SOAS Library
A-Z Chinese Language Databases 中文資料庫
This page lists the Chinese language databases available at SOAS; for other databases use the letter navigation on the left or go to the A-Z database homepage.
On-campus access is automatic for most databases; and many can be accessed off-campus using your SOAS id and password (the same as you use for SOAS e-mail and computers). Off-campus access is only available to SOAS students and staff; and is available only where there is a link for 'off-campus use'.
If you need help with any of the databases you can:
- Ask at the Library Enquiry Desk (Ground floor Room E10/Level E), Monday to Friday 10am-4pm.
- E-mail electronic@soas.ac.uk
- Phone 020 7898 4163/4141
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Airiti - iRead eBook |
Over thousands Chinese ebook provided from Taiwan Airiti. You are able to preview up to 10% of each book from iRead eBook webpage.
Airiti - iRead eBookDescription: To access our purchased ebooks please click "本館館藏 ". If you want library to purchase any ebooks please contact the Subject librarian |
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China Academic Journals (CAJ) 中国期刊全文数据库 |
Full-text access to over 1,000 Chinese language journals; in the subscribed series: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J).
Full-text is available to subscribed content. A small percentage of the articles are images which can be converted to text-based articles by using the OCR button. Bibliographic citations are available free of charge for the entire CNKI database
China Academic Journals (CAJ) 中国期刊全文数据库URLOn-campus: https://oversea.cnki.net/index/ AccessAccess is limited to 3 users at a time. Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text is available to subscribed content. A small percentage of the articles are images which can be converted to text-based articles by using the OCR button. Bibliographic citations are available free of charge for the entire CNKI database. DescriptionThe database, with English language interface, provides full-text access to Chinese journals, many of which include English abstracts. Over 15 million articles from approximately 1,200 journals within the four subscribed series which are: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J). Dates covered:Date rang varies according to title (most are retrospectively covered). Download/e-mail/print /reference softwareDownload, e-mail and print are available. Citations can be exported to End Note or Ref Works software. Search tipThe best result is gained by searching with terms in simplified Chinese. Special requirementsAll articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X or higher with simplified Chinese font, or alternatively download CAJ Viewer to view or download the articles. Please use Microsoft IE to input Chinese characters and choose a GB or Unicode encoded font. More informationAdditional information is readily available by clicking on the link to the CAJ Bibliographic Database, 'Librarians Corner,' or other parts of this page. |
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China Doctoral/Masters Dissertations (CDMD) 中国博士/ 硕士学位论文全文数据库 |
Masters theses (1999-2012) and doctoral dissertations (2000-2012).
Access is limited to 3 external users at a time using a particular computer in the library premises. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus
China Doctoral/Masters Dissertations (CDMD) 中国博士/ 硕士学位论文全文数据库URLOn-campus: https://oversea.cnki.net Off-campus: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=https://oversea.cnki.net Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Over 15 million articles from approximately 1,200 journals within the four subscribed series which are: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J). Dates covered: Download/e-mail/print /reference software Download, e-mail and print are available. Citations can be exported to End Note or Ref Works software. Search tip The best result is gained by searching with terms in Chinese. Special requirements All articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X or higher with simplified Chinese font, or alternatively download CAJ Viewer to view or download the articles. Please use Microsoft IE to input Chinese characters and choose a GB or Unicode encoded font. More information Additional information is readily available by clicking on the link to the CAJ Bibliographic Database, 'Librarians Corner,' or other parts of this page. |
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China Maxx (中文集献) |
China Maxx is the European mirror site of Superstar Digital Library (超星数字图书馆). It is a full-text database of e-books purchased from China. Titles such as: 四库全书存目, 四库禁毁书丛刊，四库未收书刊辑 totalled 2,000 volumes, are in the database. Four early twenty century periodicals such as 新青年 & 妇女杂志，are also included. Important Chinese culture and historical data, such as上海市文史资料，山东省文史资料 & 北京文史资料 in 1, 700 volumes together with over 200 volumes ebooks have been purchased.
Internet Explorer browser required and Simplified Chinese GB code.
