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China |
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General Resources |
Chinese History (to Qing Dynasty) (general historical links, arranged by time period, to 1911) (East Asian Library, U. Southern California) |
An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources: China: History (Robert Y. Eng, U. Redlands) |
China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) (collaborative project with objective to "create a flexible tool that can be used to investigate any sort of geographically specific data related to China, involving numerous universities) (Yenching Institute, Harvard U., et. al.) |
A Country Study: China (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from ancient to modern times, arranged by topic) (Robert L. Worden, Andrea Matles Savada and Ronald E. Dolan, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
Colin Chinnery The History of Chinese Bookbinding (images and articles) (International Dunhuang Project) |
Chimed: The History of Chinese Medicine (links and articles, program information, and more) (Albion C.) |
Classical Historiography for Chinese History (articles and bibliographies) (Benjamin A. Elman, U. California, Los Angeles and Princeton U.) |
Classified Bibliography of Reference Works on Chinese Historical Geography (bibliographies, arranged by subject) (Thomas H. Hahn, Cornell U.) |
Concise Political History of China (annotated timeline, with material compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopediawithin larger Chinese Cultural Studies site) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
Condensed China: Chinese History for Beginners (articles, arranged by time period) (Paul Frankenstein) |
Era and Timeline of Chinese History (in Chinese and in English; requires Chinese character capability to see pages correctly) (Seke Wei) |
The Fairbanks Chinese History Virtual Library (virtual exhibits, with historical analysis)(Robert Gray, U. of Michigan) |
Global History Consortium: China (articles and links on history and culture, plus maps) (Richard Stockton C., Pomona, NJ) |
Barend J. ter Haar's Website (includes bibliographies on Violence, Protest, and other topics in Chinese History) (Barend J. ter Haar, U. Leiden) |
Paul Halsall (U. North Florida) Chinese Culture (Brooklyn College course web-site, with links to articles and images) |
Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (annotated links on all subjects, part of WWW Virtual Library) (Hanno E. Lecher, Leiden U., Netherlands) |
A Country Study: Macau (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from ancient to modern times, arranged by topic) (Robert L. Worden, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
Historical Maps of China (part of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection) (U. Texas, Austin) |
Taiwan Maps (from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection) (U. Texas, Austin) |
the National Museum of China (virtual exhibitions, in Chinese and in English) Beijing, China) |
Leon Poon (U. of Maryland) History of China (sections with a timeline and with articles arranged by topic) |
China (images and multimedia resources, includes "bibliographies" section with numerous resources on Chinese culture and history) (Marilyn Shea, U. Maine, Farmington) |
Silk Road Seattle (virtual exhibits, including maps and articles, exploring the Silk Road to the 17th Century) (Daniel C. Waugh, U. Washington) |
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Ancient and Early Imperial China |
Ancient China: The Middle Kingdom (links to articles, arranged by subject and period) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) Ancient Dynasties (1 of 2 overview article and image pages on Ancient Dynasties, within larger history of China site) |
Centre for Hong Kong Prehistory (introduction, bibliography) (U. of Hong Kong) |
The Chou, 1050-256 BC (overview, within the World Civilizations: China: The Middle Kingdom pages) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
The Coins and History of Ancient China (virtual exhibits) (T. K. Mallon-McCorgray) |
China: History (article on early China) (Robert Crowley, U. Illinois, Springfield) |
Rinn-Sup Shinn and Robert L. Worden History of China: The Ancient Dynasties (article and images, with link to 2nd page on dynasties, within larger History of China site) (Leon Poon, U. Maryland) |
The Chinese Empire: The Middle Kingdom (articles arranged by subject) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
Emuseum: China (timeline on ancient and imperial Chinese periods, with articles and maps) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
Han Dynasty (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) The Imperial Era: The First Imperial Period (overview article and images, within larger history of China site) |
The Development of Mathematics in Ancient China (article with images and tables) (Saxakali.com) |
Barbara Bennett Patterson (Oregon State U.) Dutiful Daughters: Seven Moral Exemplars in Chinese History (essay about the use of women as figures for ethical instruction in early Chinese history) |
Warring State Project ("a center and international contact point for research on China's classical period (the 05th through 03rd centuries," includes project description, other resources) (U. Massachusetts, Amherst) |
Zhou Dynasty (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
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Classical Imperial China |
Emuseum: China (timeline on ancient and imperial Chinese periods, with articles and maps) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
The Northern and Southern Song dynasties (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
T'ang Dynasty (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
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Yuan and Ming Dynasties (1279-1644) |
The Legacy of Genghis Khan (virtual exhibits, with historical information, including Mongol history in China and Iran) (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) |
Ming Dynasty (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) The Imperial Era: The Mongolian Interlude (overview article and images, within larger history of China site) |
The Mongols |
The Legacy of Genghis Khan (virtual exhibits, with historical information, including Mongol history in China and Iran) (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) |
Reuven Amitai-Preiss "Mamluks and Mongols: an overview" (1995) (etext from larger book) |
Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan (virtual exhibits) (U. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the National Museum of Mongolian History, Ulaanbaatar) |
Mike Edwards and Jim Stanfield (National Geographic Society) The Land of Genghis Khan (photographic essay, maps, legacy of Genghis Khan in modern Mongolia) |
S. A. M. Adshead "Tamerlane and the Global Arsenal, 1370-1405" (etext of selection form larger book on Central Asia) |
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Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) |
Formosa (virtual exhibit on 19th century Taiwan through Western eyes, with maps, timelines, and more) (Reed C., Portland, OR) |
The Opium Wars |
Digital China: The Opium War (overview, links to primary sources and other sites) (Harvard Law School) |
China: The First Opium War (overview, image, and prmary document) (Joseph V. O'Brien, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice, NY) |
Windows on Asia: History of Hong Kong (overview of cession of Hong Kong to Britain due to Chinese military defeat) (Michigan State U.) |
Richard Hooker (Washington State U.) The Opium Wars (overview article, within the World Civilizations pages devoted to Chinese history) |
Sigrid Schmalzer (U. California, San Diego) Review of Arthur Waley, The Opium War through Chinese Eyes (1958) |
Cameron Campbell (U. California, Los Angeles) and James Lee (Cal. tech) Papers on Chinese Population and Social History (papers in.pdf format, covering c.1750-1909) (U. California, Los Angeles) |
The Qing Dynasty (articles and links, arranged by topic, within the John Fairbank memorial Chinese History Virtual Library) (Robert Gray, U. of Michigan) |
Qing Dynasty (overview article and images, within larger site on ancient and imperial China) (Minnesota State U., Mankota) |
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) |
Bill Gordon (Wesleyan U.) "Explanations of Japan’s Imperialistic Expansion, 1894-1910" (2003) (overvioew essay that runs through various theories of imperialism and weighs the value of these to the subject) |
Shimonoseki Armistice, March 30, 1895 (transcription, in English) (Center for East Asian Studies, U. California, Los Angeles) |
S. Weigelin-Schwiedrzik (U. Heidelberg) and Marilyn A. Levine (Lewis-Clark State C.) Historical Survey: Sino-Japanese War (overview and images, within electronic course on Chinese history) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) Emergence of Modern China: The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-64 (overview article, within larger history of China site) |
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Modern China |
General Resources |
Modern Chinese History: A Basic Bibliography (texts arranged by subject and by time period) (Brent Irvin, U. California San Diego) |
Chinese History Research Site (includes articles, reviews, and other resources; maintained by graduate students in Modern Chinese History Program) (U. California, San Diego) |
Historical Society for 20th Century China (society homepage, information) |
The Boxer Rebellion |
Fei Ch'i-hao The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 (English translation of Chinese historical text, within Paul Halsall's Modern History Sourcebook) |
Boxer Uprising: China, 1900-1901 (historical overview, photos, and short bibliography) (Australian War Memorial, Canberra) |
The Boxer Rebllion (historical overview and images) (J. Buschini, Small Planet Communications.com) |
The Centennial of the Boxer Rebellion (article and images) (Yale U. Library) |
John W. Guy "Role of the United States Marines During the Relief of Peking, The Boxer Rebellion - 1900" (article and images) (U. San Diego) |
George Odgers War Against the Boxers (historical overview and photos, with emphasis on Australian participation) |
Boxer Rebellion (Third China War) 1900 (articles, maps, bibliography, and links) (T.F. Mills, Regiments.org) |
The Boxer Rebellion, 1900: A Selection of Prints, Books and Photographs (Frances Wood, British Library, London) |
Historical Chinese Language Materials in British Columbia: An Electronic Inventory (database) (U. British Columbia) |
Chinese Canadian Historical Photo Exhibit (19th c. photos) (Chinese Canadian National COuncil, Toronto) |
The Cultural Revolution |
The Cultural Revolution as History (book reviews and articles by graduate students) (U. California, San Diego) |
The Cultural Revolution: Bibliography (within larger site on Chinese history) (Marilyn Shea, U. Maine) |
Virtual Museum of the 'Cultural Revolution' (in Chinese or in English; articles and images, arranged by subject, in developing database)(China News Digest, International) |
Picturing Power: Posters of the Cultural Revolution (online exhibit of collection originally arranged by U. Westminster and Indiana U.) (Ohio State U.) |
John Fairbank Memorial Chinese History Virtual Library: Modern (articles and images, from the Qing Period to the present) (Robert Gray, U. Michigan) |
Frederick S. Litten (I. for the History of Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-U., Munich) 'The CCP and the Fujian Rebellion" (essay in translation of thesis on Communist involvement in 1930's insurgency) (1988) |
An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources: Hong Kong: History (Robert Y. Eng, U. Redlands) |
Indo-Chinese War (1962) |
Official 1962 War History (pdf articles) (History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India) |
Neville Maxwell India's China War (full e-text, arranged by chapter) |
Indo-China War, 1962 (tables, links to articles arranged by topic0 (T.F. Mills, Regiments.org) |
War in the Himalayas: 1962 Indo-Sino Conflict (articles, images, military history)(Bharat Rakshak) |
Indo-China War of 1962 (historical overview) (John Pike, Global Security.org) |
A Modern Chinese History Virtual Library |
Homepage (Robert Gray / Fairbank Chinese History Library, Harvard U.) |
People's Republic of China (1949-present) |
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) |
Republican Era (1912-1949) |
The Hedda Morrison Photographs, 1933-46 (Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard U.) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) The People's Republic of China (1 of a series of overview articles on Communist China, within larger history of China site) |
Bibliography of Photo Albums and Materials related to Photography in China and Tibet before 1949 (includes images) (Thomas H. Hahn, COrnell U.) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) Republican China (1 of a series of overview articles on Republican China, within larger history of China site) |
Separate Lives, Broken Dreams: Saga of Chinese Immigration (discussion of U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act, links to related resources) (National Asian American Telecommunication Association) |
Shanghai in Images: A Historical Photographic Database (in English or French) (I. of East Asian Studies, Lyon U., and Center for Chinese Studies, U. California, Berkeley) |
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1931-45) |
Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, 1937-38 (Chiu-yee Cheung, Hong Kong) |
Nanking 1937: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Nanking Massacre (virtual exhibit, including historical articles and images) (Princeton U.) |
Leon Poon (U. Maryland) Republican China: Anti-Japanese War (overview article, within larger history of China site) |
Shanghai 1937: Photographs of Karl Kengelbacher (over 100 photos of a four-month period of the war in Shanghai) (Peter Kengelbacher, and Schauwecker's Guide to Japan) |
A Joint Study of the Sino-Japanese War, 1931-1945 (bibliographies, links, documents, conference minutes, description of project seeking to connect scholars) (Asia Center, Harvard U., and Steven Phillips, Towson U.) |
Headland, Isaac Taylor Court Life in China (1909) (full etext, within U. Virginia's electronic text collections) |
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