ASIAN 371: Topics in Chinese Literature: Journey to the West and Creation of the Gods (Fall 2024) : Primary Sources in Chinese

Digitalized Ancient Chinese Materials

Diaolong Full-text Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books 雕龍: 中日古籍全文資料庫 (NetID required)

• It contains multiple full texts of ancient Chinese books. The database provides the Dao zang 道藏, Dao zang ji yao 道藏辑要, Si bu cong kan 四部叢刊, Yongle da dian 永樂大典, Gu jin tu shu ji cheng 古今圖書集成, Si ku quan shu 四庫全書, and various local gazetteers. 
• The database accommodates up to 5 users simultaneously. Kindly log out after use to make room for other users.
   

Scripta Sinica 漢籍: 電子文獻資料庫 (NetID required)

• It is a collection of about 430 full-text Chinese pre-modern works in all subject areas. The digital resource provides the categories of Jing 經, Shi 史, Zi 子, Ji 集.
• Please select "授權使用" when accessing the front page.
   

Chinese Rare Books: Harvard Library

• It provides full-text access to a digitized collection of over 9,600 rare Chinese books.
• Sourced from Harvard Library.
   

书格

• This open access resource includes mainly high-definition color image version PDF format. 
• The books' publication dates range from Song to Qing Dynasties.
   

Ming Qing Women's Writings

• This digital collection showcases the literary works of women during the late imperial era in China, spanning the years from 1368 to 1911. The platform comprises a virtual library, enriched by the digital scholarly tools meticulously crafted by the McGill Library Digital Initiatives team. Furthermore, it includes direct links to individual authors' profiles within the China Biographical Database, hosted by Harvard University.
• It is open access.

China Local Gazetteer Database I-III 中國方志庫: I-III集 (NetID required)

• It contains more than 10,000 local gazetteers from the Song Dynasty to the Republican era. Series I contains 2,000 titles of local gazetteers.
• ​​​Please select "Ancient Classics" and click the "Login" button to access this database. And then click "初集", "二集" and "三集" on the main page.
• The database accommodates up to 1 user simultaneously. Kindly log out after use to make room for other users.
   

China Comprehensive Gazetteers 中國綜合方誌庫 (NetID required)

• The collection encompasses over 6,500 titles, providing a holistic view of China's diverse regions and tracing its rich history from the Northern Sung Dynasty to the inception of the People's Republic of China.
   

Grand secretariat archives 內閣大庫檔案 (NetID required)

• The collection of materials from the offices of the Grand Secretariat in the Ming and Qing dynasties.