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Primary sources
A primary source is an immediate, first-hand, or contemporary account of an event or topic.
Age of Exploration
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Scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes.
China, Trade, Politics and Culture, 1783-1980
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Manuscripts, print documents, images, official papers covering China's interaction with the West.
North China Herald
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Published in Shanghai and reflecting the social and political life of the foreign settlements from around 1850 to the 1940s.
Siku Quanshu
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A collection of 3,461 books compiled in the Qing dynasty between 1773 and 1782. Chinese language database.
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