The Peace Corps is currently celebrating its fortieth anniversary, having been founded by President Kennedy in 1961. The Peace Corps' China program began in 1993, with an English Education program in Sichuan province. When the prgram began, Chinese officials were concerned about having representatives of the United States government working in China, so the decision was made to use the phrase for U.S.-China Friendship Association rather than Peace Corps as the Chinese name for the program. The Environmental Education program started in August, 2000. There are currently over sixty volunteers serving in China, ten of whom are working in Environmental Education.

Peace Corps -- This is the official Peace Corps website

Peace Corps China -- Go directly to the page for Peace Corps China

The Peace Corps in Sichuan -- Information from the American Consulate in Chengdu

U.S. Peace Corps Arrives in China -- From the archives of World Tibet Network News, here's an article from 1993 describing the arrival of the first Peace Corps China volunteers.

Peace Corps Kids World -- A special site just for kids

Peace Corps Writers -- Interviews, articles, booklists and other features about the writings of former Peace Corps volunteers