Alternate Title
民間歷史檔案庫
Category
Archival Material
Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Access
open access
URL
https://libguides.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/folk-history-archive
Description
The Folk History Archive (民間歷史檔案庫) is hosted by the Universities Service Centre for China Studies (USC) Collection at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library. The archive grew out of the Folk History Project, which collected personal testimonies, memoirs, and biographies documenting 20th-century Chinese social history from the perspective of ordinary people. The online collection includes approximately 500 original contributions — 70 novellas and over 400 articles — and provides downloadable metadata for over 9,000 records drawn from magazines, newspapers, and books. The site also lists related resources including book series, websites, and social media platforms. Note: the Folk History Project ceased active updates in 2022; the archive remains accessible through the CUHK Library LibGuides platform, and offline USC Collection holdings continue to be available for borrowing.
Source List
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
Tags
Historical archive Republican era (1912–1949) Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) Local history Oral history Early PRC (1949–1966)
Last Modified
5/16/2026 10:27am