LibGuides: Chinese Studies: Reference Sources

References Sources

Oxford Bibliographies Online : Chinese Studies
Not sure where to start for your reading? This bibliography provides critical reviews, analysis and recommend readings by scholars on almost all disciplines related to China.

Chinese Encyclopedia Online 中華百科全書 (1983年典藏版)
Chinese Cultural University (Taiwan)
Chinese Etymology
上海图书馆开放数据平台 Databases from the Shanghai Library
It includes index databases of historical personal names, place names, and organization names, and genealogy records.

The State of China Atlas by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald; Robert Benewick
Call Number: Maps and GIS - Atlases G2305 B46 2005
ISBN: 9780520246270
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
Atlas of China: an expansive portrait of China today with more than 400 maps and illustrations by National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Call Number: Reference/Atlas Cases G2305 N36 2008
ISBN: 1426201362
Publication Date: 2007-11-06
Atlas of World Heritage - China by Reader's Digest Editors; Yue Du; Xirui Gao
Call Number: Maps and GIS - Atlases G2306 E635Z473 2008
ISBN: 9781602200050
Publication Date: 2008-07-31
China / National Geographic by National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Call Number: Maps and GIS - map drawers G7820 2005 N3
Publication Date: 2005

Statistical Databases:

United Nations Statistical Database
Database of the United Nations Statistics Division. Includes statistics about economics, demographics, environment & energy, gender, and more.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Access to the Economist's Country Reports and ViewsWire providing comprehensive economic, political, and business analysis on over 200 countries.

China Statistical Yearbook (1996 - present) Historical statistical data 1996 from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. The data is updated annually and downloadable.

Government Statistics Sources:

Bing Live Translator
Table of Chinese Imperial Reigns
Romanization Convertor
Simplified to Traditional Chinese Converter
中國歷史地名查詢系統-- Database of Chinese place names
中国历代人物传记资料库 China Biographical Database Project
The database now includes data about 360,000 individuals from 7th century to 19th century in China. Based on the enormous number of historical documents, the project reorganized the scattered data of individuals and represented them in social networks. You can search by place names, people names,
A Lexicon of Chinese Correspondence of Literary Style with English
The index consists of rules regarding the layout and structure, as well as a set of vocabulary and
phrases frequently used in traditional Chinese correspondences.