Research Guides: Chinese Studies/Sinological Methods: Find Texts

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CHANT (Chinese Ancient Texts) Database
A group of full-text databases of Chinese classical works and excavated ancient documents, including: Oracular Inscriptions on Tortoise Shells and Bones; Excavated Wood/Bamboo and Silk Scripts; Bronze Inscriptions; Extant Han and Pre-Han (pre-220AD) Traditional Chinese Texts; Traditional Chinese Texts of Weijin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties (220-589AD), and Leisu.
Scripta Sinica
A database that contains more than 900 titles pertaining to the traditional Chinese classics. It allows searching of the full text of a wide range of Chinese historical, literary, philosophical, and religious texts. The collection continues to be expanded.

Chinese Text Project
An online open-access digital library of pre-modern Chinese texts. With a focus on ancient texts related to Chinese philosophy, Chinese Text Project contains various texts of philosophical, historical, linguistic or literary interest, produced during different periods on Chinese history.

HathiTrust
Partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of public domain titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Open Digital Collections on East Asia from North American Universities
This guide lists 176 open digital collections on East Asia that were developed from valuable library materials held in East Asian Collections, Special Collections or Archives at universities in the U.S. and Canada.