How can educators bring this past, this present, and a rapidly developing future into the elementary, middle, and high school classroom? Part of the answer is to provide teachers with curriculum materials that will capture their students' imaginations and encourage them to think critically about China and its place in world history and culture.

With the help of teachers and scholars from all over the U.S., China Institute's Teach China program has been developing multi-disciplinary curriculum and publishing it on this web site.

In July, 2001, Teach China held an NEH-funded summer institute called China and the World. Curriculum units created by two of its participants are presented here.

We hope these materials will be of use and welcome comment and discussion.

Study Tour educators pause in front of the Mogao caves at Dunhuang.