The Oriental-List. A noncommercial mailing list dedicated solely to the discussion of travel in China, moderated to keep it on-topic and spam-free by the developer and co-author of this book, offering swift answers to just about any China travel question not already dealt with in these pages. Send e-mail to subscribe-oriental-list@list.xianzai.com.

On-line Chinese Tools (www.mandarintools.com). Dictionaries for Mac and Windows, facilities for finding yourself a Chinese name, Chinese calendars for conversion between the solar and lunar calendars (on which most Chinese festivals are based), and more.

Zhongwen.com (www.zhongwen.com). Online dictionary with look-up of English and Chinese and explanations of Chinese etymology using a system of family trees.

Xianzai.com (www.xianzai.com). Order free e-mail bulletins of entertainment listings for Beijing, Shànghai, Guangdong, and Dàlián, which include special offers for hotels and air tickets from China.

Visa ATM Locator (www.visa.com), for locations of PLUS ATMs worldwide; or MasterCard ATM Locator (www.mastercard.com), for locations of Cirrus ATMs worldwide.

Weatherbase (www.weatherbase.com) gives month-by-month averages for temperature and rainfall in individual cities in China. Intellicast (www.intellicast.com) and Weather.com (www.weather.com) give weather forecasts for cities around the world.

Universal Currency Converter (www.xe.com/ucc). Latest exchange rates of any currency against the ¥RMB, HK$, and MOP$.

Travel Warnings See http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html, www.fco.gov.uk/travel, and www.voyage.gc.ca, www.dfat.gov.au/consular/advice.