Ancient China to Ch’in Dynasty 	50000 – 206 BCSong to Yuan Dynasty 	960 – 1368Early ROC period 	1911 – 1945
Han to Tang Dynasty 	206 BC – AD 907Ming to Ch’ing Dynasty 	1368 – 1911Taiwan, after liberation from Japan 	1945 – present
 
Tan-Hsin Archives (National Taiwan University)

The Tan-Hsin Archives is a collection of administrative and judicial documents from Hsinchu County, Tamsui Subprefecture, and Taipei Prefecture dating from 1776 to 1895. This collection contains nearly 20,000 documents. The largest section consists o...
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The Manuscripts of Kanori Ino (National Taiwan University)

Kanori Ino (1867-1925) was a pioneer in Taiwan studies. Sent to Taiwan for anthropological research in 1895, after Japan's occupation of the island, Ino was the first to propose a comprehensive categorization of Taiwan's indigenous populations. His f...
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Rubbings of Taiwan's Ancient Tablets (National Taiwan University)

In December 1997, the library received a collection of old rubbings from the Department of Anthropology, which were originally collected by Taihoku Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) during the Japanese occupation. Among the rubbing...
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The Yasusada Tashiro Collection (National Taiwan University)

Yasusada Tashiro was a botany expert who worked for the Taiwan Governor Genera's Office during the Japanese occupation period. A pioneer in Taiwan botanical studies, Tashiro left behind numerous field reports and other research manuscripts. During hi...
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Type Specimens of Plants (National Taiwan University)

The original specimen that acts as evidence in the discovery of a new species is known as the type specimen, and should be preserved permanently. The image, label, and collection of information about the specimen, as well as the original text and pic...
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General Specimens of Plants (National Taiwan University)

Established in 1929, the Herbarium of the Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the National Taiwan University (NTU) is now over seventy years old, with a collection of over 260,000 specimens. Among its collection, specimens of Taiwan’s ...
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Common Insects (National Taiwan University)

The genre “Common Insects” in the Insect Museum of National Taiwan University includes specimens for research and specimens for education. Different from type specimens, these specimens are insects the general public is usually familiar with, cho...
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Mammals (National Taiwan University)    

The Mammal Database contains 8 orders, 19 families, and 67 mammal species in Taiwan. In this database, you can search and observe basic information on all of these mammal species, including their classification, morphology, natural environment, and ...
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Archives of the Taiwan Sotokufu (Taiwan Historica)  

The files of the Taiwan Sotokufu (Governor-General) were originally stored in a large storage room in the archives department of the residence of the Taiwan Sotokufu. These included 6,789 volumes of permanent official records, and 3,226 volumes of 15...
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Archives of the Taiwan Sotokufu Monopoly Bureau (Taiwan Historica)  

The Taiwan Sotokufu Monopoly Bureau was the general administrative organization of the monopoly system of the Japanese government in Taiwan. The Taiwan Historica has in its collection approximately 4 million pages in 12,815 volumes of files of the Ta...
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Grand Secretariat Archives (Academia Sinica)  

There are approximately 310,000 items in the Grand Secretariat Archives at the Institute of History and Philology. These include imperial decrees, edicts, memorials, tribute documents, examination questions, examination papers, rosters of successful ...
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Rare books, Vernacular literature, Quasi rare books, Ancient spring-bound books (Academia Sinica)  

The rare collections in the Fu Ssu-Nien Library are of great value and relevance to sinologists all over the world. The rare collection includes: (1)Over 44,765 volumes of rare books; (2)About 10,579 volumes of vernacular literature that are essentia...
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Literatures of Native Plants in Taiwan (Academia Sinica)

Literature Database of Native Plants in Taiwan consists mainly of the classified literature on Taiwan vascular plants. The intent is to build a classified catalogue and data system of native Taiwan plants and to present data of different periods and ...
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Taiwan Archival Information System

This database embodies historical records, private manuscripts, official documents and book collections collected by Institute of Taiwan History. The formats of the resources include physical and digital manifestations. The establishment of integrati...
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Historical Images (Academia Sinica)

The contents of this collection are mainly portraits, family photos, events photos, old postcards and maps. Topics include the famous scenic and historic site of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period, construction work, official buildings, abori...
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The Du Xiang-Guo Collection (Academia Sinica)

Du Xiang-Guo (1893-1946) was born in Dajia, Taichung County. He and his father, Du Qing (1869-1937), devoted to the refinement of straw hats. Du Qing founded the first private company in Taiwan and he was the first to set up factories to produce Daji...
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Diplomatic and Economic Archives (Academia Sinica)

The Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, has kept a collection of files on foreign and economic offices and data donated by individuals. The files on foreign offices include documents from the Office in Charge of Foreign Affairs (1861-1901),...
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Ivory and Bone (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Wood, Bamboo and Lacquerware (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Jade and Stone Tools (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Ceramics (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Enameled Ware and Glassware (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Curios (National Palace Museum)

The antiquities held in the collections of the National Palace Museum span a period of at least 7,000 thousand years, and consist of a large variety of genres, including bronze, jade, porcelain, lacquerware, etc. Its collections are fine in quality ...
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Calligraphy (National Palace Museum)     

The National Palace Museum has a vast collection of calligraphy works, dating from the Jin and Tang dynasties to the ROC Era. The collection’s variety of styles, including the seal script (zhuanshu), the clerical script (lishu), the standard scrip...
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Painting (National Palace Museum)   

he paintings in the National Palace Museum span several dynasties, dating from the Tang dynasty to the ROC Era. This collection covers over one thousand years of Chinese painting tradition and development, and encompasses a wide range of genres, inc...
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Embroidery and Tapestry (National Palace Museum)   

The collection of embroidery and tapestry pieces in the National Palace Museum date from the Song dynasty to the ROC era, with a complete range of subjects, including landscape, flower and bird, figure, and so on. Though not particularly large in siz...
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Rare Books (National Palace Museum)

The treasured rare books in the Department of Rare Books and Documents of National Palace Museum range from the Song and Yuan dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, amounting to approximately 200,000 volumes. Besides inheriting the old collections...
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