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Databases


Taiwan History Digital Library (THDL)

Taiwan History Digital Library (THDL)
Open Access

  Url:
http://thdl.ntu.edu.tw/

This database contains nearly 20,000 documents of “Tan-Hsin Archives,” 46,000 complete texts of “Ming-Qing Taiwanese Archives” and 40,000 pieces of “Taiwanese Old Deeds.” The “Tan-Hsin Archives” are the most completed collection of administrative and judicial documents from Hsin-chu Hsien, Tamsui Ting, and Taipei Fu dating from 1776 to 1895. The “Ming-Qing Taiwanese Archives” comprise official administrative documents concerning Taiwan during Min-Qing era, including the selected documents of the Monthly Memorial Copies, the Palace Memorials also the Imperial Edict from National Palace Museum’s holdings and the Grand Secretariat Archives from Academia Sinica. The “Taiwanese Old Deeds” cover nearly 40,000 complete documentaries consisting of the Governor General’s Office manuscript copies, the original “Lahodoboo Cultural Archives” as well as all sorts of civil deeds in Taiwan during Min-Qing era. The collection of the civil deeds is made up of mostly land deeds, and then followed by public/ private documents such as marriage and land registration papers.
National Palace Museum Digital Library of Qing Archives

National Palace Museum Digital Library of Qing Archives
Open Access

  Url:
https://qingarchives.npm.edu.tw

Organize the metadata and image files of the documents from the imperial archives and the military affairs office, along with the archival documents from the Qing Dynasty, biographies of historical figures in the Great Qing Empire, transmissions and manuscripts from the historical archives, and full-text images of Ming and Qing dynasty maps. Connect this information with the authoritative data on Qing Dynasty archive personnel names established in collaboration with the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica, presenting it in a structured format to understand the contextual literature related to the generation of these documents. In response to the research orientation of the new generation of humanities studies, implement new meanings in humanities research, reflecting the important foresight of digital archiving in museums.
Context Discovery System for Lidaibao'an

Context Discovery System for Lidaibao'an
Open Access

  Url:
http://lidaibaoan.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

The Context Discovery System for Lidaibao’an was co-created by the National Taiwan University (NTU) Library and the NTU Research Center for Digital Humanities (RCDH). The content of the system, totally 3.3 million Chinese Characters divided into 4,294 entries, is based mainly on the 15 volumes of Lidaibao’an published by the NTU and supplemented by the edited version of Lidaibao’an published in Okinawa. Through full-text, identification of important words, normalization of dates and annotation, the system aims to create a research-oriented context analysis system that provides functions such as full-text search, post-query classifications, context discovery, and visualization. The annotations of extracted terms include person names, official names, objects, and places names, and normalization of dates. Geographic coordinates are also provided for place names so that locations can be visualized on a GIS system. The system not only provides access to the entire Lidaibao’an collection, but also enables users to retrieve, analyze and obverse these important historical materials in a versatile environment.
DanXin Archives System for Hakka Studies

DanXin Archives System for Hakka Studies
Open Access

  Url:
https://dash.thcdc.hakka.gov.tw/

Using "The DanXin Archives" as the main text, integrate digital archives, digital humanities information technology, and Hakka studies to establish an integrated research system that meets the needs of Hakka studies.

The Hakka Affairs Council's Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center, based on its mission to research, promote, and preserve Hakka culture, and to serve Hakka culture researchers, commissioned Research Center of Digital Humanities at National Taiwan University to extract relevant information from archives using information technology. Combining the professional perspectives of Hakka studies scholars, they built a Hakka research resource to serve the general public, presenting multiple contextual relationships of the text through visual analysis methods such as time, classification statistics, and maps. This is referred to as the "DanXin Archives System for Hakka Studies," which uses "The The DanXin Archives" as the main text and integrates digital archives, digital humanities information technology, and Hakka studies.
Sino-RyuKyu Historical Archive

Sino-RyuKyu Historical Archive
Open Access

  Url:
http://sino-ryukyu.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

The Sino-RyuKyu Historical Archive System encompasses Chinese official historical documents related to East Asian countries and the Ryukyu Kingdom from the 14th to the 20th century. It includes compiled historical materials of the Ryukyu Kingdom in the Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty archives on Sino-Ryukyuan relations, historical archives of Sino-Ryukyuan relations, Ming Veritable Records, Qing Veritable Records, Joseon Dynasty Veritable Records, Diaries of the Board of Censors, and Dai Viet Chronicles. Through full-text processing, extraction of important terms, normalization, and tagging, it establishes a digital humanities context analysis system for Chinese historical materials related to the Ryukyu Kingdom. This system is researcher-oriented, supports post-classification, allows for analytical statistics, and enables visual observation.
Song Huiyao Jigao

