Research Guides: East Asian Studies: Chinese E-Resources

Database news

NEW DATABASES FOR NYU

CADAL (new)
China Academic Digital Associative Library
NYU is now a co-sharing institution as well as an overseas institution with CADAL!
China Academic Digital Associative Library (CADAL), is a collaborative digitization project among libraries in China and other countries, sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE), the National Science Foundation of USA and the India Academy of Sciences, including nearly 2 million ebooks, 160,000+ periodicals, 190,000+ newspapers, 160,000+ theses & dissertations, 110,000+ multimedia resources and 120,000+ special collection items (Oversea Remittance, Manchuria Railway Profiles, Local Chronicles, Living Materials in Special Era, etc). The publication years are from ancient times to the present.

You can find the language option on the top right corner and switch among simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English. NYU Users must register for an individual account and activate your identity using your NYU email address to use for free. Activating using a mobile phone is not required.

NYU users can follow <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/175qmmzxkWaLCQAi7aoGvFQ8D95i6eVF-skDVeODlRR0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">the instruction document</a> to register for an individual account. If you are off campus, please use the VPN

CNBKSY
We have added Chinese newspapers to our collection with CNBKSY (as of July 2024).
https://persistent.library.nyu.edu/arch/NYU06256
1. Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) Series 1-12 / 民国时期期刊全文数据库
Covers about 25,000 titles of Chinese periodicals published during 1911-1949. Consisting of 12 series, it’s the largest database of Chinese periodicals of this time.

2. Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database (1833-1911) (3 series total) / 晚清期刊全文数据库
Covers about 600 titles of Chinese periodicals published in the Late Qing Dynasty.

Supplement 1

Supplement 2

National Palace Museum Journals Archive
The National Palace Museum Journals Archive (故宮期刊知識庫) is a full-image full-text searchable database of art journals published by the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation (NCPSSD) 国家哲学社会科学文献中心
https://guides.nyu.edu/az.php?q=NCPSSD
NCPSSD contains the previously named National Social Science Database (NSSD). NCPSSD is an open access database, committed to providing quality content freely online for everyone. Besides the same Chinese journals as NSSD, it also contains OA journals of other languages and ancient books. (Access as of 8/15/2024)

Fanyun Literature / 繙云文献
Fanyun Literature (繙云文献) contains a collection of Chinese newspapers with coverage spanning 1902-1949. The following titles are included:
The Republican Daily (民国日报) - 1916-1949
Ta Kung Pao (大公报) - 1902-1949
The Central Daily News (中央日报) - 1928-1949

Changes with our access to CNKI databases:

East View’s updated map of suspension impacts is available here and reflects the current situation: https://www.eastview.com/chinese_regulatory_actions_impact_map/

Chinese Language Databases (Subscription) at NYU

Airiti Library This link opens in a new window
The Airiti Library / 華藝數位 is a search platform combining the academic resources of both Taiwan and mainland China. NYU subscribes to both the Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) / 台灣電子期刊庫 database and Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service (CETD). TEPS features full-text searchable content covering academic journal articles from Taiwan. CETD has theses and dissertations from major universities in the Asian region.
Archives of the Communist Party of China (CPC) This link opens in a new window
Archives of the Communist Party of China contains archives and publications of the Communist Party since its establishment in 1921. It provides official, authoritative research information on the Communist Party of China.
Brill Online Chinese Reference Shelf This link opens in a new window
BrillOnline Chinese Reference Library offers reliable lexical and encyclopedic information for beginners and advanced readers of classical Chinese texts. The Collection includes Brill's Chinese - English Dictionary, and China Encyclopedic Resources.
China Academic Digital Associative Library (CADAL) This link opens in a new window
CADAL's collection includes over 2.5 million scanned items in Chinese and English (and some French, German, and Russian, among others), covering a wide range of subjects, including history, literature, philosophy, and more.
NYU users can follow the instruction document to register for an individual account. If you are off campus, please use the VPN
Users must create an account using their NYU email address to access the database. Users must use VPN to access off-campus.
China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
China Academic Journals (Zhongguo xue shu qi kan quan wen shu ju ku,中国学术期刊全文数据库) contains the full text of articles in Chinese (with English abstracts) from Chinese humanities and social science journals in the PRC. Most journal articles are available from 1994, some as early as 1915.
NYU users have access to these series: (E) Medicine and Public Health, (F) Literature/History/Philosophy, (G) Politics/Military Affairs/Law, (H) Education and Social Sciences (J) Economics and Management
China Doctoral Theses Full-Text Database This link opens in a new window
CDMD is a comprehensive database of dissertations and theses in China.
Use Internet Explorer, NOT Firefox, to access this database. NYU users have access to (F) Literature/History/Philosophy only.
China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database This link opens in a new window
China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database provides knowledge services for overseas users on the KNSS platform, which integrates serial databases into an organic whole and enables cross-database searching. The platform establishes integrative interconnections among literature resources through data-mining their internal and external characteristics.
China Research Gateway This link opens in a new window
The China Research Gateway (CRG) database is a centralized means for discovery and access to an array of Chinese resources, including scholarly journals, monographs, statistical publications, government documents, newspapers, and dissertations. Contains CNKI databases, including China Academic Journals, China Art Digital Library, and many others.
Important Update: Effective March 20, 2024 full-text downloads of the following content remain temporarily suspended:
China Patents (SCPD)