China Maxx (中文集献)URLOn-campus: http://www.chinamaxx.net/ Access DescriptionChina Maxx is the European mirror site of Superstar Digital Library (超星数字图书馆). It is a full-text database of e-books purchased from China. Titles such as: 四库全书存目, 四库禁毁书丛刊，四库未收书刊辑 totalled 2,000 volumes, are in the database. Four early twenty century periodicals such as 新青年 & 妇女杂志，are also included. Important Chinese culture and historical data, such as上海市文史资料，山东省文史资料 & 北京文史资料 in 1, 700 volumes together with over 200 volumes ebooks have been purchased. Currently the ebooks in this database are limited. They are organised into subject folders. They are searchable . Technical RequirementsInternet Explorer required. |
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China Statistical Yearbooks Database (CSYD) 中国经济社会发展统计数据库 |
This database provides comprehensive and continuous official statistics. It is in both Chinese and English language and covers various survey data. | On-campus use |
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Chinese e-books via CNKI |
Over thousands Chinese ebook you are able to preview for free from CNKI webpage. To access our purchased ebooks please click "My library" | On-campus use |
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Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務 |
Consists of theses and dissertations information from Taiwan higher education institutions after 2004. At present, this database contains theses and dissertations mainly from Taiwan universities, including National Taiwan University, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts, National Tsing Hua University and National Taiwan Normal University, with over 27,000 bibliographic citations and 16,500 theses in full text. Subject coverage includes humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, medicine and life sciences.
The best result is gained by searching with terms in traditional Chinese. All articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X
Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務 URL On-campus: http://www.airitilibrary.com/ Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Download/e-mail/print /reference software Search tip Special requirements |
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Dacheng Old Journal full-text database 大成老旧刊全文数据库 |
A collection of 7,000 periodicals, 130,000 issues and 1.3 million articles, which were published from 1840 to 1949 in mainland China. Many of the periodicals are rare and unique during late Qing Dynas. Most journals may not have the complete run of issues. Subjects covered include philosophy, economic, politics, military, industry, agriculture, transportation, literature ,history, geography , astronomy and astrology.
Dacheng Old Journal full-text database 大成老旧刊全文数据库URLhttp://laokan.dachengdata.com/ [on-campus] DescriptionIt includes a collection of 7,000 periodicals, 130,000 issues and 1.3 million articles, which were published from 1840 to 1949 in mainland China. Many of the periodicals are rare and unique during late Qing Dynas. Most journals may not have the complete run of issues. Subjects covered include philosophy, economic, politics, military, industry, agriculture, transportation, literature ,history, geography , astronomy and astrology. |
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Diaolong Full-text Database of Chinese & Japanese Ancient Books 雕龍: 中日古籍全文資料庫 |
Provides full-text access to a number of collections of pre-modern writings, including the Daozang 道藏, Daozang jiyao 道藏輯要, Sibu congkan 四部叢刊, Xu sibu congkan 續四部叢刊, Yongle dadian 永樂大典, and Siku quanshu 四庫全書. | On-campus use |
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Duxiu 读秀 |
Duxiu 读秀 covers Chinese publications from the early 1930s to the present. It retrieves content from various formats including Chinese ebooks.
Duxiu 读秀URLOn-campus: http://www.duxiu.com/ DescriptionDuxiu is a huge content-based database composed of 600,000,000 full text pages, with very Searching using the full text filter, you can read (and print) most articles. Sometimes there is Searching using the book title filter, you can read a limited number of pages directly on-line, Some of the books can be purchased by the library for perpetual access; if you think we Technical RequirementsInternet Explorer required. |
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GTA China (CSMAR) |
Access to the China Stock Market Series and the China Listed Firms Research Series available in English, and both traditional or simplified Chinese. Available to SOAS staff & students only, with log in on & off campus. [To access all of the language versions click on 'GTA China (CSMAR)' to the left.]
