Resources

With 74 Chinese resource libraries for outsourcing databases, 49 foreign language resource libraries, 36 self-built resource libraries and 24 trial resource libraries, we have currently 183 different digital resource libraries available for readers, which involve e-books, ancient books, electronic newspapers or journals, dissertations, conference papers, current politics, finance and economics tools and indexes, audio, video, multimedia, etc.

Gallery of Mountains and Temples
Zhejiang is a world-famous tourist destination with amazing natural landscapes and remarkable cultural relics. There are many famous mountains and temples in Zhejiang, and Buddhism and Taoism have been introduced into this province for more than 1,800 years. Zhejiang Library has collected relevant pictures and launched the gallery, presenting the tourist resources of mountains and ancient temples in Zhejiang Province.
Zhejiang Local Opera Multimedia Database
The database is the first issue of "Zhejiang Opera Multimedia Database" and comprises four parts: Overview of the opera history; Introduction to Zhejiang opera genres (projects); Theoretical research results of Zhejiang opera; Zhejiang opera academies and famous theater troupes. The database contains a large amount of precious audio and video data, covering four opera genres: Yue opera, Wu opera, Kun opera, and Shao opera.
Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea Culture Database
Tea culture, of a long and profound history in China, is closely related to the spread of Buddhism, with a wide and significant impact on the world in eating habits and spiritual culture. Longjing is the name of a place, a spring, and tea. The Longjing area was once an important place for the rise and development of Chinese Tea and Zen culture, making the Chinese Tea and Zen culture a crucial cultural element of the "West Lake Landscape".
  • Digital Map of Zhejiang Humanities

    The digital map of Zhejiang humanities, serving both historical and practical purposes, comprehensively and vividly displays the cultural and historical features of Zhejiang Province. It integrates thematic maps and ordinary maps by means of text, pictures, videos, and audios, serving as an easy access for readers to appreciate the beautiful and picturesque mountains and rivers, and the colorful humanistic landscapes, so as to "know Zhejiang and understand Zhejiang". Also, it provides detailed humanistic information for the research institutions, market entities and the decision-making and planning bodies of governments at all levels.

    This database covers historical figures, former residences of celebrities, local operas, cultural relics, rare documents, folk customs, scenic spots, local languages, native products, major historical events, and other contents.

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  • Zhejiang Local Opera Multimedia Database
    The database is the first issue of "Zhejiang Opera Multimedia Database" and comprises four parts: Overview of the opera history; Introduction to Zhejiang opera genres (projects); Theoretical research results of Zhejiang opera; Zhejiang opera academies and famous theater troupes. The database contains a large amount of precious audio and video data, covering four opera genres: Yue opera, Wu opera, Kun opera, and Shao opera.
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  • Zhejiang Local Opera Multimedia Database
    This database is the first issue of "Zhejiang Opera Multimedia Database" and contains four parts: Overview of the opera history; Introduction to Zhejiang opera genres (projects); Theoretical research results of Zhejiang opera; Zhejiang opera academies and famous theater troupes. The database contains a large amount of precious audio and video data, covering four opera genres: Yue opera, Wu opera, Kun opera, and Shao opera.
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  • Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea Culture Database

    Tea culture, of a long and profound history in China, is closely related to the spread of Buddhism, with a wide and significant impact on the world in eating habits and spiritual culture. Longjing is the name of a place, a spring, and tea. The Longjing area was once an important place for the rise and development of Chinese Tea and Zen culture, making the Chinese Tea and Zen culture a crucial cultural element of the "West Lake Landscape".

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  • Multimedia Database of Zhejiang Cultural Celebrities

    Zhejiang has produced a great many of talents in literature and art circles since ancient times. The multimedia database - Stars Shining-Zhejiang Cultural Celebrities - displays the contributions and achievements of the ancient and modern Zhejiang cultural celebrities with audio, video, images, and texts, so as to present the overall outlook of Zhejiang culture. It is also conducive to today’s talents in tapping into the traditional advantages of Zhejiang culture and carrying it forward.

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  • Business Legend- Multimedia Database of Zhejiang Merchants and Business Culture
    This database presents Zhejiang Merchants and business culture in history and the contemporary through videos, sounds, pictures, and texts. Readers can understand and benefit from the wisdom of Zhejiang Merchants.
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  • Multimedia Database of Zhejiang Traditional Art and Technique

    Multimedia Database of Zhejiang Traditional Art and Technique has selected the national intangible heritage protection projects including Jinshi seal carving, Dongyang woodcarving, Xianju lantern, Fuyang bamboo paper, Hu writing brush, Hangzhou Longjing, Longquan celadon and Longquan sword casting, presenting them in history, materials, tools, processes, artistic style, inheritors, masterpieces, etc.

