Recommended sites for 5th grade China research :

British Museum
A marvelous site with sections on crafts, geography, time, tombs, and writing. Site includes stories and activities.

History for Kids
Informative site with short descripttions of topics such as religion, economy, clothing, and more. Large amounts of advertising can be distracting.

Mr. Donn's History of China
A well-done personal web page with a good overview in graph form of Chinese dynasties. Since this is a personal site, information should be confirmed.

Discovery Channel on Ancient China
A visually appealling site with information on a variety of topics - including famous figures and horoscopes. Excellent for previewing.

EMuseum
A University site that focuses on the different dynasties with essays about each one.

Chinese Medicine
A directory to multiple sites about health and medicine. Some sources are quite complex.

Chinese Characters
A fun site where you can put in words and see the different Chinese characters.

Inventions
A site about different Chinese inventions.

6th Grade Project
This page is well done but should only be used to preview for it is an elementary school project. There is an excellent directory of websites included.