CATEGORY
Classical Texts
ACCESS
open access
URL
https://ctext.org/
DESCRIPTION
Chinese Text Project (CTP / ctext.org) is a comprehensive open-access digital library of pre-modern Chinese texts, with particular focus on pre-Qin (before 221 BCE) and Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) materials. Founded by Donald Sturgeon, the platform now contains tens of thousands of texts spanning from ancient classics to late imperial works, organized by traditional categories including Classics (經 jing), History (史 shi), Masters/Philosophy (子 zi), and Collected Works (集 ji). The site provides accurate transcriptions with parallel translations where available, powerful full-text search across the entire corpus, concordance tools, statistical analysis, and cross-referencing between editions. Advanced features include automated textual analysis, markup tools for collaborative annotation, API access for computational research, and integration with other digital repositories.
SOURCE LIST
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
TAGS
LAST MODIFIED
2026-01-16