Song Huiyao Jigao
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_SongHuiYao/Text

"Song Huiyao Jigao" is a work by the Qing scholar Xu Song, extracted from the Song Dynasty official compilation "Hui Yao" in the "Yung-lo ta tien". The entire book contains 8 million words across 500 volumes. The original "Hui Yao" of the Song Dynasty was mostly lost during the Ming Dynasty, but a significant portion of the text survived within the "Yongle Encyclopedia." During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the scholar Xu Song commissioned individuals to compile the surviving content from the "Yongle Encyclopedia." The resulting compilation consists of nearly 500 volumes, categorized into 17 sections, including "Imperial Lineage," "Consorts," "Music," "Rituals," "Carriages and Attire," "Etiquette and Ceremonies," "Auspicious Phenomena," "Historical Records," "Confucianism," "Official Positions," "Elections," "Food and Commodities," "Laws and Punishments," "Military Affairs," "Territory and Boundaries," "Foreigners," and "Taoism and Buddhism."

The book preserves a significant amount of imperial decrees, laws, and memorials related to the Song Dynasty's institutional regulations. Approximately seventy to eighty percent of its content is not found in various sections of the "History of the Song Dynasty," making it an essential resource for researching the legal system of the Song Dynasty. This system provides research tools such as full-text search, frequency analysis, time distribution comparison, and prefix/suffix analysis.
Academia Historica Digital Archives Search System

Academia Historica Digital Archives Search System
Open Access

  Url:
http://ahdas.drnh.gov.tw/

This system was created by the Academia Historica and the RCDH. It contains 13 Fonds of important archives, over 55,000 documentaries and 6,600,000 digital objects, all of which dating from 1893 to 2001. The content covers collections of former Presidents and governmental archives, including the artifacts of President Chiang Kai-shek, President Chiang Ching-kuo, Vice President Chen Cheng, Vice President Hsieh Tung-min and President Lee Teng-hui; archives of Wang Zhao-ming, archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, archives of the National Resources Commission, and archives from the Department of Land under the Taiwan Provincial Government. These materials are rich references for investigating contemporary political development and major events. This database also enables the public to search within archives of presidential artifacts, files of notables, and rare pictures.
Taiwan Historica Archives Search System

Taiwan Historica Archives Search System
Open Access

  Url:
https://onlinearchives.th.gov.tw/index.php?act=Archive

The contents of this system are divided into the Japanese colonial period and the post-war period. The former includes documents from the Taiwan Governor-General's Office, Taiwan Governor-General's Monopoly Bureau, Taiwan Development Company, and the Taiwan Governor-General's Official Gazette and Monopoly Bureau Gazette. The latter includes documents from the Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office, Taiwan Provincial Government, county/city governments, and the Taiwan Salt Industry. The archival hierarchy is organized by fonds, series, and files within the system. Users can utilize features such as category browsing, interpretation field retrieval, and prefix/suffix word queries, as well as post-search classification, search condition control, search records, and data image browsing. These functions facilitate document searches and exploration.
Chiang Ching-kuo Digital Archive

Chiang Ching-kuo Digital Archive
Open Access

  Url:
https://presidentialcck.drnh.gov.tw

The Chiang Ching-kuo Digital Archive, curated by institutions such as the Academia Historica and the Archives Management Office of the National Development Council, primarily encompasses archived documents from government agencies, a comprehensive collection of Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo's works, major events chronicles, personal notes, excerpts from memoirs of individuals recalling Chiang Ching-kuo, as well as public affairs content from the 1977-1979 'Chiang Ching-kuo Diaries.' These valuable historical materials provide a diverse presentation of Chiang Ching-kuo's personal life and his era. Utilizing geographic information technology, thematic maps like 'Chiang Ching-kuo's Inspection of Outlying Islands' are created to outline Chiang Ching-kuo's activities. Additionally, renowned scholars from both domestic and international arenas have been invited to contribute nearly 50 event commentaries and thematic studies, offering background knowledge and serving as introductory guides for utilizing archival materials.
Digital Repository of Taiwan Provincial Assembly

