Chinese Studies: Full-Text Databases of Classics

On the login page, select “中國基本古籍庫,” then click “Login” to connect to the database. Remember to click “exit” from the homepage/gateway when done, otherwise the next user will have to wait at least 15 minutes). The largest database of pre-20th century covering all fields of knowledge from the pre-Qin period through to the Republican period. The texts are divided into four sections — Philosophy and Science, History and Geography, Art and Literature, and General Works — and these are further divided into twenty major categories, which are in turn subdivided into one hundred minor categories.

Provides full-text access to a number of collections of pre-modern writings, including the Daozang 道藏, Daozang jiyao 道藏辑要, Sibu congkan 四部叢刊, Yongle dadian 永樂大典, Gujin tushu jicheng 古今圖書集成, Siku quanshu 四庫全書, and more.

Contains search-able full-text and scanned images of important classics from ancient China to the Qing Dynasty; includes works on astronomy, geography, history, philosophy, literature, politics, economics, art, education, agriculture, medicine, and more

Scanned images and searchable full-text of 504 works in 3,134 volumes compiled during the years 1919 to 1936； topics include history, astronomy, geography, politics, economics, and literature

An electronic edition of the collectanea Si ku quan shu 四庫全書 comprised of the finest editions of the best books in China and completed in 1782； includes 3,461 works, totaling over 36,375 volumes/scrolls; its four main bibliographic divisions are jing 經, shi 史, zi 子, and ji 集

Integrated GIS-based, within the spatial extend of China, in the time frame of Chinese history
Searches enabled include: historical place names, Bibliography of Chinese Local Gazetteers 地方志(Song dynasty to 2003), 輿圖要錄

Ming and Qing documents
Searches enabled include:　明清檔案主題詞表、人物詞表、清代國家機購名稱表、清代職稱表、清代民族名稱表
UC Berkeley has full access