The Versatility of the Home in Mists – Oversea Edition
The database Home In Mists – Oversea edition 白雲深處人家海外站 is an edition based outside of China of a database by … Continue reading The Versatility of the Home in Mists – Oversea Edition
Category: Chinese Language
The Dunhuang Culture 敦煌文化 Database
Since the last time I covered Dunhuang-related databases to browse online in 2022, a few things have changed. The International … Continue reading The Dunhuang Culture 敦煌文化 Database
A StoryMap Resource for Studying Early Maritime Asia
This is a guest post by Andrew Chittick. The author bio is below. The Digital Orientalist has proven to be … Continue reading A StoryMap Resource for Studying Early Maritime Asia
An Overview of Digital Tools and Resources for East Asian Studies Reviewed by The Digital Orientalist Members
Since its founding in 2013, The Digital Orientalist has grown from a research blog by Cornelis van Lit to an … Continue reading An Overview of Digital Tools and Resources for East Asian Studies Reviewed by The Digital Orientalist Members
Global DH vs. Area Studies: Rethinking “China and the West (Rest)” Beyond Lenticular Logic
In her essay “Why Are the Digital Humanities So White? or Thinking the Histories of Race and Computation,” Tara McPherson … Continue reading Global DH vs. Area Studies: Rethinking “China and the West (Rest)” Beyond Lenticular Logic
Exploring the Future of Library Cataloging with AI and Multilingual Embeddings
This post was written together with Sai Deng (Metadata Librarian, University of Central Florida) and Lihong Zhu (Head of Library … Continue reading Exploring the Future of Library Cataloging with AI and Multilingual Embeddings
To Merge or Not to Merge: The Pitfalls of Chinese Tokenization in General-Purpose LLMs
Tokenization, the process of transforming human text into machine-understandable units of meaning (tokens), is a foundational step in language modeling. … Continue reading To Merge or Not to Merge: The Pitfalls of Chinese Tokenization in General-Purpose LLMs
Cognitive Stylometry as an LLM-Based Methodology in Chinese Literary Studies
Recent years have witnessed a wave of fascinating research findings in both natural and artificial intelligence. While scholars remain cautious … Continue reading Cognitive Stylometry as an LLM-Based Methodology in Chinese Literary Studies
Jingyuan Digital Platform: Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 1)
This is a guest post by Peichao Qin | University of Cambridge. Tired of struggling to find and type out complex oracle … Continue reading Jingyuan Digital Platform: Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 1)
The Consortium DISTAM (DIgital STudies Africa, Asia, Middle East): structuring DH in areal studies in France
Since 2022, DISTAM (DIgital STudies Africa, Asia, Middle East) has been a consortium of the French research infrastructure Huma-Num. It … Continue reading The Consortium DISTAM (DIgital STudies Africa, Asia, Middle East): structuring DH in areal studies in France
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