Digital Repository of Taiwan Provincial Assembly
Registered Access

  Url:
https://drtpa.th.gov.tw/

This database contains Taiwan Provincial Assembly archives, official bulletins and parliamentary session notes. In the database, 464,037 metadata are derived from 62,852 documents in 263 volumes, 1.8 million pages in total. Dating from 1946 to the 20th of December 1998, the entire archives consist of the early post war Taiwan Provincial Congress, the processor of Taiwan Provincial Assembly. Also included are the written records of public affairs between Taiwanese provincial parliament and the Governor General’s Office, Taiwan Provincial Government, and several provincial governments in China. The database is not limited to official documentaries but also provides records of public opinions and correspondences between administrative departments. It is an invaluable research resource for investigating provincial congress issues and Taiwan democracy movement.
Digital Library of Local Councils Journals

Digital Library of Local Councils Journals
Open Access

  Url:
http://journal.th.gov.tw/

Digital Library of Local Councils Journals is a database that contains parliamentary archives of city/county councils in Taiwan. Currently it contains nearly 1.3 million metadata and more than 2 million images, with further expansion and data update expected.

Originated and dated from 1946 to present days, these journals are complete documentaries recording each council session that provides an important image on the society, economy and politics of the past representing interactions between administrative departments and public opinions, as well as an important context of the development of democracy in Taiwan. Additionally, they stand as invaluable references for research on contemporary government policy, institutional reform, democratic politics and parliamentary studies.
Taiwan Spatial Planning Data Base

Taiwan Spatial Planning Data Base
Registered Access

  Url:
http://twspdb.map.net.tw/index.php

The database archives urban planning materials related to provincial government activities from 1949 to 1998, covering significant historical periods such as the establishment of provincial governments, urban planning initiatives, and developments leading up to the end of the 20th century. It holds importance in the context of post-war Taiwan's spatial planning and research. The database encompasses topics including urban planning proposals and reviews, public works planning and construction, as well as project plans, drawings, and official documents related to building management.
Taiwan Colonial Court Records Archives

Taiwan Colonial Court Records Archives
Registered Access

  Url:
http://tccra.lib.ntu.edu.tw/

This database contains 5,645 volumes of legal case documents from the courts of Taipei, Xinzhu, Taizhong and Jiayi. The records include official court verdicts on criminal cases, crime case registers, records of non-contentious matters and files on law enforcement. Civil notarial certificates, registration of juristic persons, and administrative archives are also included. There are 309,811 metadata and 2,471,579 images in this database. The records span from 1895 to 1945 and constitute a complete record of the 50 year operations of the Taiwanese justice system while under Japanese jurisdiction.
Taiwan Ethnological Collections in Overseas Museums

Taiwan Ethnological Collections in Overseas Museums
Open Access

  Url:
http://tcbfm.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

This site congregates many dispersed Taiwan ethnographic collections preserved in the famous European and American Museums. These overseas collections have been investigated and digitized through transnational cooperation. On one hand, they are materials representing cross-cultural encounters between Taiwanese people and westerners. On the other hand, they are precious samples enhancing our knowledge on early material cultures of Taiwan. Through this bi-lingual web-based database, we provide a channel to integrate and research for the scattered information of Taiwan ethnographic collections in the following overseas museums: British Museum; Pitt Rivers’ Museum, University of Oxford; Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Cambridge; Royal Ontario Museum; American Museum of Natural History; and Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan.
NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies
  Url:
https://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/

NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies (DLMBS) is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in the field of Buddhism. DLMBS, the most comprehensive database of its kind, gives researchers instant access to over 410,000 records and 70,000 full-texts, with publications in 45 languages and 15 types of data. Our new “Buddhist Author Authority Database” provides users to search for the work lists of Buddhist researchers in the world. In addition, we also provide 17,715 digital Buddhist scriptures for users to download, and online teaching tools of Sanskrit, Tibetan, Pali and other languages.
Leishu Knowledge Inquiry System

Leishu Knowledge Inquiry System
Open Access

  Url:
http://leishukis.digital.ntu.edu.tw/L303_YiWen_YuLang/

This database contains two of the most important traditional Chinese Leishu, “Yiwen Leiju” and “Taipin Yulan.” The “Yiwen Leiju Collection” is divided into 46 categories and 734 subjects and consists of 14,572 entries with roughly 1 million words, which are gathered from the original edition of Ouyang Xun in 624 A.D. (Tan dynasty). The “Taipin Yulan Collection” contains 65,633 entries, divided into 55 categories, 4,066 subjects and 1,531 sub-subjects and in total about 4 million words from the compilation of lead editor Li Fang in 984 A.D. (Song Dynasty).
Leishu Corresponding Inquiry System

