where can i find more information about Chinampa?
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Chinampas is an Aztec term referring to a method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture through floating gardens—small, rectangle-shaped areas of fertile arable land used for agriculture in the Xochimilco region of the Basin of Mexico. Chinampas were stationary artificial islands that are used for growing crops. Chinampas were used for most of the Pre-Columbian period in the central part of modern-day Mexico; it is estimated that food provided by chinampas made up one-half to two-thirds of the food consumed by the city of Tenochtitlán (modern-day Mexico City). Chinampas became less common after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, but some still exist. The word comes from the Nahuatl word chinamitl, meaning "square made of canes."\n\nIn the Pre-Columbian period, chinampas were squares made of canes covered by dirt—floating garden platforms which were held in place by stakes and sometimes trees that were planted in lagoon and lake bottoms. The primary crops were maize and beans. As roots from the crops connected to the underwater bottom, the chinampas sometimes developed into islands. In Xochimilco, chinampas can still be seen today. The first chinampas were constructed by indigenous inhabitants of Tenochtitlán, whose original small island was extended by this method.\n\nSince most indigenous people of the area were permanent settlers, they could spend more extensive time on agriculture. Therefore, chinampas were a good way to put their skills to use. There usually was no set time for when the platforms had to be complete. It could be done at a steady pace. Inhabitants would dig channels in the marsh areas of lakes and then take the excess soil from the lake bottoms, which was very rich soil, and pile it into a rectanglar space creating the chinampa platform or mound. This mound was then used to grow various crops. This process produced large "checkerboard" strips of land surrounded by narrow canals. Chinampas were usually around 300 feet long and 15 to 30 feet wide.\n\nThese chinampas allowed inhabitants to make use of the lake waters which surrounded the Aztec Empire, producing a majority of the food for the inhabitants. Chinampas were used all year long, thus several crops were produced annually. The indigenous farmers used these floating platforms to grow corn, squash, amaranth, chilies, beans, and flowers. Part of each crop grown in the chinampas supported the city population and the rest was offered as a tribute to the Gods. For example, the flowers grown were often used in various Aztec ceremonies.\n\nThe use of chinampas resulted in fertile, nutrionally rich soil that increased the productivity of the farmers. Less effort was needed to produce sufficient amounts of food. In order to keep the platforms fertile, alluvial deposits were added over time. The chinampas were so effective at producing, that there were often food surpluses. Thus inhabitants were able to concentrate less on agricultural aspects, and more on other tasks in daily indigenous life such as crafts and military obligations.\n\nAfter the Spaniards dried the Texcoco lake, as a way to control inundations, the role of chinampas diminished drastically in favor of more traditional method of agriculture. Today chinampas only survive in Xochimilco.\n\nSee also: Ancient Mesoamerican agriculture
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http://www.library.cornell.edu/Asia/acc/acc_aug2003/Philippines.pdf\n\n:>peace
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http://www.thewaterpage.com/yangtze.htm\nhttp://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/Resources/river_profiles/Yangtze.html\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_River
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Try china72. Write it in just like that.
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This is the official site of People's Republic of China:\nhttp://www.china.org.cn/english/index.htm\n\nI believe this is the site for the institute of standardization, but it's in Chinese:\n\nhttp://www.cnis.gov.cn/
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try this\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language
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http://www.wangcenter.org/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_the_United_States
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The CIA World Factbook is a great place to get information about countries.  Just Google Argentina - it will be the first link.  I tried to put a URL here, but it didn't work!
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Google with a properly formed query will find most of the information that is out there. Also try wikipedia for information on places which generally includes their history. \n\nWhat place do you wish to find information on and what sort of information do you require?
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www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com/links.htm-35k-\ngo to this website!
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I haven't actually tried it you might want to check MSN encarta, it had a timeline of Chinese history.
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go to chinaeconomicreview.com
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http://www.friesian.com/sangoku.htm\n\nThis website shows the names of the chinese emperors and the years they were in power.
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http://www.chinesepod.com
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i dont know...\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv1-msgr&p=SINA
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China timeline:  \n\nhttp://www.scaruffi.com/politics/chinese.html\n\nhttp://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Chinese_history\nhttp://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/timeline.html\n\nTaiwan:\n\nhttp://timelines.ws/countries/TAIWAN.HTML\n\nhttp://www.taiwandc.org/history.htm\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Taiwan\n\nhttp://www.timelineindex.com/content/select/233/45,153,233