SECONDARY SCHOOL students enjoy learning about Chinese history and culture when there is some romance or adventure involved, an Internet poll has revealed.
The Web site is run by the Academy of Chinese Studies, and the September-October poll was part of the academy's effort to promote Chinese culture and history.
The academy received funding of $5 million and $38 million from the Shaw Foundation Hong Kong and the Quality Education Fund, respectively, for the project. Sir Harry Fang Sin-yang, the academy's deputy chairman, said the Web site would be a present for the mainland and encourage students to learn via the Internet.
'When the site is completed, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is going to present it to the mainland's Ministry of Education so schools in China can benefit from it,' Sir Harry said.
The academy also plans to introduce an English version of the site so the rest of the world will have a chance to learn more about Chinese history and culture.
Nine million people have visited the Web site since it was launched a year ago. The site features more than 100 topics ranging from Chinese gardening to the life of Dr Sun Yat-sen, founder of modern China.