Leishu Corresponding Inquiry System
Open Access

  Url:
http://leishucis.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

This system currently presents the “Yiwen Leiju Collection” and the “Taipin Yulan Collection.” “Yiwen Leiju,” completed in 624 A.D. with Ouyang Xun as lead editor, consists of roughly 1 million words. ”Taipin Yulan,” completed at the hands of lead editor Li Fang in 984 A.D., 25 years after the establishment of the Song Dynasty, is comprised of over 4,000,000 words. “Yiwen Leiju”and”Taipin Yulan” are both massive in volume though different in scale. However, both were commissioned by the imperial court at the beginning of the respective regimes and compiled thorough in completion, so they would provide the best examples for understanding Leishu as a genre and the information they contain.

The purpose of the system is to provide researchers who are interested in traditional Leishu to compare and analyze the structure and content of the database’s collections. Furthermore, the system also offers a chance for more in-depth observation on the knowledge classifications and their reflective ideology changes in each Leishu.
Taiwan Shakespeare Database

Taiwan Shakespeare Database
Open Access

  Url:
http://shakespeare.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

This database is an open-access online archive of Taiwan’s Shakespearean productions, with both English and Chinese user interfaces. It casts theatre works in historical and cultural context, presenting not only streaming video of performances with bilingual subtitles but also production background, interviews, publicity materials, designs, photos, news coverage, reviews, essays, etc. All data is annotated in both English and Chinese: each production comes with a concise introduction and related materials are given a brief abstract.
The Historical and Archival Clipping Retrieval System

The Historical and Archival Clipping Retrieval System
Open Access

  Url:
http://militaryhistorybureau.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

The Shih-cheng Bureau and Historical Materials Bureau Clipping Data Retrieval System archives a total of 257 volumes from Xiamen University Library's collection, comprising 64 volumes collected during the Historical Materials Bureau period and 193 volumes from the Shih-cheng Bureau period. The content consists of news clippings from 1946 to 1947, covering a wide range of topics including politics, economics, diplomacy, culture and education, geography, personalities, and significant historical events. The total number of clippings approaches 40,000 articles, sourced from various mainstream newspapers of that time, including Ta Kung Pao, Central Daily News, Shen Pao, Yi Shi Bao, Ta Kang Pao, Xin Wen Bao, Frontline Daily, and Wen Hui Bao, totaling more than 30 different newspapers.
CBDB(DocuSky)

CBDB(DocuSky)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyCBDBJinshi/Text

The data source of this system is the Harvard University–China Biographical Database (CBDB), authorized and transposed into the DocuSky version. Currently, it includes records of 88,835 imperial examination candidates throughout Chinese history (as of version 20211222). For information regarding data rights and full data usage, please refer to: CBDB, CBDB Online Usage. In addition to providing queries for imperial examination candidates in Chinese history, this system also offers post-classification functions such as by biographee, dynasty, native place, and year of entry into official service. It facilitates user analysis of demographic characteristics through features like pie charts, word clouds, and GIS layers. The system has been updated to include relationship diagrams for both family and friends, aiding researchers in further exploration of the imperial examination candidates throughout history.
Kinmen Traditional Folk Document Database

Kinmen Traditional Folk Document Database
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyKinmenTFD/Text

The original documents for this project originate from the "Kinmen County Traditional Settlement Traditional Deed Investigation and Research Project," which was led by Tang Hui-yun in 2010 under the commission of the Kinmen County Cultural Affairs Bureau. Traditional deeds in Kinmen, still governed by the traditional patriarchal system in most family settlements, offer a clear source of documents with well-defined social backgrounds. However, the individuals involved in ancient contractual documents are easily cross-checked within the longstanding and close-knit social relationships in the local community. This exposure, through the publication of document contents, brings forth personal and family privacy into the public domain.

The existence of such privacy concerns reflects both the deep-rooted traditions in the historical background of Kinmen's local society and the uniqueness of Kinmen's ancient documents compared to other museum document sources. Therefore, in this project, ID codes are systematically used to replace personal names mentioned in the deed contents. The ID codes aim to represent individuals and family relationships within the deed content while preserving the privacy of the individuals involved. Uppercase ID codes in the project denote transfers within the same surname in the family's hereditary contracts, while lowercase ID codes signify transactions between parties with different surnames. Through such efforts, the project aims to openly preserve hereditary ancient documents of Kinmen's family systems while respecting the privacy considerations of each family. The goal is to encourage the emergence of more family documents existing within the local historical traditions as public cultural assets.
Da-Ming yitong zhi

Da-Ming yitong zhi
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyDaMingYiTongZhi/GIS

"Da-Ming yitong zhi" was compiled in the fifth year of the Tian Shun era (1461) during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. It consists of ninety volumes and originated from the compilation of the "Huan Yu Tong Zhi" in the seventh year of the Jingtai era (1456). The structure is based on the thirteen provincial administrations of the two capitals at the time, with various prefectures and counties under each, and further categorized into 38 sections covering topics such as establishment, historical evolution, county names, topography, scenic spots, customs, and local products.

