The Encyclopedia of Taiwan
The largest single database on Taiwanese history in the Chinese language
The result of 15 years’ work by historians and scholars, the Encyclopedia of Taiwan (Taiwan Wenxian Congkan, 台灣文獻叢刊) covers the period from the Tang Dynasty to the Japanese Occupation and includes abstracts and indexing from thousands of books. Based on the Taiwan Literature Series edited by Chou Hsien-Wen, the former Dean of the National Taiwan University Law School, it is the most heavily referenced database of its kind and the most comprehensive historical resource for understanding Taiwan. The collection covers a variety of dimensions of Taiwan, including history, geography, local customs, politics, economics, sociology, laws and culture. The Encyclopedia of Taiwan contains 309 books and incorporates local histories and official documents of the Ming and Qing dynasties, including the short-lived Southern Ming Dynasty. Also included are poems and private collections, many of which are sole copies and out-of-print books.
