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Digital Archives & Primary Source Collections

  • Grand Secretariat Archives 內閣大庫檔案 Digital archives of documents originally collected by the Grand Secretariat of the Qing dynasty. Ranging from Ming to late Qing periods, Approximately 310,000 documents include imperial decrees, edicts, memorials, tribute documents, examination questions, examination papers, rosters of successful examination candidates, documents from the offices of the Grand Secretariat, documents from the offices for book compilation, and old documents from Mukden. Keyword searching available for responsible official, title, matter and document number. Developed by Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Click on "授權使用" button to start searching.
  • Han Wei liu chao bei ke shu ju ku 汉魏六朝碑刻数据库 The Han, Wei, Liu Chao Stone Inscription Database includes about 2,500 items. It is based on the 2008 published 《漢魏六朝碑刻校注》by the late historian Mao Yuanming. Additional material from archaeological reports ranging up to 2015 has been added. In most cases high-quality images of the rubbings have been added and can be viewed side by side with the text. Both databases are full text searchable. VPN recommended for off-campus use.
  • International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online IDP is a ground-breaking international collaboration to make information and images of all manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from Dunhuang and archaeological sites of the Eastern Silk Road freely available on the Internet and to encourage their use through educational and research programs.

Core Databases

  • Airiti Library 華藝線上圖書館
    Database of academic journals published in Taiwan and China, with selected titles from the U.S., Hong Kong, Malaysia, and more. Coverage of six main categories: Humanities, Basic & Applied Sciences, Health & Medical Care, Bio-Agriculture, Engineering, and Social Sciences.
  • China Academic Journals Database 中国学术期刊数据库
    The key source for scholarly journal literature published in China. We are currently subscribed to the articles classified: Series F (Literature/History/Philosophy), Series G (Politics/Military Affairs/Law), and Series J (Economics/Management).
  • China Core Newspaper Database 中国重要报纸全文数据库
    Selection of core newspaper articles published in mainland China since 2000. We currently have full-text access to articles classified under Series F (Literature, History, Philosophy)
  • China Periodical Full-text Database
    Chinese Periodical Full-Text Database, coverage from 1840 to 1949, including journals of all disciplines and subjects published at the time. Created by Shanghai Library, contains around 10 million pieces of writing in over 20,000 different kinds of periodicals.
  • Duxiu 读秀
    A huge content-based database consisting of 800,000,000 full text pages. Contains many Republican Chinese newspapers and journals.
  • National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation (PRC) 国家哲学社会科学文献中心
    Government-supported database offering over 10 million documents related to philosophy and social sciences. Provides online access to Chinese and foreign journals, ancient texts, and various other resources.
  • Scripta Sinica 漢籍電子文獻
    The largest Chinese full text database for the study of pre-modern China. Click on "授權使用" button to access the database.
  • ScienceReading 科学文库 (历史考古)
    Full-text access to Chinese monographs, textbooks, atlases, reports, reference books, and popular science materials in various disciplines. VPN recommended for off-campus use.

Other Chinese Studies Resources

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  • Han yu da ci dian 漢語大詞典
    It is the most inclusive available Chinese dictionary. It traces usage over three millennia from Chinese classic texts to modern slang. Includes over 23,000 head entries, defines some 370,000 words, and gives 1,500,000 citations.
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