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Contact
Bing Wang, Ph.D.
Chinese Studies Librarian, Assistant Professor
bingw@illinois.edu
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Related Pages
New Chinese Studies books
Collaboration
Bibliographies & Indexes
- Classical Historiography for Chinese History 中國經典文獻工具書錄
- Bibliography of Local Gazetteers of Chinese Provinces 中國大陸各省地方志書目查詢系統
- Periodical articles reprinted (Renmin University Information Center)
Biographies
- China Vitae — Provides biographical information on more than 3,000 Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media.
- HKAuthors 香港作家與作品
- Dictionary of Chinese Authors from Taiwan, Hong Kong & Oversea 台港澳及海外华人作家词典 — Provides biographical information on 1,525 20th Century Chinese authors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Overseas
Dictionaries
Chinese Language
- Zhongwen.com 中文
Other Dictionaries
Directories
Films and Videos
- Chinese Films/Videos in the University Library — Leads to the results of a predesigned search of films and videos in the media collection of the Library that are on China or in Chinese language.
- The Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) –AEMS is a program of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which offers help in locating audio-visual media resources about Asia and advice in choosing among the many resources available. AEMS maintains an extensive database with more than 5,000 records for DVDs, video cassettes, CD-ROMs, audio cassettes, and curriculum units with audio-visual components that are useful for learning and teaching about Asia. Each record includes information on how to obtain the item directly from its distributor.
Maps
- China Maps — Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways
- China in Time and Space (CITAS)
Newspapers
- People’s Daily 人民日报
- People.cn 人民网
- China News Services 中国新闻网
- China Radio International 中国国际广播电台
- Chinese Media Guide — A complete guide to major overseas Chinese newspapers, Chinese TV stations, Chinese radio stations, and Chinese websites.
- Lianhe zaobao 聯合早报 (Singapore)
- Ming Pao 明報 (Hong Kong)
- Official China Media Guide — A complete list of newspapers approved by the Central and Local Governments of the People’s Republic of China.
- Shen Bao Digital Archive 申报 — Online access to the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China.
Statistics
- National Bureau of Statistics of China 中華人民共和國國家統計局
- China Data Online –The most comprehensive database on statistics of China. The library currently does not subscribe to this database, but there are some free trial and sample data available. Make requests here for subscription to this database.