In the second year of the Tian Shun era (1458), the "Huan Yu Tong Zhi" underwent a major revision. When it was completed in the fifth year of Tian Shun, it was given the name "The Comprehensive Records of the Great Ming Dynasty." The content of the book is rich in information on natural geography, human geography, economic geography, and covers historical events and figures from the Zhou Dynasty onwards, making it a valuable reference for studying China before the mid-Ming Dynasty.

In addition to providing search and browsing capabilities, this system offers post-classification for various elements such as place names, provinces and counties, county names, topography, local products, fiefdoms, government offices, schools, academies, palaces, passes, temples, shrines, tombs, historical sites, notable officials, migrants, individuals, women, immortals, and monks. Researchers can also explore "The Comprehensive Records of the Great Ming Dynasty" more deeply through the platform's analytical, exploratory, and visualization features. The platform also provides a DocuGIS version of "The Comprehensive Records of the Great Ming Dynasty."
'Da-Ming yitong zhi' Geographic Information System (GIS)

"Da-Ming yitong zhi" Geographic Information System (GIS)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyDaMingYiTongZhi/GIS

"Da-Ming yitong zhi" was compiled in the fifth year of the Tian Shun era (1461) during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. It consists of ninety volumes and originated from the compilation of the "Huan Yu Tong Zhi" in the seventh year of the Jingtai era (1456). The structure is based on the thirteen provincial administrations of the two capitals at the time, with various prefectures and counties under each, and further categorized into 38 sections covering topics such as establishment, historical evolution, county names, topography, scenic spots, customs, and local products.

In the second year of the Tian Shun era (1458), the "Huan Yu Tong Zhi" underwent a major revision. When it was completed in the fifth year of Tian Shun, it was given the name "The Comprehensive Records of the Great Ming Dynasty." The content of the book is rich in information on natural geography, human geography, economic geography, and covers historical events and figures from the Zhou Dynasty onwards, making it a valuable reference for studying China before the mid-Ming Dynasty.

The GIS layer presents the distribution of various post-classification items in the public repository of "The Comprehensive Records of the Great Ming Dynasty" in geographic space. The post-classification items are divided into twenty categories, including place names, provinces and counties, county names, topography, local products, fiefdoms, government offices, schools, academies, palaces, passes, temples, shrines, tombs, historical sites, notable officials, migrants, individuals, women, immortals, and monks. It also provides keyword searches for an overview of China and foreign countries before the mid-Ming Dynasty. For example, under local products: peony, mercury, aloeswood; under temples: Temple of Yu, Confucius Temple; under individuals: Su Shi, Zhu Xi.
'Zhufanzhi' Geographic Information System (GIS)

"Zhufanzhi" Geographic Information System (GIS)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyZhuFanZhi/GIS

"Zhufanzhi" was written by Zhao Rushi, the Supervisor of the Maritime Transport Office in Quanzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty, in the first year of Baoqing (1225). The book covers information on 158 countries and regions. Zhao Rushi did not personally visit these places but gathered information from various merchants who had visited China. He compiled details about each country, describing their names, geography, local customs, and related information about roads, mountains, and products. The information was translated into Chinese, eliminating any inaccuracies and preserving the facts, resulting in the compilation titled "The Records of Various Barbarians."

The spatial locations of countries in the book are referenced from Yang Bowen's "Collation and Annotation of the Records of Various Barbarians." The descriptions of each country in the book mainly fall into three categories: 1) the country's location, 2) the customs of the people, and 3) the products of the region. Users can search and query information from these three perspectives and conduct spatial observations and research using GIS.
The Taiwan Township and City Wikipedia Geographic Information System

The Taiwan Township and City Wikipedia Geographic Information System
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyTWWiki/GIS

"The Taiwan Township and City Wikipedia" is a compilation of geographic information related to Taiwan's townships and cities, extracted from Wikipedia on August 26, 2017. Users can employ keywords to search for people, events, locations, objects, and cultural aspects in Taiwan, combining textual information with spatial observation through GIS."
Seungjeongwon Ilgi