GTA China (CSMAR)AccessAvailable to SOAS staff and students only, with log in on & off campus. AboutAccess to the China Stock Market Series and the China Listed Firms Research Series available in English, and both traditional or simplified Chinese. GTA is a leading global provider of China financial market data, China industries and economic data. The Stock Market Data includes end-of-day prices, volume and computed comparable prices of all A shares and B shares companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 1990 to present. China Corporate Research Series provide detailed information on listed companies’ finance and behaviour. Data mainly derive from periodic and ad-hoc announcements from listed companies, including financial statements, financial ratios management information, shareholder information, corporate behaviour and analyst forecasts. |
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Gujin tushi jicheng 古今圖書集成 |
First published in 1726 and with complete original text and illustrations, the 'Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China' 古今圖書集成 chronicles 5,000 years of Chinese art, literature, culture and science. Browse and search the entire 1934 edition--all 64 volumes--online in full text, every character (Chinese - full form). | On-campus use |
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The History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements |
The database includes primary source materials relating to the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign (1957–), the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), the Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine (1958-1962), and the PoliticalCampaigns in the 1950s from Land Reform to Public-Private Cooperation (1949-1956). Sources include government documents, directives, bulletins, speeches by Mao Zedong and other officials, major newspaper and magazine editorials, and other types of documents. | On-campus use |
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North China Herald |
Full text version of the North China Herald from 1850-1940. Please, use either Firefox or Google Chrome web browser to access this resource. | On-campus use |
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Renmin ribao 人民日报 |
Online version of Renmin ribao 人民日报 (People's Daily) 1946 - 2012 | On-campus use |
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Chinese-English; English-Chinese |
Currently featuring over 220,000 words, phrases, and translations from the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary (Third edition), plus tools and resources | On-campus use |
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pkulaw 北大法宝 |
English translations of Chinese laws and regulations, judicial cases, legal news and gazettes.
pkulaw 北大法宝URLOn-campus: http://www.pkulaw.com/English AccessAny Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. One concurrent user only. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Username and passwordNon-required Full-text or bibliographicFull-text DescriptionThe database provides access to full-texts of English translations of Chinese laws and regulations, judicial cases, legal news and gazettes. It also allows users to search and browse the table of contents of leading law journals. There are also notes and hyperlinks to all the related laws, regulations, cases and law review articles. The notes and links are in Chinese language. Dates coveredFrom 1949 to the present. Search tipsThe database can be searched in either English, Chinese (simplified only) Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareDownload, e-mail and print are available. |
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Primary Sources: Western Books on China |
A collection of 654 digitised books based on the bibliography by John Lust of all early western books on China to be found in SOAS Library. | On-campus use |
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Shen Bao (申報) |
Shen Bao (申報), is the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China.
Shen Bao (申報)Shen Bao (申報), is the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China. It was established by British businessman Ernest Major in 1872 and lasted until 1949 when the Chinese Communist Government shut it down. As an important primary source for late imperial and modern China, Shen Bao underwent three reigns of Qing Dynasty, and witnessed many significant historical events, such as Sino-French War, Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion, and two World Wars. Known for its rich news reporting, commentary and advertisement, Shen Bao played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the late 19th century and Republic Era. |
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Siku Quanshu (e-SKQS) 四庫全書 |
The Siku Quanshu: Wenyuange edition compiled during the years 1773-1782. Includes 3,460 classical works. For remote access, please email libenquiry@soas.ac.uk.
Siku Quanshu (e-SKQS) 四庫全書AccessAccess via an installed client programme at most computers in the library. SOAS students and staff access from library computers on-campus use only. External users can access the database on request at the Library Enquiry Desk. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text. DescriptionSiku Quanshu Wenyuange edition 1782 (The Complete Library of Four Treasures, 四庫全書) has been deemed as an essential resource for Chinese humanity studies. Initiated by Emperor Qianlong in the late 18th century, the project aimed to collect the most comprehensive information representing the major categories of traditional Chinese knowledge. Download/e-mail/print /reference softwareDownload, e-mail and print are available. Search tipThe best result is gained by searching with terms in traditional Chinese. More informationLogin instructions |
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Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) 台灣電子期刊服務網 |
TEPS 台灣電子期刊服務網 is an on-line database offering full-text Taiwanese periodicals. Currently TEPS contains more than 700 Taiwan Periodicals of different subjects. | On-campus use |
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聯合新聞網udn.com |
Online newspapers, including: United Daily News, Economic Daily News, Ming Shen Daily News, United Evening News, World Journal and Europe Journal, contents of partner magazines.
聯合新聞網udn.comURL On-campus: http://udndata.com/library/ Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Download/e-mail/print /reference software Search tip Special requirements |
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Westlaw China |
Westlaw China has the largest collection of China's primary law, with more than 800,000 laws and regulations since 1949 and over 500,000 cases. [Click 'If you are a Westlaw China subscriber, please click 'Log in'.'] | On-campus use |
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