Chinese History Resources

[Antiquities]    [Bibliography]   [Biography]  [Rare Books]   [Topics]   [Writings]   [Exhibits & Maps]

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Antiquities

• Calendar Conversion Enable you to convert from and to Chinese lunar dates; names of celestial cycles and regents are also provided.
• History of China from Leon Poon.
• History of China from Army Area Handbook.
• History of China from Library of Congress.
• International Dunhuang Project(IDP)Site from the British Library to promote the study and preservation of manuscripts and printed documents from Dunhuang and other Central Asian sites through international co-operation.
• Warring States Project The Project is ... into the dating and authenticity of the classical Chinese texts of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)....
• Chu Civilization : A site dedicated to the Chu studies , a civilization originated in 4th centry BC, China.
• Tang Studies : A site devoted to the Tang Dynasty.
  
  Following sites include full-text databases of Chinese archaic literature:
  
  
• Archaeology This site provides illustrations, texts from relics found at various archaeological sites in China. Also provides links to important collections to Taiwan studies. This site is maintained by the Institute of History & Philology, Academia SinicaTaiwan.
• Scripta SinicaHan Ji Dian Zi Zi Liao Ku, at the Academic Sinica Taiwan . Full-text searchable databases including 25 dynastic history, Wen-hsin-tiao-lung, Fo-ching-san-lun, etc. Big5
  
• *** Gu Dian Wen Xian Chuan Wen Jian Shuo Zi Liao Ku A Full-text database including ShiJi, Han Shu,etc. and more.
• Database on Chu Bamboo Manuscripts of GuoDian developed by HK Chinese University Library and Professor Cheung Kwang Yue. The database allows searching online the electronic version of Professor Cheung's publication .
• Hokkaido Chinese Literature Database Classic novels and historical proses .S-JIS encoded.

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Chinese Ancient, Rare Books catalogs, texts

• Ancient Book and Document Net from the National Central Library , Taiwan.
• Ancient Books Catalog from the National Library , Beijing.
• Special Collections from the Shanghai Library .
• Library Collections from the National Palace Museum , Taiwan.

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Biography

• Biography Database : This database project aspires to develop a dynamic, scholarly moderated database that is not for downloading but for utilization and expansion online.
• World Biographical Index .

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Bibliography

*** please consult VIRGO for UVA Library's holdings on titles listed in bibliographies***

1. Research Resources at UVA Library
2. China : a selected bibligraphy from UVA library.
3. China : a selected biography in Chinese language from UVA library.
4. China Bibliography: a collections of resources including general references and subject bibliographies.
5. Classical Historiography for Chinese History
6. Modern China
7. East Asian Studies BI Clearinghouse
8. UVA China Link : a page from professor John Israel provides essential net-links on China, contemporary China in particular.
9. Chinese History : 1900-1990 : a bibliography in Chinese language.

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Mao, Deng Writings

1. Mao Zedong
2. Works in Chinese
• Mao Zedong Wen Ji
• Full-text Search
3. English Translations
• Reference Archive
4. Quotations from Mao
   • Chinese : with each character hyperlinked to its definition and etymology
   • English translations.
5. Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping
   • Deng Xiaoping Wen Xuan
   • English Translations

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Topics

1. Tiananmen .
2. Cultural Revolution
   
3. Taiwan Issue from PRC.
4. Cross-Strait Dialogue and Public Opinion Poll from Taiwan.
5. ASIA from AsiaWeek.

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Exhibits & Maps

• Maps of China past and present.
• Historic Maps of China of Tang & Song dynasties taken from the Zhongguo Li Shi Di Tu Ji vol.6 (DS706.5 .C52 1983)
• Medieval Chinese Cityscapes Chang'an and Suzhou reconstructed by the National University of Singapore and the Asian Civilization Museum .
• China : A Travelling Exhibit
• Relics from the Han Dynasty : Including archeological finds from Ma-Wang-Dui.
• Sanxingdui Exibits of archeological finds (Shang)from Sanxingdui Zichuan Province.
• The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology
• Glory of Chinese Printing An exhibit presented jointly by the Printing Museum of China, the Hong Kong Printers Association, the Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Printing Industry Workers Union.
• Picture Power a travelling exhibit of posters of the Cultural Revolution.
• Images of Guan Yin in Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

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