History by Country . A . B . C . D . E . F . G . HI . JK . L . M . N . OP . QR . S . TUV . WXYZ

First posted on December 10th 2004, last revised on June 17th 2008






1949-2006 : People's Republic of China, Taiwan
1911-1949 : Republic of China
until 1911 : Chinese Empire

Demographic History of China
Historical Atlas : China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan
List of Wars : China

Timeline History of East Asia (more general)
Historical Dictionary East Asia (general)
Biographies : East Asia (general)

History by Province : Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang
For Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang see Manchuria
Former foreign colonies / leased territories / concessions in China : Macau, Hong Kong, Kiautschou, Kwangchowan, Kwantung, Port Arthur, Shanghai, Weihaiwei






DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from CIA World Factbook Country : PR China
Library of Congress Country Studies : China
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL; from dmoz; from Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (Virtual Library China); Links on China (chapter on Ch. History) from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies; List of China-related topics, from Wikipedia
Links, on History from Virtual Library Labour History (IISG); from IGCS; from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
Historical Dictionary Encyclopedia of China, from Jongo Knows
Historical Maps see here
Links, from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
Albert Herrmann, History and Commercial Atlas of China (1935), posted by huhai.net
Timelines Timeline China, from BBC News,] begins in 1949
from www.timelines.ws : until 1925, 1925-1994, 1995-1999, 2000-2030
Timeline of Chinese-European Cultural Relations, posted by Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg
Accounts of History Concise Political History of China, posted by Chinese Culture (CUNY); based on Comptons
Article History of the PRC, from Wikipedia
Encyclopedia Entries Articles China, Peking, Shanghai, Canton, from EB 1911
Article China, from Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)
Article China, from CatholicEncyclopedia (1907)
Article China, Peking, Schanghai, Kanton, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1889, in German
Politics Political Resources on the Net : China; China, from Polity IV; Governments on the WWW : PR China; For the Record 2000 : China, from UN Human Rights System
Article Politics of the PRC, from Wikipedia
Article Communist Party of China, from Wikipedia
Military see here
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : China; Article Economy of the PRC, from Wikipedia
Article Renminbi, from Wikipedia
Article Shanghai Stock Exchange, from Wikipedia
Economic History of Premodern China, from Economic History Encyclopedia
The Economic History and the Economy of China, by Thayer Watkins
Ethnography Languages of China (236), from Ethnologue
Minorities at Risk, scroll down for China - Hui Muslims, Tibetans, Turkmen
Wikipedia Articles : Autonomous Areas of China, List of Ethnic Groups in China; articles on individual minorities linked here
China, from World Cultures Encyclopedia
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : China, from Kirken i Norge
China, from The Jewish Virtual History Tour
China's Christian History, by Charles Homer
History of Regions see History of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Manchuria, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shansi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang at this site
Provinces of the PRC, Prefectures of the PRC, from www.statoids.com
History of Cities History of Beijing (Peking), by Lee Min Ju (at this site), from china.org, from Wikipedia
History of Tianjin (Tientsin), from Wikipedia
History of Shanghai, at this site, from Wikipedia
History of Nanjing (Nanking), from Wikipedia
History of Guangzhou (Canton), from Wikipedia
History of Chongqing (Chungking), from Wikipedia
Institutions Article Shanghai Stock Exchange, from Wikipedia
Brief History of Broadcasting Stations in Shanghai, from Old Shanghai
Article China Radio International, from Wikipedia
Article China Central Television, from Wikipedia
Article Chinese Space Program from Wikipedia; Entry China, from Encyclopedia Astronautica
Article Rail Transport in the PRC, from Wikipedia
China National Aviation Corporation Homepage, has history
History of the Educational System of China, by D. Surowski; Education in the PRC, from Wikipedia
Article Chinese Academy of Sciences, from Wikipedia
Others Backgrounder : Sino-British Relations, from Chinese Embassy London
China, from Tram Views of Asia
Biographies List of Famous Chinese, from Wikipedia

DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders, from ZPC, including party leaders
Population Figures China, from Population Statistics
China Population Database, from UNESCAP
Document Collections Documents : PR China, from CEAS, from UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
Chinese History Documents, from John Fairbank Memorial Chinese History Virtual Library
Chinese History : Government Documents, posted by R.R. Wertz
Documents : Australian Treaty Series, Bilateral Treaties - China
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by China, from ILO, 30 docs. since 1948
Internet Law Library : China
Newspaper Archive, requires registration, charges a modest fee
Jewish Chronicle, since 1841, online
New York Times, click Archive 1851-1980; since 1980
China Article Archives, from Keepmedia
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Archives, Musea, Libraries Repositories of Primary Sources : Asia : China, from Univ. of Idaho. Mostly Archive Webpages, 9 entries
UNESCO Archives Portal : National Archives Asia Pacific, has one entry for China (Nov. 20th 2006), scroll down; has also 12 entries on provincial, 31 entries on municipal level
Libraries in China, from LibDex, 23 entries
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; National Emblem, from Wikipedia; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates of the World
Passport, from Passports of the World

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliographies general Search ISBN Database
on China survey of bibliographies Internet Guide for Chinese Studies : Online Bibliographies for Chinese Studies
bibliographic database China National Bibliography, IFLA Entry
general bibliographies Möllendorff, Manual of Chinese bibliography, being a list of works and essays relating to China, 1876, IA
pp.251-278 in L.R. Sullivan, Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China 1949-1977, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 1997 [G]
Links : Books on Chinese History, from Asia Source
China Bibliography. Collection of Resources, posted by University of Maine at Farmington
Bibliography, Library of Congress Country Studies : China
annual bibliographies
specialist bibliographies Cordier, Essai d'une bibliographie des ouvrages publies en Chine par les Europeens au XVIIe et au XVIIIe siecle, 1883, IA
Cordier, L'imprimerie sino-europeenne en Chine: Bibliographie, 1901, IA

N. Light, Annotated Bibliography of the History and Culture of Eastern Turkistan, Jungharia/Zungaria/Dzungaria, Chinese Central Asia, and Sinkiang/Xinjiang
Article : Bibliography of Christianity in China, from Wikipedia
Tribal Textiles, China Bibliography
serial publications
general bibliographies
China entries 		Memory & Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific : Comfort Women : Bibliography
booksellers
Online Libraries general Google Books; Internet Archives; Gutenberg Library Online; HathiTrust; e-corpus
Gallica
on China National Library of China . National Digital Library of China
National Digital Central Library, Taiwan
General Accounts David C. Wright, The History of China, Westport CT : Greenwood 2001, KMLA ib.Sign. 951 W947h
Gilbert Rozman (ed.), The Modernization of China, NY : the Free Press 1981, KMLA Lib.Sign. 951 R893m
Edwin E. Moise, Modern China. A History, London : Longman (1986) 1996, KMLA Lib.Sign. 951.05 M714m
Article China, pp.36-231 in Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed., Macropaedia, vol.16, KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862n
Specific Periods Gao Yuan, Born Red, A Chronicle of the Cultural Revolution, Stanford UP 1987, KMLA Lib.Sign. 951.056 Y94b
Dingxin Zhao, The Power of Tienanmen, Chicago UP 2001, KMLA Lib.Sign. 951.058 Z63p
Biographies
Atlasses Nathan Sivin (ed.), The Contemporary Atlas of China, Boston : Houghton Mifflin 1988 [G]
Historical Dictionaries Michael Dillon, China, a Cultural and Historical Dictionary, Richmond (Surrey) : Curzon 1998, KMLA Lib.Sign. R 951.003 D579c
Leung, Edwin Pak-Wah, Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary China 1839-1976, Westport CT : Greenwood 1992, KMLA Lib. Call Sign R 951 L653h
Michael Dillon, Dictionary of Chinese History, Bournemouth : Frank Cass 1979 [G]


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