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A collection of Chinese e-books from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on humanities and social sciences. Available for online reading or checking out to read offline for 7 days as registered user.
Select "Ancient Classics" and then the log in button to access “中國基本古籍庫.”
Includes pre-20th century texts with full-text and images from a variety of subject areas organized into four sections: Philosophy and Science, History and Geography, Art and Literature, and General Works.
Note: One (1) accesses shared among 8 UC campuses. Try again later if refused. Log out after use.
Date Coverage: Before 1900 CE
Materials Indexed: Books
Includes 309 books of classics related to Taiwanese studies from the Tang Dynasty to the Japanese Occupation.
Note: Six (6) accesses shared among all UC campuses. Try again later if refused. Log out after use.
Materials Indexed: Books; Government Documents; Primary Sources
A Chinese encyclopedia first compiled from 1701-1706 by Chen Menglei, during Qing Emperor Kangxi’s reign and later Qing Emperor Qianlong ordered its revision from 1723-1725 by Jiang Tingxi.
Note: Six (6) accesses shared among all UC campuses. Try again later if refused. Log out after use.
Date Coverage: 1701 - 1725
Materials Indexed: Books; Primary Sources
Select "Ancient Classics" and log in. Sibu Congkan is under the "數字叢書" tab.
(Also called the Four Branches of Literature Collection) It includes 504 titles in 3,134 volumes. The collection was published in 3 series: chu bian 初编, xu bian 续编 and san bian 三编. It is an important compilation of great works in the Chinese scholarly tradition, with an emphasis on Tang and pre-Tang works.
Note: Seven (7) accesses shared among several UC campuses. Try again later if refused. Log out after use.
Date Coverage: 1919-1936 (Books reproduced range from ancient China to the Qing Dynasty)
Materials Indexed: Books
Select "Ancient Classics" and then the log in button to access “四庫系列數據庫.”
The complete collection of the Qing Dynasty imperial library, including 3,461 books categorized into 經 Classics, 史 Histories, 子 Philosophers, and 集Literary Collections.
Note: Five (5) accesses shared among several UC campuses. Try again later if refused. Log out after use.
Date Coverage: 1773 -1782, Qing Dynasty
Materials Indexed: Books
A collection of 1,200+ well-known Chinese classics published by the Zhonghua Book Company. Every volume is edited, punctuated, and annotated by modern expert scholars in the field.
