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Useful Websites
This page lists useful non-library and non-archival websites for research. When adding a new entry, please provide the name of the website and link, as well as a brief annotation on what it contains as related to research sources.
China Vitae
Contains biographical information on many leading figures in the PRC.
The Chinese Foreign Policy Database (Wilson Center)
Relatively new and being updated semi-regularly with new materials. Contains translations of archival documents per agreements between the Wilson Center and certain Chinese archives. See also Chinese Foreign Policy Database by Charles Kraus (July 2015) for more information.
Chinese Propaganda Posters (Stefan Landsberger)
Description from the site: “This website aims to present Chinese propaganda posters through virtual exhibitions, theme presentations and a web-database. It also provides additional information in the form of biographical notes of poster artists, resources, etc. chineseposters.net is a work in progress, continually growing to become a true showcase for one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of poster propaganda, and a visual chronicle of the history of modern China. Most posters featured on this website are from the collections of Stefan Landsberger and the International Institute of Social History (IISH, Amsterdam, Netherlands), currently numbering over 5,000 pieces. A growing number of posters from an anonymous private collection of over 600 pieces are being included as well.”
Kongfz.com 孔夫子旧书网
An online website where one can purchase books, handbooks, and other related items from the Mao years. Many of the sellers or shops will respond to email or, if you are in China and give them your mobile number, will call you. Some of them have related items they are also keen to tell you about in the off-chance you want to buy more. Items offered range in price from a few kuai to thousands. However, items can only be mailed within mainland China and purchased through a Chinese bank account. If you're not in China, this means that you need someone else to ship the items to, and possibly also to pay for your items. If you're in China or will be, set up an exclusively online bank account and regularly deposit money into it, then pay for everything through that account. One can also take money to a local bank branch and transfer directly into the seller's account, but this can be cumbersome given the often horrendous waiting times to see a teller. See also On the Joys of Online Book Shopping by Maggie Greene (The China Beat, February 2011), which provides a detailed description on how to use the site.
Peking Review from the Mao era - whole issues available in PDF format
Digital Archive for Chinese Studies
Social History of China, 1949–1979 Sources and annotated resources concerning the Social History of China (1949-1979).
