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Region: South Asia XU (13)
Institute of East Asian Studies 
Citation: The Institute provides courses in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian and Vietnamese studies. Students shall master the basics of spoken and written language and acquire knowledge of the history, literature, thought and tradition of the respective region. Linguistic research in the above languages. Individual research projects focus on Modern Chinese literature and painting, Chinese aesthetics and iconography, Tang and pre-Tang poetry, Grammar of classical Chinese texts, Contemporary China, Korean lexicology, Modern Korean literature, Japanese theatre and music, Modern prose in Japanese, Japanese economy, Shamanism in Mongolia, Vietnamese cultural studies.
http://fareast.ff.cuni.cz/ more Language: cze Czech, eng English Persimmon : Asian literature, arts, and culture
Description: Each issue includes: (1) Fiction, memoirs, poetry; (2) Interviews and profiles (featuring prominent Asian writers, artists, and film directors); (3) City Scan (brief reports on high culture and pop culture in a half-dozen Asian cities); (4) On-Site (in-depth report from a fine writer's home base in Asia); (5) Feature articles (on artists, architects, social and educational leaders); (6) Book and film reviews.
http://www.persimmon-mag.com/ more Language: eng English South Asia Analysis Group 
Description: A simple but very effective site mainly offering papers by experienced scholars about political and strategic issues of the region (including East Asia). A simple search facility is available. Most papers are provided by the Institute for Topical Studies, Chennai, India.
http://www.saag.org/ more Language: eng English Unihan Database 
Description: The Unihan Database page is part of the Unicode.org website and provides access to all CJKV (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) characters of the Unicode Standard, currently (20040627) in version 4.0. Although the "Lookup" function only searches for UTF32 code points, there is a "Unihan Search Page" available at http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihansearch.html , that also allows to search for the english definitions and modern "Mandarin" prononciation with tones (i.e. zhong1). It is also possible to browse the characters database using the "Unihan Grid Index" or the "Unihan Radical-stroke Index" (both still based on the Unicode Standard, v.3.1). [Especially browsing the character lists can become time-consuming, as all characters are displayed as small linked graphics.]
http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihan.html more Language: eng English Academic Info : Asian Studies - Directory of Online Resources
Description: This is a subsite of
academicinfo.net, a directory of educational online resources maintained by Mike Madin. After ten years at the University of Washington's Gallagher Law Library Madin left in 2000 to work full time on Academic Info. Many links are briefly annotated, mostly using the site's self description. Sorting is alphabetically (page-title), which does not make it too comfortable to use. The search (as the table of contents) can be accessed from the mainpage only, but boolean operators can be used. The site displays sponsored links.
http://www.academicinfo.net/asia.html more Language: eng English Orientations : the magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art
Citation: Published in Hong Kong and distributed worldwide, Orientations has been delighting collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art for over thirty years. Every issue is an authoritative source of information on the many and varied aspects of the arts of East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. [...] Orientations also provides invaluable insights into the international Asian art market, analyzing activities at major auctions in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and other centres to reveal the latest price and collecting trends. Issues of Orientations include comprehensive calendars of all major Asian art exhibitions worldwide, as well as reviews of notable books on Asian art, architecture and archaeology.
http://www.orientations.com.hk/ more Language: eng English Written Sources on Yao Religion = 瑤族宗教文書
Citation: The Munich Yao project, initiated in Oct 1995, is based on a collection of more than 1000 Yao manuscripts, acquired by the Department for Rare Manuscripts of the Munich Bavarian State Library during the last few years. The manuscripts date from the beginning of the 18th to the eighties of the 20th century and originate from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the southern provinces of China. The project aims at computer supported cataloguing, classifying, and analysing of the manuscripts with special regard to date, regional origin, and persons mentioned. The resulting catalogue will be published as part of the 'Index to Oriental Manuscripts in Germany' (Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland). An exhibition of the most remarkable manuscripts in the Bavarian State Library from Nov 4th to Dec 22nd 1999 will conclude the project.
http://www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/sin/projekte/yaoe.htm more Language: eng English Modern Asian studies : Cambridge journals online
Citation: Modern Asian Studies promotes an understanding of contemporary Asia and its rich inheritance. Covering South Asia, South-East Asia, China, and Japan, this quarterly journal publishes original research articles concerned with the history, geography, politics, sociology, literature, economics, and social anthropology and culture of the area. It specialises in the longer monographic essay based on archival materials and new field work. Its expanded book review section offers detailed and in-depth analysis of recent literature.
http://128.232.233.5/action/displayJournal?jid=ASS Language: eng English Faculty of Oriental Studies : University of Cambridge
Citation: Oriental Studies at Cambridge covers the major languages and cultures of the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, China and Japan. It also includes the study of the ancient Near East and Egypt. These pages give details of the courses offered by the Faculty and useful contact points for prospective students. There is also information on other Faculty facilites, teaching staff and on suggested reading matter.
http://www.oriental.cam.ac.uk/ more Language: eng English