Helpful Information
Contact
Bing Wang, Ph.D.
Chinese Studies Librarian, Assistant Professor
bingw@illinois.edu
Quick Links
Related Pages
Collaboration
Bibliographies & Indexes
- Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
- Chinese Studies—Oxford Bibliographies
- Classical Historiography for Chinese History
- China Biographical Database — Harvard University
- 上海圖書館人名規范庫
Dictionaries
- Dictionaries of Chinese Characters 漢典
- NAVER English-Chinese Dictionary
- Research Centre for Humanities Computing, CUHK
- 中文.com
Language
- Learn Chinese 汉语网
- Displaying and inputting Chinese and Japanese in the Windows system
- Displaying and inputting Chinese characters in the MAC OS
- Library of Congress’ Guidelines for Chinese Romanization
- Wade-Giles to Pinyin Conversion Table
Language Pedagogy
- Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
- Linguistics Library Guide
Literature
- Hong Kong Literature Database 香港文學資料庫
- Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) Resource Center
- Ming Qing Women’s Writings — McGill University
Buddhism
- Digital Dictionary of Buddhism 電子佛教辭典
- Digital Archive of Chinese Buddhist Temple Gazetteers 中國佛教寺廟志數位典藏
- Biographical Database of Chinese Buddhism in Sung, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties 宋元明清漢傳佛教人物資料庫
- NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies 台大佛學數位圖書館
Law and Regulations
- Chinalawinfo Database 北大法律英文网
- China Laws & Regulations Database 中国法律法规数据库 (万方数据)
- Guide to Law Online: China — Library of Congress, Research Guides
- Hong Kong Journals Online — Law
- Policies, Laws & Regulations of China: China Legal Access (Oriprobe Information Services)
- PKULAW 北大法寶
- 国家法律法规数据库
- 裁判文书网 Personal account required
- LibGuides: Law and Society in Chinese History
- Academic Association: International Society for Chinese Law & History
Films
- Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) — from the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
- Chinese Film Classics — The University of British Columbia
- Chinese Movie Database 中文电影资料库
- FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals (ProQuest)
- Hong Kong Movie Database 香港影库
- Oxford Bibliographies
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database (ProQuest)
- Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda
- 華人剪報資料庫
- Cinema Studies Library Guide
Streaming
- Asian Film Online (Alexander Street)
- Kanopy
Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chinese Public Health Campaign Slides 1950s-70s
- Hong Kong Baptist University: Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database 中藥材圖像數據庫; Chinese Medicine Formulae Images Database 中藥方劑圖像數據庫; Chinese Medicine Specimen Database 中藥標本資料庫; Medicinal Plant Images Database 藥用植物圖像數據庫; Phytochemical Images Database 中草藥化學圖像數據庫
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need To Know
- Siku Quanshu (Wenyuange Edition): Medicine and Pharmacology 文淵閣四庫全書電子版: 子部: 醫家類 — This is a client database for current students, faculty, and staff of this campus ONLY. For name and password, please contact Wendy Allen Shelburne, shelburn@illinois.edu. Please use IE to download.
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library: Chinese Medicine Texts Collection
- The National Library of Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine
- The University of Hong Kong: 羅禎符太醫特藏 Dr Luo Zhenfu Collection
- Yale Library: Peter Parker’s Lam Qua paintings collection
- 內閣大庫檔案疾病醫療相關資料庫
- Journal: East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
News
- People’s Daily 人民日报
- People.cn 人民网
- China News Services 中国新闻网
- China Radio International 中国国际广播电台
- Chinese Media Guide — A complete guide to major overseas Chinese newspapers, Chinese TV stations, Chinese radio stations, and Chinese websites.
- Official China Media Guide — A complete list of newspapers approved by the Central and Local Governments of the People’s Republic of China
- Lianhe zaobao 聯合早报 (Singapore)
- Ming Pao 明報 (Hong Kong)
- South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports — FBIS CHI China (1974-1996) Broadcasts and Reports from China
Statistics
- National Bureau of Statistics of China
- National Population Census of China
- Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Twain)
- Census and Statistics Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao Special Administrative Region
- China Data Online –The most comprehensive database on statistics of China. The library currently does not subscribe to this database, but there are some free trial and sample data available. Make requests here for subscription to this database.