East Asian Resources

All posts with this tag are about the resources in the East Asian studies field.

UMN New Database: Chinese Classic Ancient Books Database 中华经典古籍库

Direct link to Chinese Classic Ancient Books Database 中华经典古籍库.

Library catalog page of Chinese Classic Ancient Books Database 中华经典古籍库1-10期.

Access is limited for 2 simultaneous users.
Full-text searchable database of 8,000+ titles (and growing) of annotated and punctuated ancient books, published mostly by Zhonghua Shu ju. It also includes comparison between text version and image version. We now have access to series.1-10.

East Asia for All Podcast

East Asia for All is a podcast about East Asian popular culture and media, co-hosted by Melissa Brzycki and Stephanie Montgomery. They each have a Ph.D. in East Asian history. It is available on various podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. It can also be accessed through the website: www.eastasiaforall.com.

China Unofficial Archives

The URL of China Unofficial Archives: https://minjian-danganguan.org/

This site is dedicated to making accessible the key documents, movies, blogs, and publications of a movement of Chinese people seeking to reclaim their country's history.

Tohoku University: Gaihozu Digital Archives

The URL of Tohoku University: Gaihozu Digital Archives: https://gaihozu-tohokugeo.hub.arcgis.com/

The Gaihozu Digital Archives manage the electronic catalog (metadata) and digital images of the Gaihozu maps that remain mainly at Tohoku University, as well as Ochanomizu , Kyoto and Osaka Universities, providing a public access system for browsing map images to facilitate their peace-seeking academic use.

UMN New Database: Great Chinese Dictionary & Kangxi Dictionary 知网版 漢語大詞典&康熙字典.

Direct link to Great Chinese Dictionary & Kangxi Dictionary.

Library catalog page of Great Chinese Dictionary & Kangxi Dictionary 漢語大詞典&康熙字典.

It provides one-stop search for etymology, pronunciation, definition and documentary evidence in three Chinese language reference works: Great Chinese Dictionary, Chinese Dictionary Supplement and Kangxi Dictionary.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: Digitization of 10-meter long scrolls of Whaling

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library recently announced the completion of the digitization of "鯨魚鑬笑録/Geigyo ranshōroku," or "A Simple Overview of Whaling." This project has been ongoing for over two years and has involved multiple information professionals. The two scrolls, measuring 39 and 35 feet, respectively, are now available as a high-resolution image in IIIF format. You can also find a news article about the project..