Discovery via browse and search, citations and abstracts data, and ongoing updates will continue during suspension.

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Databases include:

JOURNAL AND SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
China Academic Journals (CAJ) / 中国期刊全文数据库
China Monographic Serials (CMSD) / 中国学术辑刊全文数据库
China Yearbooks (CYFD) / 中国年鉴网络出版总库

DISSERTATIONS
China Doctoral Dissertations (CDMD-CDFD) / 中国博士学位论文全文数据库
China Master's Theses (CDMD-CMFD) / 中国优秀硕士学位论文全文数据库

REFERENCE
China Reference Works (CRWO) / 中国工具书网络出版总库

NEWS MEDIA
China Core Newspapers (CCND) / 中国重要报纸全文数据库

ENGLISH CONTENT
AcademicFocus (AF) / 中国英文学术期刊全文数据库
Academic Reference (AR) / 中国英文资源整合平台
China Data Insights (CDI) / 中国英文版统计年鉴

And, databases covering more subjects:
CITATIONS, INDEXING ANALYSIS - **Please note: University Research Achievements Analysis (USAD) / 中国高校科研成果统计分析数据库 is only available through on-campus computers. Please use IP log-in option ("登录"/"IP登录") to access the database.**
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY
LAW
MEDICINE
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (Art, Economics, and more)
EDUCATION

Important Update: Access to the following CNKI Subject Databases will be resumed by March 20, 2024:
China Legal Knowledge (CLKD)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCMD)
Chinese Ancient Text (CHANT) This link opens in a new window
Chinese Ancient Texts (CHANT, Han da wen ku, 漢達文庫) contains six browsable and searchable databases of traditional ancient Chinese texts from the Pre-Han (pre 220 AD) up to the Six Dynasties (581 AD).
Chinese Classic Ancient Books (Erudition / Airusheng, Zhongguo jiben guji ku) This link opens in a new window
The database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books (Zhongguo jiben guji ku / 中國基本古籍庫) contains multiple editions of books from the pre-Qin period through to the Republican period. All texts are provided in full text and image format, allowing for a direct comparison of digitized text and original text image, and in some cases between different editions of the same text.
Chinese Modern Newspapers and Periodicals This link opens in a new window
The database of Chinese Modern Newspapers and Periodicals includes the full-text of Chinese periodicals from the late Qing Dynasty and Republican period.
After logging in using IP authentication (no username or password necessary), select "要刊编" and then "中国近代报刊库(要刊)" to access the database. Note: The default setting is 典海 Ancient Classics. But, if you click on this instead: 百年 Modern Documents, you get to 中國近代要刊庫. Then you can click, Login.
Chinese Monographs of the 20th Century: 1900-1949 This link opens in a new window
Chinese Monographs of the 20th Century: 1900-1949 is a digital archive of original literature and materials from the transition from a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society to a new socialist China. This collection provides insight into the political, economic, social and artistic thought during this period of Chinese history. All content is in the original (traditional) Chinese.
Famous contemporary literature and technology research from United States and Europe translated into Chinese.
Chinese Statistical Yearbooks Database This link opens in a new window
The Chinese Statistical Yearbooks Database (中国经济社会大数据研究平台) offers a wide variety of economic, social and environmental statistical information. Users can find information through a data search (with a standard, an index value, and an index definition mode), a data analysis tool (enabling comparison by districts, indexes, years), and yearbook navigation. The database includes all aspects and fields: national accounting, fixed assets investment, population and human resources, people’s living conditions and price indices, enterprises and institutions, finance, natural resources, energy and environment, political and public administration, peasants and agriculture and rural areas, industry, construction, transportation and telecommunication, domestic trade and foreign trade, touring, catering, education and technology, culture and sports, and public health.