Seungjeongwon Ilgi (승정원일기)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_SJW/Text

"The Seungjeongwon Ilgi" refers to the confidential records of the Seungjeongwon, the institution responsible for confidential affairs in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. These records, not included in official historical records, amount to approximately 240 million characters, making it the largest segmented historical document in the world to date. This database has transformed its initial XML format into DocuXml, preserving not only the original interpretive metadata such as time and document types but also converting individual entries from "events" to "days" (i.e., grouping events occurring on the same day into a single entry). Additionally, vocabulary markings in the original documents have been processed and mapped to DocuXml for convenient research and utilization by users on the DocuSky digital humanities research platform.
The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty

The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty(조선왕조실록)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_JWS/Text

The content of this system is derived from the digitalized Korean chronological history book, "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty," by the Korean National History Compilation Committee. The entire book, consisting of approximately 64 million characters, is written in Classical Chinese. We have converted the electronic files of the Joseon Annals into DocuXml and established a database using the DocuSky digital humanities research platform.

In addition to the existing interpretive metadata, personal names, place names, era names, book titles, and vocabulary markings, we have added multi-value fields (metatags) to preserve the interpretive themes for future scholars. Furthermore, based on the original XML structure, numerous internal content tags such as [Quotation], [Annotation], [Proofreading], and [Postscript] have been attempted under the [paragraph] in DocuXml to enhance the database's diverse presentation.
Bencaojing jizhu

Bencaojing jizhu
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyBencaojing/Text

"Bencaojing jizhu" compiled by Liang Taohongjing has been text-marked and processed using DocuSky to create a cloud-based database, which is made available for open use. The markup includes twenty label attributes such as drug names, drug properties, symptoms, personal names, place names, and growing environments, among others. The database functionalities include search, browsing, full-text retrieval, post-classification after marking, linking of personal and place names IDs, statistical analysis, visual observation, and exporting the text in various formats.
DaoBudMed6D

DaoBudMed6D
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DocuSkyDaoBudMed6D/Text

The repository includes a total of 3,830 records of Buddhist and Taoist scriptures, as well as medical and pharmaceutical classics. Each entry contains detailed metadata and the full text of the scriptures or classics. The metadata includes information on the text's time, location, author, three-level classification of the text, and the DOI identifier indicating the text's source. The database features search, browsing, full-text retrieval, post-classification, statistical analysis, visual observation, and text export functionalities.
Aligned Reading of Three Commentaries of Chunqiu (AR3C)

Aligned Reading of Three Commentaries of Chunqiu (AR3C)
Open Access

  Url:
https://doi.org/10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_AR3C/Service

This system aligns "Chunqiu" and its three commentaries: "Chunqiu Gongyang", "Chunqiu Guliang" and "Chunqiu Zuo". We use time anchors to align different paragraphs from these four books. Click on one paragraph in each book, the system will find the same time anchor in the other three books and align the event paragraph at the same time for users to read.
The Qianlong Dynasty's Grand Code of Laws and Statutes Comparative Retrieval System

The Qianlong Dynasty's Grand Code of Laws and Statutes Comparative Retrieval System
Open Access

  Url:
http://cspis.digital.ntu.edu.tw

"The Qianlong Dynasty's Grand Code of Laws and Statutes Comparative Retrieval System" is designed to facilitate cross-referencing and reading of the "Imperially Commissioned Comprehensive Code of the Great Qing" and the "Imperially Commissioned Comprehensive Code of the Great Qing: Rules and Regulations," both compiled during the Qianlong period. This system allows users to read and compare these legal documents based on different characteristics such as code categories and rule themes, code themes and rule themes, code entries and rule entries, aiming to assist researchers in understanding the nature of these documents and contributing to the study of the Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Recorder Index Search Engine: A Guide to Christian Missions in Asia, 1867 - 1941

Chinese Recorder Index Search Engine: A Guide to Christian Missions in Asia, 1867 - 1941
Registered Access

  Url:
http://www.airiticri.com/

The Chinese Recorder, with its full name being "The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal," is an English publication by Western missionaries in China. It was continuously published from 1867 to 1941, spanning over fifty years. Throughout this period, it diligently documented the missionary activities of various church missionaries in China, as well as their observations on China. Whether viewed from the perspective of religious history or modern Chinese history, it stands as a highly valuable historical resource.
Yunnan Folk Archives

