Description:
CCG database is a vast collection of difangzhi spanning eight centuries 1229-1949. With more than 6,500 titles (approx. 96,000 volumes) presented in image and/or full text to date, CCG is a rich resource available for researching China in multiple aspects, including its political history, literature, and religion, as well as the biographies of famous personages, its culture, economic development and, of course, its geography and natural history. More than just local gazetteers, CCG also includes source materials, dictionaries, specialized works on topography, palaces, gardens, travel and even foreign travel.