwanese/index.php (partially completed)
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/lang/taiwanese/ (you can listen online)
http://www.taiwanwe.com.tw/ (the official site for kids in Taiwan learning Taiwanese - beginners)
http://www.itel.com.tw/yalonweb/index/indextaitalk.asp (more for advanced learner including minan poetry, songs,literature, grammar, pronunciation)
http://mail.scu.edu.tw/~f04/taigiindex.htm

Whoa... thanks. I had trouble finding where to learn them.

Try and see our EaseChinese.com We wish that it could be of good help in your Chinese language learning.

www.pinyin.org is also a good site for beginners and has a decent dictionary.

http://www.zhongwen.com is a good site for learning chinese character.

For Mandarin Chinese, you definitely should check the following site:

www.iMandarinPod.com

They provide very cool Chinese podcast as well as private lessons!

The Chinese Multilingual Dictionary, an all in one chinese dictionary, with, english, french, german, spanish, italian, portuguese, etc...

These websites could be helpful:
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/en/default.asp
http://www.pinyinpractice.com/tones.htm
http://www.stpinyin.com/index.htm


The programs of “Happy China-Learning Chinese” are much liked by many foreigners:
http://www.cctv.com/program/happychina/02/01/index.shtml
Click “上一页” or “下一页” to find more.

You can learn Chinese in Beijing Online School of Chinese Language. There are famous Chinese teachers and over 3000 volunteers from China. Practical Chinese, Business Chinese, Children Chinese Course and Chinese Courses for School / University / Corporate.

Why not try this:

http://www.iflylanguage.com

You can record your Chinese pronunciation there, and the site can evaluate it and tell you if you've made any mistake in shengmu, yunmu or shengdiao. that's cool!

I use Yellow Bridge a lot.

Of all the different forms of language, which one is the most common that should be learned in priority? There are a lot and i don't know where to start from. The ressources you posted are marvelous, i have started taking the different lessons and writing it down so i can study at work ^^.

Clavis Sinica offers a bunch of free Chinese language learning resources on its website, including a Chinese character test, flashcards tool, Chinese text annotator, online dictionary, and a large set of accessible audiotexts with MP3 files so you can listen along as you read. You can find them all at: http://www.clavisinica.com/resources.html .

Zunjing de China History Forum members,

Since I am already fluent in three languages; Vietnamese, German and English, is it still possible for me to learn Chinese as a first language? I know this sentence seems very weird and contradicting, but I really cannot think of any other ways of wording it.

When a very young boy learns his first language, he usually has to use visual images to describe the words. However, the process would be quite different when learning a second, third or fourth language since people would more often than not just look for equivalence or translation of a specific word. For example, in order for me to truly grasp the meaning of the German word “klein,” it would be really helpful for me to know that “small” is the English translation of it. With this in mind, is it feasible for me to study Chinese without any influences from the three languages I am currently well-versed in?

I really hope that some members can at least get an idea of the message I am trying to get across despite my horrible usages of syntax and diction.

Xie Xie,
RQW

There's no doubt learning any foreign language requires effort, time and commitment. This holds true even more, especially when there's a big difference between the native tongue and learning a new language. On the other side, knowing the methods of learning a new language can make all the difference on how effective and successful you can achieve. I find a nice site called www.Chineseclass123.com for us to share chinese study materials for free ! Here are a lot of vivid videos ,chinese sayings , stories .... colorful and interesting !

Good luck!