WLW-T6-2001

This table is from an earlier verison of: Kathleen Hartford, "West Lake Wired: Shaping Hangzhou's Information Age," in Chin-chuan Lee, ed., Chinese Media, Global Contexts (London: Routledge, in press). The information given pertains to the status quo circa spring 2001. Both the rapid pace of Internet development and the rapid pace of institutional change in China will make portions of this information obsolete, and the reader should check reliable sources for more recent information.

Table 6. Hangzhou Media Resources Online
*Name & Web Site*		*Content*
Hangzhou TV www.chinahztv.com		Company and background information, reports on new developments at station; program schedule (minute-by-minute including ads); general information on local program content; map of broadcast area; info for advertisers (prices and regulations). English page seems planned but not yet available. No programs available through web site; still photos only. No text versions of current news or other programs. Full-text search function offered.
Hangzhou Cable Television Station www.chinahctv.com		News in online text, cable TV program weekly schedule. New movie "previews" (static text and still photos); description of programs (e.g, "Date Tonight," a late-night talk show about sex and health; Garfield; and a James Bond [?] flick); price list for advertising; instructions for viewers' email communication of feedback (including information required in messages).
Hangzhou Telecom Broadband Network www.mediaworld.com.cn		VOD (mostly American films; including American Beauty, ); online TV broadcasts (CCTV, French Fashion Network); 24-hour live web cam on Wulin Square; multimedia software (MPeg, RealPlayer, Media Player) downloads; ADSL technical descriptions, software downloads, FAQs. Also links to online broadcasts of numerous TV and radio stations, to telemedicine, multimedia game, e-commerce and travel sites.
Hangzhou.Com www.hznews.com.cn, www.hangzhou.com.cn		Hangzhou Daily, Hangzhou Daily afternoon edition, Capital Express, Youth Today, West Lake Weekend, etc. Special reports; indirect (by email submission) community BBS; stock market news; tourism info; specialized news under rubric of "services;" "Guys and Gals" (personals ads, fiction, entertainment news); Health Channel.
Zhejiang Online www.zjonline.com.cn		Online news text organized in "News Center," "Channels," and "Digest" (the first two including several subsections) drawing on news from Zhejiang Daily, Qianjiang Evening News, Today Morning News, Art News, Family Education Herald, and News Practice with well functioning search engine for all; also hosts China Journalism Review. Limited video news clips. Links to other Zhejiang media online and to other portals (e.g., PeopleNet, OrientNet). Advertising charges list; links for privacy policy and site map (both are blank pages). Claims to be Zhejiang's "largest comprehensive portal;" Hosts special interest sites like "Century Photography," "Consumer Paradise." Free e-mail offered.
Radio West Lake rxh.zj.cninfo.net, www.fm1054.com		Broadcast programs online via streaming audio; program schedule; DJs' playlist; station intro; Meet the Stars; chat room and BBS; special features (e.g., May 1 holiday guide); "members-only" area.