To return to the old interface, once you go to the database click on 返回旧版 (Back to Old Version) at the top left corner.
CNBKSY This link opens in a new window
CNBKSY Database is a database of both English- and Chinese language newspapers of the 19th and early 20th centuries from the collections of The Shanghai Library. The Database includes: North-China Daily News, Herald Newspapers and Hong Lists.

-The North-China Daily News & Herald, Limited, was the most important and largest British-founded press agency in Shanghai in the 1800s.
-The North-China Herald: Founded in 1850, it was the first English newspaper published in Shanghai.
-The North-China Daily News: Originally a supplement to The North-China Herald, the News later increased in importance, while the Herald became its supplement.
-The North-China Desk Hong List: Provides both general and detailed information about various firms, enterprises and agencies (foreign agencies in particular) in Shanghai and other major cities around China.
-Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949)
-Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database (1833-1911)

Dacheng Data This link opens in a new window
Dacheng lao jiu kan quan wen shu ju ku / 大成老旧刊全文数据库 is a database of scanned articles from Chinese journals and magazines from the late Qing Dynasty (pre-1911) through the period of Republic of China (1911-1949). Some of the journals may not have the complete run of issues. The database covers available journals in humanities, social sciences, medicine, and science and engineering.
For a library catalog list of contents of this database, use this URL
Database of Ch'ing Palace Memorials and Archives of the Grand Council This link opens in a new window
The Database of Ch'ing Palace Memorials and Archives of the Grand Council (National Palace Museum Palace Memorial and Grand Council Archives, Qing dai gong zhong dang zou zhe ji Jun ji chu dang zhe jian, 清代宮中檔奏摺及軍機處檔摺件) provides metadata searching and full image reproduction of Qing dynasty archival materials held at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Searchable fields includes the document number, document date, author, official position, topic, keyword, date of response, and response.
For access, please create personal account; only searching and browsing functions available.
Database of Chinese Local Records (Erudition / Airusheng) This link opens in a new window
The Database of Chinese Local Records (Zhongguo fangzhi ku, 中國基本古籍庫) contains local gazetteers, comprising not only gazetteers of jurisdictions, but also gazetteers of temples, mountains etc. The presently completed portion (two parts of a planned five) reproduces 4000 titles dating as far back as the Song Dynasty. The database includes searchable full text, along with page-image reproductions, including original maps and tables.
Databases for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements This link opens in a new window
The Databases for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949- 中国当代政治运动史数据库系列

A collection of four primary-source databases covering Chinese political movements since 1949. Included in this collection:

1. The Chinese Cultural Revolution Database (1966-1976) 中国文化大革命文库 (1966-1976)

2. The Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign Database (1957-) 中国反右运动数据库 (1957–)

3. The Chinese Great Leap Forward--Great Famine Databases (1958-1964) 中国大跃进——大饥荒数据库 (1958-1964)

4. Database of the Chinese Political Campaigns of the 1950s, from Land Reform to the State-Private Partnership (1949-1956)
中国五十年代初中期的政治运动资料库：从土地改革到公私合营（1949-1956)
Diaolong Full-text Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books This link opens in a new window
Diaolong consists of multiple sub-databases, covering Chinese and Japanese
historical, political, economic, religious, philosophic, literary, ethnic
and geographic documents. All the contents in the database are full text
searchable. Our subscription contains these databases:
Zhentong Daozang / Legitimate Taoist Canon / 正统道藏
Daozang Jiyao / Summary of Taoist Canons / 道藏輯要
Yongle Dadian / Yongle Encyclopedia / 永乐大典
Sibu Congkan / 四部丛刊
XuSibu Congkan / Continuation of Sibu Congkan / 续四部丛刊(四部备要)
Qingdai Shiliao / Historical Data of the Qing Dynasty / 清代史料-五朝会典, 清代史料-清实录,
清代史料-縉紳全书系列
Gujin Tushu Jicheng / Complete Chinese Classics of Ancient China / 古今图书集成
Riben Gudian Shuji / Ancient Books of Japan / 日本古典书籍, 日本古典书籍-汉诗类, 日本古典书籍-
古事类苑
Dunhuang Shiliao / Historical Materials of Dunhuang Great Britain, France,
Russia, Peking University, etc. / 敦煌史料-英国馆藏, 敦煌史料-法国馆藏, 敦煌史料-俄罗斯, 北大等其他馆藏
Si Ku Quan Shu / 四库全书
Xu Xiu Si Ku Quan Shu/ A New Edition of Si Ku Quan Shu / 续修四库全书
Quan Si Ku Xilie / Complete Collection of Si Ku Quan Shu / 全四库系列
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism This link opens in a new window
The Digital Dictionary of Buddhism [DDB] (電子佛教辭典) is a compilation of Chinese ideograph-based terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources.
Duxiu This link opens in a new window
Duxiu (Du xiu, 读秀) is a comprehensive index to Chinese books and articles from periodicals, newspapers, theses, and conference proceedings. Full text is available for some of the items.
The Eastern Miscellany This link opens in a new window
The Eastern Miscellany (Dōngfāng zázhì, 東方雜誌) is a serial that reflects a period of great transition in Chinese society, from the Qing Dynasty, Japanese invasion, the Second World War, communist revolution, until the formation of today's People's Republic of China. Issues date from 1904 to 1948 and are presented in full-text with full-image formats and rich indexing. The Eastern Miscellany database is the complete online archive with all issues reproduced cover-to-cover, including illustrations and advertisements.
Fanyun Literature (繙云文献) This link opens in a new window
Fanyun Literature (繙云文献) contains a collection of Chinese newspapers with coverage spanning 1902-1949. The following titles are included:

The Republican Daily (民国日报) - 1916-1949
Ta Kung Pao (大公报) - 1902-1949
The Central Daily News (中央日报) - 1928-1949
Grand Secretariat Archives This link opens in a new window
The Grand Secretariat Archives (Nei ge da ku dang an, 內閣大庫檔案) contains documents from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) that were originally housed in the storerooms of the Grand Secretariat of the Qing dynasty. The archival materials include imperial decrees, edicts, memorials, tribute documents, examination questions, examination papers, rosters of successful examination candidates, documents from the offices of the Grand Secretariat, documents from the offices for book compilation, and old documents from Mukden. Memorials make up the bulk of these documents.
Contact the East Asian Studies librarian (bk60@nyu.edu) for access information.
Guangming Ribao Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Guangming Ribao Digital Archive (Guangming Daily, Guangming Ribao, Guang ming ri bao, 光明日报) contains a central newspaper of the People’s Republic of China, and has been reporting national news for over 60 years. The full-image and full-text Guangming Daily gives comprehensive insights into developments in China in the 19th century and into the 20th century. The database covers the Guangming Daily published from 1949 to 2017.
Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers This link opens in a new window
The Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers collection provides perspective on the critical period of the first half of the twentieth century that began with the demise of China’s last imperial dynasty, the Great Qing, and ended with the foundation of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949. The collection provides researchers a comprehensive perspective on Chinese life, culture, and politics throughout the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the years of provisional government and civil war, and the birth of the People’s Republic.
National Palace Museum Journals Archive This link opens in a new window
The National Palace Museum Journals Archive (故宮期刊知識庫) is a full-image full-text searchable database of art journals published by the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation (NCPSSD) This link opens in a new window
National Center for Philosophy and Social Sciences Documentation (NCPSSD, 国家哲学社会科学文献中心) is a free database of government-funded Chinese social sciences journals, led by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The database includes the former National Social Sciences Database (NSSD, 国家哲学社会科学学术期刊数据库), which contains full text articles in Chinese academic journals in economics, international issues, and other social sciences disciplines.

