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North China Herald was published weekly in Shanghai during the "treaty century" (1842-1943), as the official journal for British consular notifications, and announcements of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Its nationwide correspondents supplied a constant stream of news on an extensive range of topics, social, cultural and political life of the foreign settlements, trade statistics, stock prices, Chinese news, essays on Chinese culture and language, law reports from foreign courts in the settlements, company reports, news on foreign social, cultural and political life, maps, cartoons, photographs, stock prices, advertisements, tables of tea, silk and cotton exports, or long-forgotten facts about missionaries, birth, marriage, and death announcements. The full-text searchable North China Herald Online is a treasure-trove primary resource on modern Chinese history, culture and politics.
Rich and reliable demographic and business information for all P.R. China geographies, including 31 provinces, 345 prefecture cities, 2,873 counties, and over 50,000 townships. User can generate data aggregation, location analysis and spatial assessment based on specific geographic territories.
Shen Bao is one of the first modern Chinese newspapers. It is the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China. It was established by British businessman Ernest Major in 1872. During its 78 years of existence (1872-1949), there were 256,000 issues published. As an important primary source for late imperial and modern China, Shen Bao underwent three reigns of Qing Dynasty, and witnessed many significant historical events, such as Sino-French War, Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion, two World Wars, and etc. Known for its rich news reporting, commentary and advertisement, Shen Bao played a i role in the formation of public opinion in the late 19th century and Republic Era.
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