Gain insight into Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers. Included are critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion and the events leading up to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China. In addition to the article content, the full-image newspapers offer searchable access to advertisements, editorials, cartoons, and classified ads that illuminate history.
Each newspaper has its own critical stance on these turbulent moments of Chinese history. To analyze different groups’ and individuals’ interpretations of the events that transpired is a great aid in broadening historical perspectives.
This unique collection is cross-searchable with all ProQuest historical and current newspapers, as well as with other resources your library subscribes to on ProQuest.
Follow this link to access the collection of English-language Chinese newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection on ProQuest
Curriculum Focus:
- Anthropology
- Asian/Chinese/Japan Studies
- Colonial Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
Titles included are:
- North China Herald (1850-1941)
- Canton Times (1919-1920)
- China Critic (1939-1946)
- The China Press (1925-1938)
- China Weekly Review (1917-1953)
- Chinese Recorder (1868-1940)
- Chinese Repository (1832-1851)
- Peking Daily News (1914-1917)
- Peking Gazette (1915-1917)
- Peking Leader (1918-1919
- Shanghai Gazette (1919-1921)
- Shanghai Times (1914-1921)
Front page of the inaugural edition
of the North China Herald (1850)
