Librarians' Index to the Internet

One of the best search engines going is
Librarians' Index to the Internet : "Information You Can Trust." Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) offers two services: a searchable, browsable collection of over 16,000 high-quality Websites, and a weekly newsletter, available by email or RSS, of high-quality Websites related to current events, holidays, and popular and important issues. LII's purpose "...is to provide a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources, serving California, the nation, and the world."

I have added several valuable China links that I heartily recommend since they come annotated and reviewed by the folks at LII.