The rapidly growing Internet has not only changed ways of collecting and using informa-tion, but also exerted a far-reaching influence on social relations and structure. As a result, Internet surfers have been brought closer than ever to contemporary politics,economy and culture. The China Interact Network Information Center (CNNIC) tigures up to the end of 2009 the number of Chinese netizens had reached 400 mil-lion, accounting for 28.9 percent of the country"s population. Though not as large a proportion as in developed countries, the figure is roughly the average world level.A recent survey conducted by Beijing-based Guangming Daily sheds light on the composition of Chinese Interact users.