People's Daily This link opens in a new window
This resource supplies access to the daily newspaper People's Daily (Renmin Ribao, Ren Min Ri Bao, 人民日报) from the People's Republic of China. Access dates back to 1946 and extends to the present.
To enter database click on the 'Search People's Daily - Renmin Ribao (1946-2011)?' link.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) provides access to newspapers from around the world, often in the original language. Dates of coverage vary from the most current three months to the most current decade. Newspapers are presented in a browsable, "as printed" visual format.
Quan Song shi fenxi xitong / 全宋诗分析系统 This link opens in a new window
Quan Song shi fenxi xitong / 全宋诗分析系统 is a fully searchable database of Song dynasty poetry comprising 72 volumes of roughly 9,000 poets published by Beijing Daxue chubanshe. Searching is possible across multiple fields, including full-text, rhymes, tones, schemes, etc.
Quan Tang shi fenxi xitong / 全唐诗分析系统 This link opens in a new window
Quan Tang shi fenxi xitong / 全唐诗分析系统 is a fully searchable database from Peking University of Tang dynasty poetry comprising poems by roughly 3,700 poets. Searching is possible across multiple fields, including full-text, rhymes, tones, schemes, etc.
Shen Bao Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The Shen Bao Digital Archive (Shun Pao, Shen-pao, 申报) presents the complete collection of all issues from the newspaper’s founding in 1872 to 1949 and is an invaluable research tool. This was the first newspaper in China with a Chinese editorial staff. The database is full-text searchable and contains the full-image of each page. Both the full-text and the full-image are retrieved in a single search, and full text may be easily copied from the full-image as well.
Siku Quanshu Online This link opens in a new window
The Siku Quanshu (Si ku quan shu, 四庫全書) (Wenyuange Edition), compiled in 1773-1782 by edict from Emperor Qianlong, contains works on topics including history, politics, economics, and more. Its title translates to Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature. Siku Quanshu Online is installed on 6 computers located on lower level 1 (LL1) of Bobst Library: They are labeled PC01, PC02, PC03, PC04, PC05, and PC06. First click on the Siku Quanshu Icon, click Login through authorized IP address (no ID required).

To use on your own laptop, after downloading the installation package, you will need to select the log in by IP option. Only available on NYUNET. Contact the East Asian Studies Librarian (bk60@nyu.edu) for the required password.

Siku Quanshu Online is installed on 6 computers located on lower level 1 (LL1) of Bobst Library: They are labeled PC01, PC02, PC03, PC04, PC05, and PC06. Once you open Siku Quanshu, click on Login through authorized IP address (no ID required). on the 1st floor.

For use on your laptop, after downloading the installation package, you will need to select the log in by IP option. Only available on NYUNET. Contact the East Asian Studies Librarian (bk60@nyu.edu) for password.
Sinica SinoWeb This link opens in a new window
Sinica SinoWeb (Taiwan jing dian ren wen xue kan ku, 經典人文學刊庫) is a full-text database of Chinese-language Sinological journals from Taiwan, mostly from the Academia Sinica covering 1928 to the present. Has both a simplified/traditional Chinese interface and English. Also contains the National Palace Museum Journal:
https://www.npm.gov.tw/Research-Content.aspx?sno=03012666&l=1
Yinxu Oracle Bone Inscription Database This link opens in a new window
For researchers studying ancient China and divination practices, this collection of oracle bones unearthed over the past hundred years sorts out, imitates, and interprets the inscriptions on oracle bones. The database permits users to search by inputting the graphic structures of oracle bone graphs as they appear in inscriptions. This “Original Text Search” feature allows users to filter results by inscription collection, diviner group, and inscriptional themes using a combination of “and,” “or," and “not” functions. It also contains an "Oracle Bone Dictionary."
You need to use the following email account and password to log in.

Email account(邮箱账号)：niuyuedaxue@163.com ；Password（输入密码）：123456

Taida Journal of Art History / 臺灣學術期刊開放取用平台
Journal of the Department of Art History at National Taiwan University - now fully accessible online:
https://toaj.stpi.narl.org.tw/index/journal/4b1141f97ce46933017ce469b64100ab

Open Access Chinese Databases

Caixin Chinese / 财新网 (see English language databases below for English access)

C-text / Chinese Text Project
online open-access digital library that makes pre-modern Chinese texts available (over 30,000 titles) to readers around the world. To use, please set up an individual subscription.

Early Chinese Periodicals Online (ECPO, 1897-1953), University of Heidelberg.
This is a new Open Access resource and has features that are not yet complete. Content is freely available, no login is required. Topics include film, literature, gender, religion, medicine, fashion, politics, family life and more. For a list of periodical titles, or a user guide, please email the EA Studies librarian.

Jiefangjun Bao (PLA Daily)
Jiefangjun Bao, the PLA Daily, is the authoritative media of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) used to release military news and comprehensive military-related information and is the official newspaper of the Central Military Commission.

Ming Qing Women's Writings Digital Archive and Database Project, McGill Library
This project is dedicated to the digitization of collections of writings by women in late imperial China (1368-1911) - Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) periods. It includes a link for each writer to the China Biographical Database hosted at Harvard University. Search by chronological range of publications, types of publications (poetry, prose, etc.), and browse by many options (collections by library, year, type, or indexes by names, gender, ethnic groups, marital status, and more).

National Palace Museum Art Journals
Gugong Wen Wu Yue Kan / 文物月刊
https://bobcat.library.nyu.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=nyu_aleph003713932&vid=NYU&search_scope=all&tab=all&lang=en_US&context=L
Gugong Xue Shu Ji Kan / 學術季刊
https://bobcat.library.nyu.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=nyu_aleph001913049&vid=NYU&search_scope=all&tab=all&lang=en_US&context=L

NYUSH China Datasets Archive
The Datasets page is led by NYUSH Center for Data Science and Analytics, and created in collaboration with NYUSH Library.
Https://persistent.library.nyu.edu/arch/NYU06067

Open Access (OA) Online-First Publishing of Research Papers on COVID-19
Scholarly journal articles on the topic of COVID-19 (many of which we already have available in CAJ). When you find something you want to read here, you can copy and paste the article information into the China Academic Journals (CAJ) database.

English Language Databases (Subscription) at NYU that include China and Asia

Asian & European Business Collection
The Asian & European Business Collection provides current and historical information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, from academic journals, newspapers, and magazines, covering companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices.
Bibliography of Asian Studies
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide and in Western languages.
Caixin Global
Caixin Global provides financial and business news in China. It is the English language platform of Caixin, an independent media outlet in China with a Public Trust Committee to guarantee its integrity. Our subscription allows complete access to Caixin paid content, including their CX Flash brief stories and a weekly audio roundup of news.
"Locked" articles requiring subscription are only accessible from on campus. Click "中文" to view the Chinese language version. Please register for an account once you are on the homepage of the Chinese language version. You will have access to full-text content after the registration is complete.

Please refer to this document (use your @nyu.edu to access) for instructions on how to register with your @nyu.edu email address.
Cambridge Archive Editions Online
Cambridge Archive Editions Online provides electronic access to original documents of the National Archives (UK) represented in facsimile, including numerous maps, on the national heritage and political development of countries in the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Southeast Asia, as well as Russia and China.
Cambridge Histories Online
Over 250 of these well-known, used and trusted volumes published since the 1960s are available online; covers 14 subject areas, including General History, Regional History, Literary Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.
China and the Modern World
China and the Modern World is a series of digital archive collections sourced from libraries and archives across the world, including the Second Historical Archives of China and the British Library. Archives available include Diplomacy and Political Secrets (1869-1950), Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals (1817-1949), and Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China (1854-1949).
China, America and the Pacific
China, America and the Pacific explores the cultural and trading relationships that emerged between America, China and the Pacific region between the 18th and early 20th centuries. Manuscripts, rare printed sources, visual images, objects and maps from international libraries and archives document this fascinating history.
China: Culture and Society
China: Culture and Society contains the pamphlets held in the Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia housed in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Division of Asia Collections at Cornell University. Mostly in English and published between c.1750 and 1929, these rare pamphlets form part of one of the deepest and most extensive collections of literature on China and the Chinese in the Western world. They provide rich resources for scholars and teachers in numerous disciplines.
China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980
This digital collection answers a need for clear, intelligible and informative English-language sources relating to China and the West from 1793-1980. Covers most aspects of Chinese history during the two centuries of monumental social and political upheaval that ultimately recreated China into a modern power. The collection contains manuscripts encompassing events from the earliest English embassy to the birth and early years of the People’s Republic.
Chinese Film and Newsreel Scripts from the Cultural Revolution Online
Documentary films and newsreels were two of the major mass media and communication channels in China from the 1950’s through the 1970’s. They covered all aspects of social activities, though the emphasis was on developments in the building of a socialist country. The bulk of the items in the collection are transcripts for the documentary films and newsreels from the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953), ProQuest Historical Newspapers
This historical newspaper provides insight into Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers. Included are critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion and the events leading up to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China. In addition to the article content, the full-image newspapers offer searchable access to advertisements, editorials, cartoons, and classified ads that illuminate history.
Chinese Research Perspectives Online
The former Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Yearbooks have become part of the Chinese Research Perspectives series. The focus is on the same six research areas: Economy, Education, Environment, Law, Population and Labor, and Society that were in the yearbooks. The new volumes will no longer be strictly organized on an annual basis. Rather, the selection of contributions will cover developments in China of particular interest to a non-Chinese speaking audience and will occasionally differ from the Chinese-language yearbooks. The volumes will continue to provide Western readers with firsthand insights into the discussions of China’s top scholars on contemporary issues in their country.
CNBKSY
CNBKSY Database is a database of both English- and Chinese language newspapers of the 19th and early 20th centuries from the collections of The Shanghai Library. The Database includes: North-China Daily News, Herald Newspapers and Hong Lists.

-The North-China Daily News & Herald, Limited, was the most important and largest British-founded press agency in Shanghai in the 1800s.
-The North-China Herald: Founded in 1850, it was the first English newspaper published in Shanghai.
-The North-China Daily News: Originally a supplement to The North-China Herald, the News later increased in importance, while the Herald became its supplement.
-The North-China Desk Hong List: Provides both general and detailed information about various firms, enterprises and agencies (foreign agencies in particular) in Shanghai and other major cities around China.
-Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949)
-Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database (1833-1911)
CSMAR
CSMAR data consists of historical financial statements, and stock returns for China's listed companies (on Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange). Our Library has subscribed to 31 datasets under the China Stock Market, China Listed Firms Research, & Bank Research series.
WRDS data is available via WRDS (Wharton Research Database Service) as well.
Sage Data
Sage Data aggregates datasets sourced from reputable public and private organizations, such as OECD, China Data Online, the United Nations, and the U.S. Census. It covers topics across many subject areas, including education, population and income, industry, commerce, trade, housing and construction. Users can create custom extracts and download files in delimited, SAS, or shapefile formats.
Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980
This digital collection makes available all British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan between 1919 and 1980. Allows access to eye-witness accounts, weekly and monthly summaries, annual reviews, reports and analyses, economic assessments, synopses on Chinese personalities, and more.
Manchuria Daily News Online
The English-language Manchuria Daily News (1908 – 1940), published in Dalian (Darien), presents Japan’s case for its presence in China. From 1932 the Manchuria Daily News promotes Japan’s newly founded vassal state Manchoukuo, as the showcase state for Japan’s cultural, political and technological leadership of Asia.Complemented here by Manchuria Magazine, Manchuria Month, Contemporary Manchuria and the Manchuria Information Bulletin, the Manchuria Daily News offers scholars of the modern history of Japan in China a multifaceted view of competing Japanese agendas in the China theatre.
Oxford Bibliographies
Oxford Bibliographies presents constantly updated articles that contain citations (with annotations) and commentaries for sources across the disciplines. Users can search topics and gather relevant journal article and book citations, online resources, data sources, and more.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Offers fully searchable bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Includes dictionaries for Arabic, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
PressReader
PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) provides access to newspapers from around the world, often in the original language. Dates of coverage vary from the most current three months to the most current decade. Newspapers are presented in a browsable, "as printed" visual format.
Spatial Data Repository (SDR)
The Spatial Data Repository (SDR) is NYU's portal for previewing and discovering geospatial data. The collection includes resources from open data and proprietary resources, and users can download layers and work with them in many GIS platforms. Search "Beijing Hua tong ren shi chang xin xi you xian ze ren gong si" for Historical China county population census data with GIS maps, 1953, 1964, 1982, 1990.
Translations of the Peking Gazette Online
Translations of the Peking Gazette Online is a comprehensive database of English-language renderings of official edicts and memorials from the Qing dynasty that cover China’s long nineteenth century from the Macartney Mission in 1793 to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. As the mouthpiece of the government, the Peking Gazette is the authoritative source for information about the Manchu state and its Han subjects as they collectively grappled with imperial decline, re-engaged with the wider world, and began mapping the path to China’s contemporary rise.
The Treasury of Lives
The Treasury of Lives database is a biographical encyclopedia of Tibet, Inner Asia, and the Himalayan region. The Treasury provides accessible and well-researched biographies of a wide range of figures, from Buddhist masters to artists and political officials; most essays are peer reviewed. Content is enhanced by a dynamic map of Asia.
U.S. Intelligence on Asia, 1945-1991
The purpose of this unique online collection is to provide students and researchers with the declassified documentary record about the successes and failures of the U.S. intelligence community in the Far East during the Cold War (1945-1991). Particular emphasis is given to America’s principal antagonists in Asia during the Cold War era: the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam. However, countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia are covered as well.
The Wire China
The Wire is a digital news magazine dedicated to understanding and explaining one of the biggest stories of our time: China's economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment.