China-Related Web Sites

• Academia Sinica Home Page is the gateway to Taiwan's premier research institution.  Most noteworthy for the historian is a service which supports searches and text retrieval of Chinese documents (the Dynastic Histories, e.g.).
• Asia Fellows Research Resources page lists many helpful reference sites for the scholar of Asia.  The Asia Fellows program, funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by IIE, is dedicated to furthering Asian studies in Asia.
• Asian Arts is an on-line journal featuring articles and exhibitions of Asian art.
• The Association for Asian Studies contains information on AAS publications and conferences, as well as employment listings and a comprehensive "links" page.
• The Brooklyn College Chinese Culture Page is the on-line segment of the college's Chinese Studies courses. Check out the "General Reference Documents" section. You may also wish to visit the Internet East Asian History Sourcebook, compiled by the same author.
• China the Beautiful has many pages devoted to Chinese culture, including art, poetry, and calligraphy.  It also maintains a current events page.
• China Monthly is an on-line journal of Chinese culture. You will need Chinese-language software to read this site.
• China News Digest is maintained by a non-profit organization dedicated to China-related reporting.  In addition to news articles, this site contains photo archives and the  John King Fairbank Memorial Chinese History Virtual Library.
• China 5000 bills itself as the first interactive timeline of Chinese history.  In addition to the timeline, China 5K is also host to numerous "cultural" sites ranging from music to marriage practices to martial arts.
• Classical Historiography for Chinese History is authored by Professor Benjamin Elman of UCLA.  It is a "must-visit" site for any serious student of Chinese history.  It contains comprehensive bibliographies in addition to exercises in utilizing Classical Chinese sources.
• The Complete Reference to China-Related Sites claims to maintain links to over six thousand China-related websites. It supports a general index which runs the gamut from Chinese history to Chinese restaurants.
• Council on East Asian Libraries is an excellent reference for the Asia scholar.  It maintains a detailed and well-organized index of relevant websites as well as a comprehensive listing of library resources.
• Digital Chinese Library is sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies Library at UC Berkeley. It is a very well-organized site, with links to library catalogs, on-line references, and periodicals.  This site also maintains the events schedule for the Center for Chinese Studies.
• The East Asian Studies Center is based at Indiana University. This site is noteworthy for its detailed resources for K-12 education on Asia.
• UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, like the above center at Indiana University, is particularly helpful for K-12 educators. However, scholars will also likely appreciate the guide to academic journals and language studies programs.
• European Association of Sinological Librarians has an excellent "resources" section.  It also contains a nice listing of bibliographies as well as links to the China WWW Virtual Library.
• Harvard-Yenching Library Home Page contains listings of the library's holdings and publications and hosts links to other Harvard institutions such as the Fairbank Center. Another Harvard page of note is the one dedicated to the study of the Sino-Japanese War, including information on archival resources and the current state of the field.
• H-ASIA Discussion List hosts an electronic discussion open to graduate students and professors specializing in the field of Asian Studies.
• H-Net Asia-Pacific Network posts announcements for conferences and calls for papers, lists employment opportunities and on-line resources, and provides access to an archive of H-Net reviews.
• The Liaoning Provincial Archives in Shenyang have a great website which in addition to providing summaries of its holdings and current exhibitions involving materials there, also has links to other archives with websites.
• World Wide Web CJK-English Dictionary Database is an on-line dictionary of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters.  You will need Japanese-language software to use this site.
• The WWW Virtual Library-Asian Studies is the source.  Maintained by the Australian National Library, this site contains listings of on-line journals, information systems, databases, study abroad programs, and bookstores.

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