Yunnan Folk Archives
Registered Access

  Url:
http://yunnanfa.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

This database contains 893 entries of land deeds, gathered by Associated Professor Ruizhi Lian of National Chiao Tung University (NCTU). Dating from 1671 to 1949, these deeds are originated from regions in Yunnan province, PROC, such as Nanjian, Weishan, Binchuan, Yuxi, Yunlong, Eryuan, Xiangyun, Baoshan and Heqing, etc.
中國國民黨史料資庫

Kuomintang (KMT) Party Archives
On-site Access

  Url:
http://www.lib.ntu.edu.tw/node/679

This database contains digital archives from the Kuomintang (KMT) History Museum. The collection includes the “Classified Archives,” the “Wuhan Archives,” the “Political Figures Correspondence,” the “Five Divisions Archives,” and the “National Defense Committee Archives.” Dating between 1912 and 1944, those archives include confidential documents during the Second Sino-Japanese War, hand written correspondence of KMT officials, and records kept by the Wuhan central office during the period of Ninghan Separation (KMT division into Nanjing and Wuhan faction). The database also includes original archives from the five divisions of workers, farmers, youth, women and businessmen in KMT Party’s central administration.
Digital Archives Resource Center of NTU

Digital Archives Resource Center of NTU
Open Access

  Url:
http://www.darc.ntu.edu.tw/newdarc/darc/index.jsp

Digital Archives Resource Center of NTU (DARC) is the portal to provide access to all digital resources created by the Digital Archive Project of National Taiwan University (NTU). There are 177,178 data entries at present in the portal containing materials such as Taiwanese cultural documents, specimens of flora and fauna, geological studies, archeological surveys, and historical documents of medicine. DARC also provides links to various databases, including NTU Library’s most important Taiwanese cultural documents such as the Manuscripts of Kanori Ino, Tan-Hsin Archives, the Yasusada Tashiro Collection, the V. S. de Beausset Collection, Lyric Books of Taiwanese Opera and Rubbings of Cultural Relics, with the temporal coverage from the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese Colonial Era, to the present day.
The Exploration of Taiwan's History Digital Learning Knowledge Network

The Exploration of Taiwan's History Digital Learning Knowledge Network
Open Access

"The Exploration of Taiwan's History | Digital Learning Knowledge Network" is the result of the project "National Taiwan University's Project for the Application of Digital Collection Resources Innovation and Enhancement of Digital Learning Materials." The goal is to use the digital collection content of National Taiwan University to create digital learning modules related to Taiwan's culture, history, geography, biodiversity, and social changes. This aims to enhance digital learning for students and the general public while fostering the development of the digital education industry. The website integrates themes based on NTU's collection and establishes a multimedia learning platform. Users can choose from three aspects: theme websites, an overview of learning modules, and a database of learning materials based on their needs.

Tools


The Qing Dynasty Officials Database Query System

The Qing Dynasty Officials Database Query System

  Url:
http://ssop.digital.ntu.edu.tw

System Implementation: Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica

  •  Digital Object Identifier (DOI)doi:10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_SSOP/Service [Quote Format]
The system is built based on the publication 'Qing Dynasty Official Positions Table with Biographical Records' edited by Wei Xiumei and published by the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica. The table and biographical records are primarily based on the 'Qing Shilu' (Veritable Records of the Qing Dynasty) supplemented by other sources. It covers senior officials in the central government and provinces from the 51st year of Qianlong to the 3rd year of Xuantong. Central government officials include Grand Councilors, Grand Secretaries, ministers of the six boards, and officials of various ministries. Senior officials in the provinces include governors, intendants, provincial governors, censorate officials, and academic officials among civilians, as well as generals, commanders-in-chief, deputy commanders-in-chief, and other military officials.
Taiwan Historical Timeline Converter

Taiwan Historical Timeline Converter

  Url:
http://thdl.ntu.edu.tw/datemap/index.php

The system provides a calendar query for commonly used historical periods in the study of Taiwanese history. The timeline spans from the Ming Dynasty to the present, and the included calendars cover the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Japan, the Republic of China, as well as the Southern Ming, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Manchukuo, all corresponding to the Gregorian calendar.
The Qing Dynasty Taiwan Civil Officials Position Table Query System

The Qing Dynasty Taiwan Civil Officials Position Table Query System

  Url:
http://ctb.digital.ntu.edu.tw

The system allows users to query relevant information about civil officials during the Qing Dynasty. It provides three search methods: by time, by name, and by official position.
SuZhou Code Converter

SuZhou Code Converter

  Url:
http://thdl.ntu.edu.tw/suzhou/

The SuZhou Code is a commonly used counting system in Chinese folk culture. When studying original historical documents (such as land deeds, account books, etc.), if the text mentions land, silver/coins, weight, length, etc., the counting method often uses the SuZhou Code.
Unit Conversion System for Measurement

Unit Conversion System for Measurement

  Url:
http://140.112.114.16/docusky/DocuTools/MeasurementConversionTool/measurementconversion.html

This tool is based on the 'Construction Measurement Repository' established in the 34th year of the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty, 1891 Japanese 'Metric Law' promulgated 'Shaku-Kan Law', and the current metric and imperial standards. It provides researchers with references for different measurement systems (length, area, capacity, weight).
THDL Prefix and Suffix Analysis Tool

THDL Prefix and Suffix Analysis Tool

  Url:
http://thdl.ntu.edu.tw/SimpleTools/TermPat/TermPatSimpleUI.php

This is a simple tool interface that allows users to analyze keyword prefixes and suffixes in THDL documents.
THDL Taiwan Governor-General's Office Copied Deeds Regional Analysis

THDL Taiwan Governor-General's Office Copied Deeds Regional Analysis

  Url:
http://thdltm.digital.ntu.edu.tw/treemap-infovis.php

This tool utilizes the information of "堡 (fortress)" and "庄 (village)" recorded when contract documents were transcribed by the Japanese government. It compiles statistics on the distribution of administrative divisions in the deeds.
The THDL Historical Geographic Information System for Ancient Deeds

The THDL Historical Geographic Information System for Ancient Deeds

  Url:
http://thdlgis.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

The GIS system is designed to analyze the geographical distribution of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office-transcribed contract documents in the THDL collection. Users can select the type of contract they want to observe and display it on the map of Taiwan. Additionally, the map can be customized to use the Taiwan Castle Map as a base, providing a closer representation of the conditions of the contracts
QGIS Cloud Maps

QGIS Cloud Maps

  Url:
http://wmsproxy.appspot.com/

This is a tool for utilizing publicly available maps on the internet in Quantum GIS (QGIS)
The THDL Contract Document Buying and Selling Role Analysis

The THDL Contract Document Buying and Selling Role Analysis

  Url:
http://thdlodra.digital.ntu.edu.tw/Oldeeds_Metadata.htm

We have automatically extracted roles (such as buyer or seller) and names from each contract document. The system provides a tool to query the roles played by individual names in the contract documents. After searching, it will list all relevant contract titles, years, dates, locations, and other people and their roles appearing in the same contract. The original text of the contract can also be viewed.
Tan-Hsin Archives Litigation Relationship Diagram

Tan-Hsin Archives Litigation Relationship Diagram

  Url:
http://thl.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

Professor Dai Yanhui has classified the Tan-Hsin Archives into a total of 3 volumes, 16 categories, and 102 items, encompassing 1,164 cases and 19,281 documents. The system provided here allows for full-text searching within the Danshin files. The results are presented using an eye chart to illustrate the interactive relationships between the classifications. For example, a search for the term "Fang Zu Yin" yields 167 cases. Among them, there are 19 cases related to both "Occupation" and "Salt Affairs," and 14 cases in the "Narrow Affairs" category, and so on. The system also allows users to input multiple keywords, such as "Fang Zu Yin," "Liu Ming Chuan," and "Xu Xi Zhi" (separated by commas), enabling a comparison of these officials and the types of cases they are associated with.
TWGIS Historical Placename Information Toolkit

TWGIS Historical Placename Information Toolkit

  Url:
http://histplace.digital.ntu.edu.tw/

"Harvard University's China Historical GIS placename database provides rich historical placename information for the Greater China region. However, the coverage of historical placenames in Taiwan is limited, making it challenging to effectively apply geographic information technology to humanistic research on Taiwan's history. Therefore, we established the TWGIS Taiwan Historical Placename Database.

We utilized historical placename map data authorized by the Academia Sinica's 'Taiwan History and Culture Map System' and integrated additional placename data for the eastern region provided by Dong Hwa University, addressing the gaps in the eastern region's placename information to make the dataset more comprehensive. TWGIS provides placename data for three main periods (1684-1894, 1895-1926, 1953-1999) and four administrative levels (Hall, Fortress, Street/Township, Local Name). Each placename record is assigned a unique identifier (ID) and includes information such as placename, time period, administrative level, and the higher-level administrative unit.

The TWGIS API is a PHP script that accepts HTTP/HTTPS requests and returns data in JSON format. Users can retrieve Taiwan's historical placename data by specifying the placename ID or name."