
Please use the links at the left to navigate these web pages, which contain full details about the Chinese collections of Cambridge University Library, their catalogues and how to use them, as well as general Chinese bibliographical information and links to other relevant sites.
The oldest items in the Library are Chinese inscribed oracle bones dating from the 13th century BC (right), and the oldest printed book is a Chinese Buddhist sutra dated 1107.
The Chinese collections comprise about half a million titles (including bound serials) which contain over 150,000 monograph titles and over 250,000 individual titles of other (reprinted) materials such as manuscripts from Dunhuang, Huizhou, etc., archival documents and epigraphical rubbings. Over 300,000 titles are included in more than 2,000 丛书 cong shu .
About 3,000 Chinese printed serial titles and 3,500 Chinese microfilm reels are held in Cambridge libraries.
In addition physical collections, Chinese studies related E-resources have growing rapidly since 2022. Cambridge Digital Library contains freely available digital collections on Chinese studies including a selection of noteworthy Chinese works .
Any questions about Chinese collections at Cambridge University Library, please feel free to contact chinese@lib.cam.ac.uk, or visit us at Chinese Section's Office in the East Asian Reading Room (First Floor, Aoi Pavilion at the University Library).
Highlights from our collections: