Key Reference Databases
- Apabi Chinese Reference Book DatabaseYale's subscription has 157 titles (319 volumes) of authoritative Chinese reference books, including Hanyu da cidian 漢語大詞典, Ci hai 辭海, Zhongguo da baike quanshu 中國大百科全書, etc.
- Duxiu 读秀A huge content-based database consisting of 800,000,000 full text pages, with very flexible searches (full-text, books, journal and newspaper articles, theses, conference proceedings, etc.).
Key Statistical Databases
- China Data OnlineProvides access to monthly and yearly macro-economics statistics, county statistics, census, statistical yearbooks, and more.
- China INFOBANKProvides access to statistics, business reports, economic news, and legal regulations from contemporary China.
- China Yearbooks Full-text DatabaseYale's subscription includes over 300 statistical yearbooks at national, provincial, city and county levels.
Major Chinese Journal and Newspaper Databases
- Chinese Academic JournalsThe key source for searching scholarly journal literature published in mainland China. Provides access to thousands of Chinese journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and medicine, with many full-text articles dating back as early as 1915.
- Wanfang China Online JournalsAnother key source for searching journal literature in mainland China. Includes thousands of Chinese journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- China Core NewspapersCollects core newspaper articles from nearly 1,000 newspaper titles published in mainland China since 2000.
- People's Daily Full Text 人民日报 (1946- )As the official organ of the Chinese government, the People's Daily has comprehensive coverage of China's social, economic, and political affairs.
- Taiwan Nichi Nichi Shinpō online 臺灣日日新報Official newspaper of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. Includes both Japanese (1898.5-1944.3) and Chinese (1905.7-1911.11) editions, and covers legislation and news as well as cultural activities in Taiwan under Japanese occupation.
- National Index to Chinese Newspapers & PeriodicalsThe largest Chinese newspaper and periodical online index database created by the Shanghai Library. Covers the period from 1857 till now, with 15,000,000 items from 15,000 newspapers and periodicals published in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Important Databases of Chinese Classical Texts
- Scripta Sinica 漢籍電子文獻The largest Chinese full text database for the study of pre-modern China. IE recommended. Click on "授權使用" button to access the database.
- Siku Quanshu 四庫全書The most comprehensive collection of Chinese scholarship up to the 18th century. Covers a wide variety of subjects in the humanities, science, and social sciences.
- Gujin tushu jicheng 古今圖書集成The largest encyclopedia in pre-modern China. It was intended to be a comprehensive survey of all branches of knowledge and includes a large number of illustrations.
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