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  • Woodblock Printing Appreciation Micro-course

    Since the application and promotion of woodblock printing, Zhejiang had remained the national center of book producing and spreading. Until modern times, woodblock printing had dominated China's printing industry, representing one of China's outstanding contributions to the world civilization. However, the engravings for printing classics were mostly lost and thus become all the more precious. In order to inherit and protect this precious technology, Zhejiang Library has built a micro-course database for woodblock printing appreciation.

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  • Database of She Nationality Culture

    She nationality is widely distributed in more than 100 cities and counties in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Anhui and other provinces. According to relevant records, the She nationality in Zhejiang has a history of more than 1,200 years. The fifth national census shows that She nationality in Zhejiang has a population of more than 170,000, mainly distributed in Lishui, Wenzhou, Jinhua and Quzhou. There are 18 She ethnic townships (counties) in Zhejiang and Jingning She Ethnic Autonomous County which, established in 1984, is the only She ethnic autonomous county in China. This database contains the She nationality's origin, religion, totem, customs, literature, art, ancient books and other relevant data.

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  • Multimedia Database of Zhejiang Studies
    The studies (a general name of library, academy, school in ancient China) in Zhejiang are important cultural relics that display the culture and education history. This database covers 11 libraries, including Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion, Nanxun Jiayetang, Hangzhou Wenlan Pavilion, Huzhou Besong Building, as well as 8 academies, including Hangzhou Wansong Academy, Xianju Tongjiang Academy, and Yongkang Wufeng Academy, and 8 schools. The introduction covers history, characters, architecture, collection of books, literature, calligraphy, and other contents.
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  • Chinese Opera Facial Makeup Database

    Chinese opera, originated in ancient singing and dancing and a treasure of Chinese traditional culture, has developed to more than 360 genres. The facial makeup of Chinese opera, which originated from primitive totems, has gradually evolved into a plastic art with unique glamour. "Chinese Opera Facial Makeup Database" was established in October 2013, aiming to collect the gorgeous and colorful costumes and facial makeup of Chinese operas since ancient times and build a platform for a wide audience.

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  • Database of Temples and Statues

    Buddhism was introduced into China more than two thousand years ago. Blending and co-existeing with native Confucianism and Taoism, it became on a par with them. The statues enshrined in ancient temples of different eras, regions, genres, and materials have witnessed and manifested the long-standing Chinese culture, with great artistic and aesthetic value. This database aims to collect the statues in temples scattered around the country (including those destroyed or exiled), covering mythological figures, Chinese ancestors and historical celebrities.

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  • Image Database of Chinese Historical Figures

    This database aims to inherit the fine traditions of Chinese civilization, with pictures on the left and history on the right. It includes more than 10,000 images of about 5,800 figures from ancient times to Qing Dynasty

    This database has several access points, including name (Chinese characters and pinyin), dynasty, birth and death year, courtesy name, native place, identity, fame, performance, and writings.

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  • Database of Ancient Celebrities' Seals

    The Chinese seal has a long history of remarkable artistic value, and seal cutting has been included in the masterpieces of the world's intangible cultural heritage of mankind. It was once a fashion to collect and appreciate seal impressions in the literati circle in ancient China. This database was established in February 2011, aiming to collect the seals of famous figures, not only facilitating the spreading of traditional Chinese culture, but also building a platform for users’ appreciation. By far, it has collected more than 30,000 seals made by over 2,000 people.

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  • Genealogy Full-text Database

    Zhejiang Library has established the Genealogy Full-Text Database to serve both scholars’ academic purposes and meet ordinary users’ practical demands.

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  • Summary of Zhejiang Genealogy General Catalog

    It took Zhejiang Library four years to complete the Summary of Zhejiang Genealogy General Catalogue, by engaging dozens of experts and scholars, together with 102 libraries, museums and private collectors in the endeavor. The digital version of the book was simultaneously launched on line, providing nine access points such as full text, title, surname, and celebrity. The database includes 13287 kinds of genealogical trees in Zhejiang province, including 12775 in Zhejiang province and 512 in other provinces. The general catalog includes 6,094 family trees in Zhejiang province, 512 in other provinces, with 6,681 in Zhejiang province listed as outline. For the head of the genealogy of each surname, the book systematically presents the ancestor, the ancestor who moved, the departure and relocation, the celebrity and other detailed information.

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  • Famous Mountains and Ancient Temple Tourism Resources Library

    Zhejiang, a world-famous tourist destination with amazing natural landscapes and remarkable cultural relics, has many famous mountains, each with its own features and splendid and closely related to splendid Chinese culture, and lots of important ancient temples witnessing the over 1,800- year spread of Buddhism and Taoism in the province. Zhejiang Library, by collecting relevant pictures, has developed the famous mountains and ancient temple tourism resources library.

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