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KARL DEBRECZENY
One of the rubbings found at the UW is more than 8 feet tall
and is called "Qian Ziwen," or the "Thousand Character
Text." It helped students learn the 1,000 most-used Chinese
characters.
Dated "the 28th day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of
the Qiande Reign in the Great Song Dynasty - 965 A.D.
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The Chinese Collection of the University
Washington Library is devoted to Chinese-language research materials in
all formats, but mainly in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
Works published in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other areas are
collected. In conjunction with the Chinese-language holdings of the
Gallagher Law
Library, the Chinese Collection of the University of Washington
Library plays an important role in supporting all China-related teaching
and research activities at University Washington.
The East Asia Library holds over 254,000 volumes of Chinese printed
materials (as of August 2005), approximately 1,100 current serials
titles, 2,600 non-current serials titles, 6,300 microfilms reels, 4,700
microfiches sheets, three online databases, and more than 160 computer
files applications. The majority of audiovisual Chinese materials are
located in the Media Center at the
Odegaard
Undergraduate Library. Areas of strength include: local gazetteers
on the southwest region; material on the Guangdong Delta region; works
on the Taiping Rebellion; works by and on Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao;
material on Chinese dialects and ethnic minorities; population census;
yearbooks; and statistical data.
Special Collections includes:
1. The Joseph Rock Collection. Over three hundred gazetteers, many of
which are rare editions on the southwest region.
2. Wu Xianzi Collection. Includes 112 pieces of Wu's manuscripts and
publications, a valuable source for the study of the leader of the Li
Xian Party in the early Republican period.
3. Collection on Diaoyutai Incident. Includes over three hundred items
published between 1971 and 1973.
4. Mu Yu Shu Collection. A total of 373 volumes comprise this
collection.
5. Yearbook Collection. Consists of over 500 titles.
6. Population census of 1990 and 2000 at the county, city and county
level.
The
census
volumes represent most of the counties and cities of all provinces and
autonomous regions. This collection exceeds 6,000 volumes.
7. Qing Dynasty Xi nan shao shu min zu hua ce. A set of six volumes
containing 120 original drawings on the aboriginal tribes of Yunnan and
southwest China in the Qing Dynasty.
Questions and comments, including requests for materials and inquiries
about how to use the collection, etc. may be directed to Ju-yen Teng,
Acting Chinese Studies Librarian, at 206-543-6155 or via
e-mail.
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