A DATABASE OF MEDIEVAL CHINESE TEXTS
A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF GHENT CENTRE FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES AND DHARMA DRUM INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Welcome to the Database of Medieval Chinese Texts, a collaborative project dedicated to the digitization and linguistic analysis of texts from this fascinating period. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts alike. Explore our growing collection and discover the richness of medieval Chinese literature.
Editor in Chief/Project Director
Christoph Anderl [CA] (Ghent University)
Project Co-directors
Marcus Bingenheimer [MB] (Digitization/Mark-up; Temple University)
Joey Hung (Digitization/Mark-up supervisor; DILA)
Lin Ching-hui [JH] 林靜慧 (Mark-up/Editor Variant Characters; DILA)
Text Input, Mark-up, Editing
Laurent Van Cutsem [LVC] (Text input/Mark-up/Editor Variant Characters)
Manuel Sassmann [MS] (Editor Epigraphy/Stone Sutras in China, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften [HADW])
Lia Wei [LW] (Editor Chinese Medieval Rock Inscriptions, INALCO)
Zeng Chen 曾辰 (Editor/Contributor: Chan Phrases Database; Xihua University)
Stephanie Van Rentergem [SVR] (Editor Variant Characters)
Zhang Bo-yong [ZBY] 張伯雍 (Digitization/Mark-up/Variant Characters)
Expert Advisors
Neil Schmid [SMD] (Dunhuang Literature; Dunhuang Academy)
Christian Wittern [CW] (Chan Transmission Texts/Databases; Kyoto University)
Imre Galambos [IG] (Dunhuang Manuscripts/Variant Characters; Zhejiang University)
Interns
2016: Ruth Vervaet [RV], Satsuki Harada [SH]
2019: Julie Dewaele [JD]
2020: Shao Jun [SJ], Qu Lichen [QLC], Pieter Weyens [PW]
2020-2021: Wu Taoyu [WTY], Yang Yuting [YYT], Zino Horemans [ZHS]
2021-2022: Zhou Sitong [ZST], Zhou Xiaodi [ZXD], Zhang Longyu [ZLY]
2023-2024: Cao Tinglu [CTL], Zhou Zhichen [ZZC], Wang Xuting [WXT]
2024-2025: Sielke Boel [SBL]
Database programmers/design
Christian Bell [CB] and Jan Schrupp [JS]
