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The Eastern Miscellany

Overview

The Eastern Miscellany, founded by the Commercial Press, is one of the most significant publications in the history of Chinese journals. It was set up in the late Qing Dynasty (March 1904) and continued until December 1948, spanning 44 volumes and 819 issues. It was one of the top ten rare books during the Republic of China. It faithfully documented historical changes and featured articles by prominent intellectuals and writers such as Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanpei, Yan Fu, Lu Xun and Chen Duxiu. With Du Yaquan, Hu Yuzhi and others working as its chief editors, it comprehensively recorded major political, economic and cultural events and news at home and abroad each month. It is an indispensable first-hand material for studying the history of the Republic of China. Through digital publication, the full-text search database of The Eastern Miscellany offers multiple search options including full text, authors, titles, advertisements, etc.

Contents

Rich and diverse literature: The database covers more than 30,000 articles, 12,000 images and 50,000 advertisements.

Complete information coverage: It spans the complete years (1904-1948), and covers various aspects including politics, economy, culture, education, and art, reflecting the social landscape comprehensively at that time.

Features

Detailed and complete information: The database contains a large number of authentic and reliable first-hand historical materials, allowing researcher to trace back to and view its original images, and providing authoritative and accurate historical records for them.

Features

Efficient and convenient search: It provides various search options such as full text, titles, authors, images, advertisements, and new highlights, helping users quickly and accurately locate the desired information. It supports the search conversion between traditional and simplified characters, and an input assistant of rarely used characters.

Featured classification: It provides nearly 100 special topic navigations, more than 50 column navigations, name navigation of more than 5,000 Chinese and foreign authors from that era, and volume-specific navigation.

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