Database:
Database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books
Beijing Erudition Digital Technology Research Center

About this Database

This database includes 10,000 titles from pre-Qin period through to the Republican era. The texts are full text searchable with images of the original pages. It covers a wide variety of subject areas and types of materials such as Chinese classics, history, literature, local gazetteers, Qing Dynasty archives, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books. Available via Erudition.

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Durable URL

This is the permanent URL for the database. It should be used in syllabi, lists of resources, and all other links provided to Johns Hopkins users. https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU07077