Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.
This is a global collaborative project which provides access in bibliographic and in hypertext terms to networked scholarly documents, resources and information systems concerned with a given field of expertise. In the case of Asian Studies WWW VL all links are inspected and evaluated before being added. This facility is provided by the Australian National University (ANU) and is regularly updated. It is edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek
Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University - Internet Guide for China Studies
This Site includes: Philosophy/Religon, History, Geography, Economy, Society, Politics, Education, Fine arts, Language, Literature, Science, Technology, Library Resources, Bibliography, Other WWW VLs
Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University - Internet Guide for China Studies
This Site includes: Philosophy/Religon, History, Geography, Economy, Society, Politics, Education, Fine arts, Language, Literature, Science, Technology, Library Resources, Bibliography, Other WWW VLs.
Maintained by: Hanno Lecher (Heidelberg University, Germany), in collaboration with Eva Baloch-Kaloianov (Vienna University, Austria): News Media; Martin Gieselmann (Heidelberg University, Germany): Film; Matthias Kaun (University of Kiel, Germany): Libraries; Fabrizio Pregadio (University of Venice, Italy)
Chinese periodical index (Taiwan National Central Library)
PerioPath is an online index and a periodical article delivery services, it contains the articles information of approximately 2600 titles of Chinese and Western language periodicals published in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau from 1991. You can search under article title, author, class code, keyword, journal title, and publication date, etc. to retrieve information of recent articles. It obviously not only promotes periodicals resources sharing, but also facilitates research and development activities.
The system is delivering citation and image information of articles currently received by the Periodical Section of the National Central Library. After registering the document delivery application, you can either read the article online, or choose fax services to receive facsimile copies almost immediately.
East Asian Gateway Service for Chinese and Korean Academic Journal Publications
This Digital Document Delivery Center provides free delivery of full-text copies of Chinese-language academic journal articles to any researcher in the United States
This award-winning Center is administered by the East Asian Library of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, with a National Leadership Grant Award from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Center focuses on the delivery of Chinese-language academic journal publications that are not available in the collections of US research libraries. Journal articles are transmitted electronically via the Internet from the Chinese library which holds the title, to Pittsburgh, where they are printed and sent to you via United States mail. Order a copy of the Chinese academic journal publication you want, free of charge.
Journal publications are transmitted digitally from the following institutions:
Peking University Library (Beijing University Library), Shanghai Jiaotong University Library, Chinese University of Hong Kong Library , Fu Ssu-nien Library of Academia Sinica, East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh Library System, Tsinghua University Library, Fudan University Library.
Chinese History (A universal guide for China studies from Chinaknowledge)
Maps of China (current and historical - maintained via "China the beautiful")
Chinese Conventional Place Names (proper Romanization from the Library of Congress)
Chinese Romanization Guidelines, Library of Congress
On-line bibliography of Chinese publications about the Classics
Toyogaku bunken ruimoku Journal Articles Database, since 1981
List of articles by the Bulletin of the Sinological Society of Japan
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization (Prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Mongolia - historical introduction [Excerpted from Mongolia - A Country Study. Robert L. Worden and Andrea Matles Savada, eds. Washington, DC: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1989]
Archaeologica: Current News and Information
The International Center for East Asian Archaeology & Cultural History, Boston University
Zhongguo kaogu - China archeology network: Chinese or English
Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Chifeng excavations North-eastern China
Yayoi culture (Japan) - Articles and abstracts from Japanese journals, translated into English
China Heritage Newsletter (China Heritage Project, The Australian National University)
Searchable database of epigraphic sources via Academia Sinica
Guodian searchable database via Hong Kong University
Database of Early Chinese Manuscripts By Enno Giele through Early China site
Recently discovered manuscripts (jianbo.org)
"Recently discovered manuscripts 2" (Wuhan University)
Pre-Qin history (Chinese site)
Chu Culture (Chinese site)
An Etymological Dictionary of Common Chinese Characters by Wiliam Baxter
The Riddle of the Bamboo Annals by David Nivison, 1997
The concept of Friendship in Early China by Maria Khayutina, in Russian
The dating of the Chu graves of Changsha by Donald Wagner; Acta Orientalia [Copenhagen], 1987, 48: 111-156
Early iron in China, Korea and Japan by Donald Wagner
The earliest use of iron in China by Donald Wagner, Published in Metals in antiquity,ed. by Suzanne M. M. Young, Mark Pollard, Paul Budd and Robert A. Ixer, oxford: Archaeopress, 1999, pp. 1-9
"Toward a dynamic theory of International Politics: Insights from comparing ancient China and Early Modern Europe" By Victoria Tin-Bor Hui
2000 Years of Barbarians (by John J., Emerson)
The Texts of Early Heavenly Master Taoism By Franciscus Verellen
Taming the Floodwaters from China Heritage Newsletter
Silk Road Narratives: a Collection of Historical Texts (University of Washington, Seattle):
Chinese Accounts of Rome, Byzantium and the Middle East, c.91 B.C.E. - 1643 C.E.
Selections from the Han Narrative Histories
The Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu - The Xiyu Juan, "chapter on the Western Regions" from Hou Hanshu 88; second edition (extensively revised with additional notes and appendices). Translated by John E. Hill
The Early Medieval China Group Maintained by Ken Klein
Rafe de Crespigny: On-line publications ANU
Silk Road Narratives: a Collection of Historical Texts (University of Washington, Seattle):
"The People of the West" from the Weilu by Yu Huan: A Third Century Chinese Account Composed between 239 and 265 CE Quoted in zhuan 30 of the Sanguozhi Published in 429 CE; Draft English translation by John E. Hill
"The Sogdian Ancient Letters" 1,2,3, and 5 translated by Prof. Nicholas Sims-Williams (SOAS); Introduction by Prof. Daniel C. Waugh, University of Washington
Translation of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, by T. Burrow
The Early Medieval China Group Maintained by Ken Klein
Digital Gazetteer of the Song Dynasty (DGSD) (hosted by the University of California, Merced library) [added 30.05.2010]
The Song Dynasty - Bibliography by Maine University
The Liao Dynasty A.D. 916 - A.D. 1125
The Sheng Wu Qin Zheng lu An annotated translation of the Sheng-wu Qin-zheng Lu beginning where Pelliot and Hambis left off, and continuing as far as Temujin's proclamation as Chinggis Qan by John J., Emerson
F. Wood's "Did Marco Polo Go To China?": A Critical Appraisal by I. de Rachewiltz
"Blast Furnaces in Song-Yuan China" by Donald Wagner
"The Administration of the Iron Industry in the Eleventh Century China" by Donald Wagner
Silk Road Narratives: a Collection of Historical Texts (University of Washington, Seattle):
"Accounts of a Journey to the West" (Xi you lu), 1219-1224 By Ye-lv Ch'u ts'ai, translated by E. Bretschneider (1888)
"Description of the West by a Chinese Envoy, 1220" [or "Notes on an Embassy to the North" (Bei shi ji)] translated by E. Bretschneider (1888)
"The Travels of Ch'ang Ch'un to the West, 1220-1223", recorded by his disciple Li Chi-ch'ang, translated by E. Bretschneider (1888)
The Journey of Friar John of Pian de Carpine to the Court of Kuyuk Khan, 1245-1247", translated by William Woodville Rockhill (1990)
"William of Rubruck's Account of the Mongols"
"The History of the Life and Travels of Rabban Sawma", Translated from the Syriac by E. A. Wallis Budge
"The Travels of the John De Margignolli, 1339-1353"
"Pegolotti's Merchant Handbook"
The Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644 AD - Bibliography by Maine University
Matteo Ricci from Catholic Encyclopedia
Adam Schall von Bell from Catholic Encyclopedia
Jesuits in China Vatican publication
Ming Tombs (a private site by Irvin Hultengren)
Modern Chinese History Website, prepared by Joseph Esherick and others at the University of California, San Diego.
The Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911 AD - Bibliography by Maine University
Late Imperial China journal
Electronic Index to the Early Shenbao 申報 (1872-1895) the most important of the early Chinese-language Shanghai newspapers
Adam Schall von Bell from Catholic Encyclopedia
Jesuits in China Vatican publication
The Opium War from Digital China - Harvard
Modern Chinese History Website, prepared by Joseph Esherick and others at the University of California, San Diego.
The Republican Era 1911 - 1949 AD Period of Wars and Revolutions - Bibliography by Maine University
Trotskyism in China by Robert J. Alexander
Dimensions of Chinese Anarchism: An Interview with Arif Dirlik from Perspectives on Anarchist Theory
Anarchists and the May 4 Movement in China By Nohara Shiro; translated by Philip Billingsley
The Chinese Communist Party During the Era of the Comintern (1919-1943) By Tony Saich
Zhou Enlai: THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL AND THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY 1960; From Selected Works of Zhou Enlai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Language: Chinese (GB); English
Zhongguo falu daquan Complete Guide to Chinese Law - in Chinese
Mainland Affairs Council Taiwan: Published by Executive Yuan, "Republic of China"
This site offers a welter of material on cross-straits relations. Please notice that most documents in Chinese version are not translated in the English version of the site
Taiwan Cross-Strait Directory Brief summaries and annotated links in the Cross-Strait Directory connect the user to online indicators of domestic and international sources of conflict and conflict resolution in Taibei-Beijing relations
Law in China - list of sites maintained by the Asian Law Centre (ALC), University of Melbourne, Australia
Tiananmen events, 1989 - The Declassified History Prepared by Jeffrey T. Richelson and Michael L. Evans, June 1, 1999
Bibliography of the Chinese Uyghurs by Sara Davis
"White Hats, Oil Cakes, And Common Blood: The Huizu in the Contemporary Chinese State" (by Jonathan N. Lipman, Department of History, Mount Holyoke College)
CHINESE TEXT INITIATIVE at the university of Virginia contains several Chinese texts in Big5 format and partial English translations
Database of Journal Articles on Modern Chinese Literature Chinese
Mao Zedong's Poems in Chinese, with brief English explanations
Classical Chinese Poetry English and Chinese texts
The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry / Burton Watson
Chu Ci / Qu Yuan and Others
Fifty-five T'ang Poems / Hugh M. Stimson
Mu Lan Poem / Hua Mulan
Sanguo yanyi : Romance of Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong circa 1300-1400). Online third edition
Shuihu zhuan (Water Margin)
Ping yao zhuan attributed to Feng Menglong, translated by Nathan Sturman
Chinese Literature in Translation by Virginia
Selected Stories of Lu Hsun / Lu Xun
Traditional Chinese Stories / Y.W. Ma and Joseph S.M.Lau
Liao zhai zhi yi by Pu Songling
Bibliography of China sources - A general bibliography of history and culture. Most references are after 1983
Bibliography of Russian language publications about China, 1989-1999
Guoxue Chinese studies
A comprehensive site with access to on-line texts (simplified characters), tables of contents of academic journals, research materials, information on leading modern scholars and further connections to relevant sites. Highly recommended
Chinese Studies WWW Virtual Library by the University of Melbourne
Women's writing system (nushu): "World of Nushu" website Orie Endo, Japan
Women in Chinese History University of Maine site
Chinese Accounts of Rome, Byzantium and the Middle East, c. 91 B.C.E. - 1643 C.E. from East Asian History Sourcebook
Gender and Sexuality in Pre-Modern China: Bibliography of Materials in Western Languages (by Paul R. Goldin, UPenn.)
Bibliography on science in China by Nathan Sivin
History of Chinese Medicine Webpage run by Yi-li Wu
Taoism and Science (by Nathan Sivin; From Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China[Variorum, 1995], ch. VII
Wang Xishan (1628-1682) (by Nathan Sivin, from "Science in Ancient China)
Why the Scientific Revolution Did Not Take Place in China - Or Didn't It (by Nathan Sivin, rev. 1992)
"Why Wasn't Chinese Science about Nature? With a Discussion of Concepts of Nature in Ancient Greece and Comparisons" by N. Sivin and G. E. R. Lloyd
The dating of the Chu graves of Changsha by Donald Wagner; Acta Orientalia [Copenhagen], 1987, 48: 111-156)
Early iron in China, Korea and Japan by Donald Wagner
The earliest use of iron in China by Donald Wagner, Published in Metals in antiquity ed. by Suzanne M. M. Young, A. Mark Pollard, Paul Budd and Robert A. Ixer, Oxford: Archaeopress, 1999, pp. 1-9
3rd International Symposium on Ancient Chinese Books and Records of Science and technology Tobingen 2003
Cast iron in China and Europe by Donald Wagner
Traditional Chinese Music / Guqin Music Ed./Corp.: Christopher Evans
Rethinking Cultural Revolution Culture Workshop and Exhibition, Heidelberg 22.-24. 2. 2001
Reviews of publications concerning Chinese art via Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library
Asian Historical Architecture University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VI, USA
Chinese Art and Architecture: An Annotated List of Recent Works in Western Languages Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
Annotated Bibliographies on Violence and Literacy prepared by Barend Ter-Haar
Silkroad Foundation
(the site contains: studies [Xinjiang, Dunhuang, etc.], articles [abstracts lectures, culture, travel, biblio, maps, timeline, links, FAQ, and news
The Silk Road Journal (Silk Road Foundation Newsletter)
Great Wall studies In Chinese
General
Official and Popular Religion
Database of Early Chinese Manuscripts By Enno Giele through Early China site
A Bibliography of Materials Pertaining to the Guodian and Shanghai Museum Manuscripts by Paul R. Goldin via Early China site
The Classical Chinese Philosophy Page by the late John Knoblock
Confucius 2000 PRC site in simplified characters, contains Confucian texts and selected articles about Confucius, the Lunyu as well as publications about Chinese philosophy, Classical texts, etc
China's Confucian Network In Chinese, maintained by Sichuan university; on-line publications; introduction to major "Confucian" topics, personal data.
On-line bibliography of Chinese publications about the Classics
"Lunyu" translated into several languages with Chinese text
Translation of Selected Passages from the Mengzi (Mencius) by Bryan W. Van Norden version of October 14, 1997
To Become a Sage: The essence of Neo-Confucian It is a fully searchable text; a translation of Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning by Yi T'oegye [1501-1570]. Translated, with extensive annotation and commentary, By Michael C. Kalton.Published by Columbia University Press, 1988
The First Neo-Confucianism An Introduction to Yang Hsiung's "Canon Of Supreme Mystery" (T'ai Hsuan Ching, Ca. 4 B.C.) (by Michael Nylan and Nathan Sivin)
"Confucius" (By Jeffrey Riegel, from the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Mencius" (By Kwong Loi Shun, from the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Neo-Confucian Philosophy" (by John H. Berthrong, from the "Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
Zhang Zai (By David Elstein, from the "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Wang Yangming" (By Kim Youngmin, from the "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
Daoist Resources on Confucius2000 site
(PRC site in simplified characters, contains Daoist texts and relevant articles, deals mostly with Laozi and Zhuangzi, but also contains publications about Xuan xue Neo-Daoism
Research Guide to Daoist Studies (Livia Kohn, Boston University)
Zhengtong Daozang (Minglong gong, Taiperi) [new 22.03.2010]
Daoism WWW Virtual Library Site contents
Includes: Introductions to Daoism; Laozi; Zhuangzi; Yi jing; Fengshui (Geomancy arts); Sunzi ;Confucianism and Buddhism; Daoism and Chinese Philosophy; Daoism and Alchemy; Daoism and Martial Arts; Daoism and Modernity; Chinese Language and Culture; Commercial Ventures; Other Information Sources; Quick Links. The site is edited by: Dr Gene Thursby (gthursby@religion.ufl.edu), University of Florida., USA
The Daoist iconography Project, The University of Hawaii at Manoa [new 22.03.2010]
The Tao Te Ching (Dao De jing) by Lao Tzu (Laozi) Translated by D.C. Lau (1963)
"Daoism/Taoism" (by Chad Hansen, from the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Laozi" (by Alan Chan, from the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Zhuangzi" (by Harold Roth, from the "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Wang Bi" (by Ronnie Littlejohn, from the "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
"Ge Hong" (by Keith Knapp, from the "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy")
Daoism and Science (by Nathan Sivin; From Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in Ancient China. [Variorum, 1995], ch. VII
WWW Database of Chinese Buddhist Texts
Comprehensive list of Chinese Buddhist texts. It currently contains 4375 texts by 1349 authors and makes available all texts contained in the following collections or catalogues and provides convenient cross references among sources of information:
1.Taishoo Shinsh Daizפkyפ; 2.Tripitaka Koreana; 3.Dainippon Zokuzפkyפ; 4. 'A catalogue of the Chinese translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka' by Bunyiu Nanjio, Oxford 1883.
Buddhist Studies: WWW Virtual Library.
This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the field of Buddhism and Buddhist studies. Maintained by Australia National University:
Buddhism - General, Nichiren, Pure Land, Theravada, Vajrayana, Yogacara, Zen - Chan - Son, Buddhism Gopher & FTP Resources, Buddhism & Buddhist Studies databases, Miscellaneous Buddhist Studies Resources, Buddhism/Buddhist Electronic Newsletters & Journals, Buddhist Organizations
Composite Index of East Asian Buddhist Lexicographical Sources
Fo jing san lun Three Treatises of Buddhist Canon
UCLA Guide to East Asian Buddhist Studies: Reference Works
prepared by Robert Buswell and William Bodeford, UCLA, EALC.
Digital Buddhist Library and Museum - Comprehensive Cyberspace for Buddhist Studies
Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Mountain
"Seng Zhao" (by Jeffrey Dippmann, from the "Internet Encyclopedia of hilosophy")
Bibliography of the Chinese Uyghurs by Sara Davis
White Hats, Oil Cakes, And Common Blood: The Huizu in the Contemporary Chinese State by Jonathan N. Lipman Department of History, Mount Holyoke College
Chinese Muslims on-line popular Chinese site
The Jews of China Dr. Wendy Abraham Stanford University
Jews of Kaifeng by Michael Pollack
Preface to "The Jews in Shanghai" by Pan Guang
Annotated bibliographies for the study of Chinese religious cultureprepared by Barend Ter-Haar
A Research Guide for the study of Chinese religious culture prepared by Barend Ter-Haar
Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Chinese Popular Religion (1995 to present) compiled by Philip Clart