Chinese Studies Resources
Dictionary
and Encylopedia
1. Bilingual Dictionaries
Han ying shuang jie xin hua zi dian (汉英双解新华字典，Xinhua
Dictionary with English Translation)
Call# PL1420 .H35 2000 Davis
A small bilingual dictionary; good for language learners.
ABC Chinese-English Dictionary
Call# PL1455 .A24 1996 Davis Reference
Medium-sized and up to date.
Mathew's Chinese-English Dictionary
Call# PL1455 .M3 Davis Reference ( also vailable on Davis shelf)
Outdated, but useful for learning classical Chinese. Arranged
in the syllabic order of Wade-Giles system.
Grand dictionnaire Ricci de la langue chinoise =
Li shi Han Fa ci dian.
Call# PL1459.F8 I677 2001 Davis
A comprehensive Chinese-French dictionary.
Dai Kan-Wa jiten （大漢和字典）
Call# PL681 .C5 M6 1986 Davis Folio
A comprehensive Chinese-Japanese character dictionary.
2.
Chinese Language Dictionaries
Xiandai han yu ci dian (现代汉语词典)
Call# PL1420 .H78 2002 Davis
A medium-sized word dictionary.
Ci hai (辞海)
Call# PL1420 .C86 1991 Davis
A comprehensive word dictionary; can also be used as a compact
encyclopedia.
Ci yuan (辞源)
Call# PL1420 .T92 1993 Davis
A large dictionary specializing in etymology.
Kangxi zi dian (康熙字典)
Call# PL1420 .K3 1979 Chinese Reference Collection
An 18th century dictionary; good for reading classical Chinese
and variant characters.
3. Subject Dictionaries
Zhongguo li dai ren ming da ci dian (中国历代人名大词典）
Call# DS734 .C48 1999 Davis
A dictionary for historical Chinese names.
Zhongguo li shi di ming da ci dian (中国历史地名大词典)
Call# DS705 .C53 1995 Davis
A dictionary for Chinese historical place names
Zhongguo da bai ke quan shu (中国大百科全书)
Call# AE17 .C48 Davis
A comprehensive encyclopedia, divided into many subject volumes.
Finding
Books
1. Library Catalogs
UNC Library
Catalog
OCLC
First Search
Accept Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) vernacular search and
displays CJK records. Union catalogs of many North American libraries;
can be useful for a thorough search on Chinese books.
Duke University
Library Catalog
TRLN
2.
Online Collections of Chinese Classics (full text)
Siku
Quanshu (四库全书) Database
It covers a wide range of subjects including the classics, history,
literature, philosophy, geography, politics, governmental rules
and regulations, economics, society, astronomy, science, technology,
medicine, and more. It is the most comprehensive encyclopedia
of Chinese scholarship from antiquity to the 18th century.
3. Bibliography
Chinese History: A Manual (by E. P. Wilkinson)
Call# DS735 W695 2000 Davis Reference
An essential reference work on Chinese studies up to the Republican
period.
An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Chinese Reference
Works (by Teng)
Call# Z1035.T32 1971 (LC) Davis
Outdated but may still be used for retrospective searches.
Minguo shi qi zong shu mu (民国时期总数目)
Call# Z3101 .M54 1995 , #Z3108 .L5 M56 1986
Multi-volume list of books published in the Republican Period
(1911-1949).
Finding
Journal and Newspaper Articles
1.
Full-text Journal and Newspaper Databases
Chinese
Academic Journals (中国期刊全文数据库 )
Provides access to thousands of Chinese journals in the humanities
and social sciences. Only available to members of the UNC-CH.
2.
Journal and Newspaper Indexes and Guides
Zhonghua minguo qi kan lun wen suo yin hui bian(
中华民国期刊论文索引汇编):
Call# AI19.C5 C572
A major index to Taiwan periodicals.
Zhongguo jin dai qi kan pian mu hui lu (中国近代期刊篇目汇录)
Call# AI19 .C5 S52 1979 Davis
An index to periodical articles
published between 1857 and 1918.
Quan guo Zhong wen qi kan lian he mu lu, 1833-1949
(全国中文期刊联合目录 )
Call# Z6945 .C58 1981 Davis
A union list of pre-revolution Chinese
periodicals.
A Research Guide to China-Coast Newspapers, 1822-1911
Call# Z6958.C5 K5 Davis
The essential guide for research on western-language newspapers
published in the late Qing period.
Research Guide to the Wan-kuo Kung-pao ("The
Global Magazine") 1874-1883 Call# AP95 .C5 W241 Davis
Research Guide to the Chiao-hui hsin-pao ("The
Church News") 1864-1874
Call# PN5370.C55 B4 Davis
Both in Davis
Guide to these Shanghai newspapers. Includes title and author
indexes to the articles.
A research guide to English translation of Chinese
verse: Han Dynasty toTang Dynasty
Call# PL2658.E3 W576 Davis
Ying yi Zhong wen xin shi suo yin 1917-1995 = Guide
to Modern Chinese Poems in English Translations 1917-1995 compiled
by Phyllis T. Wang, Cathy Qiu.
Call# PL2518.5.W36 1997 Davis
The Chinese recorder index : a guide to Christian
missions in Asia Call#Serial 1-1002 Davis Microform
Finding
Archives
Chinese archives : an introductory guide
Call# CD2031 .Y4 1996 , Davis.
Introduction to national and local archives in China.
Statistics
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