Republic of China: Sources

Primary sources (gazettes):
  • Government Gazette (Beijing). Government Gazette (Zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 政府公報) No. 1, May 1912 - No. 4353, 13 Jun 1928, No. 1, 17 Jan 1938 - No. 140?, 30 Mar 1940 (web site)
  • Government Gazette (Nanjing). Government Gazette (Zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 政府公報) No. 1, 11 Apr 1938 - No. 100, 29 Mar 1940
  • Grand Marshal Government Gazette. Gazette of the Headquarters of the Grand Marshal of the Army and Navy (Lù-hǎijūn dàyuánshuài dàběnyíng gōngbào | 陸海軍大元帥大本營公報) No. 1, 30 Jan 1922; No. 1, 9 Mar 1923 - No. 14, 20 May 1925 (web site)
  • Military Government Gazette. Military Government Gazette (Jūn zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 軍政府公報) No. 1, 17 Sep 1917 - No. 79, 14 May 1918; No. 1, 31 Aug 1918 - No. 213, 29 Sep 1920; No. 1, 4 Dec 1920 - No. 40, 30 Apr 1921 (web site: 17 Sep 1917 - 14 May 1918; 31 Aug 1918 - 29 Sep 1920)
  • National Government Gazette. Gazette of the National Government of the Republic of China (Zhōnghuá mínguó guómín zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 中華民國國民政府公報) No. 1, 1 Jul 1925 - No. 19, Dec 1925 || National Government Gazette (Guómín zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 國民政府公報) No. 20, Jan 1926 - No. 25, Feb 1926 || Gazette of the National Government of the Republic of China (Zhōnghuá mínguó guómín zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 中華民國國民政府公報) No. 26, Mar 1926 - No. 52, Nov 1926 || National Government Gazette (Guómín zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 國民政府公報) No. 1, 1 May 1927 - No. 3137, 19 May 1948 (web site)
  • National Government Gazette (Nanjing). National Government Gazette (Guómín zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 國民政府公報) No. 1, 1 Apr 1940 - No. 789, 30 Apr 1945
  • Presidential Office Gazette. Presidential Office Gazette (Zǒngtǒngfǔ gōngbào | 總統府公報) from No. 1, 20 May 1948 (web site)
  • Provisional Gazette (Beijing). Provisional Gazette (Línshí gōngbào | 臨時公報) [unnumbered] 13 Feb 1912 - 30 Apr 1912 (web site)
  • Provisional Government Gazette (Nanjing). Provisional Government Gazette (Línshí zhèngfǔ gōngbào | 臨時政府公報) No. 1, 29 Jan 1912 - No. 58, 5 Apr 1912 (web site)
  • ROC Gazette. Gazette of the Republic of China (Zhōnghuá mínguó gōngbào | 中華民國公報) No. 1, 16 Oct 1911 - No. 190, 22 Apr 1912 (web site)
Primary sources (party gazettes/magazines):
  • Central Party Affairs Gazette. Central Party Affairs Gazette (Zhōngyāng dǎngwù gōngbào | 中央黨務公報) No. 1, 15 Jul 1939 - No. ?, 1947 (web site: 1939-1942)
  • Central Party Affairs Monthly. Central Party Affairs Monthly (Zhōngyāng dǎngwù yuèkān | 中央黨務月刊), No. 1, Aug 1928 - No. 106, May 1937
  • Central Weekly. Central Weekly (Zhōngyāng zhōubào | 中央週報), No. 1, 1928 - No. ?, Nov 1948 (web site)
  • GMD Weekly. Guómíndǎng Weekly (Guómíndǎng zhōukān | 國民黨週刊), No. 1, Nov 1923 - No. 9, Feb 1924 || Chinese Guómíndǎng Weekly (Zhōngguó guómíndǎng zhōukān | 中國國民黨周刊), No. 10, Mar 1924 - 1927?
Primary sources (newspapers):
  • Central Daily News. Central Daily News (Zhōngyāng rìbào | 中央日報) from No. 1, 1 Feb 1928 (web site: 1928-1948)
  • China Times. The China Times (Shíshì xīn bào | 時事新報) No. 1,230, 18 May 1911 - No. ? , 27 May 1949 (web site: 1911-1948)
  • National News (Shanghai). National News (Guómín xīnwén | 國民新聞) No. 1, 22 Mar 1940 - No. 1869, 31 Jul 1945 (web site)
  • North China Herald. The North-China Herald (No. 1, 3 Aug 1850 - No. 870, 30 Mar 1867) || The North China Herald and Market Report (No. 1, 8 Apr 1867 - No. 88, 28 Dec 1868) || The North China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette (No. 140, 4 Jan 1870 - No. 3876, 19 Nov 1941) online
  • North China Daily. North China Daily (Huáběi rìbào | 華北日報) No. 1, 1 Jan 1929 - No. 3900, 31 Jan 1949 (web site)
  • Republican Daily (Guangzhou). Republican Daily (Guangzhou) (Guǎngzhōu Mínguó rìbào | 廣州民國日報) Jun 1923 - 31 Dec 1936 (web site)
  • Republican Daily (Shanghai). Republican Daily (Shanghai) (Mínguó rìbào | 民國日報) No. 1, 22 Jan 1916 - No. 6139, 31 Jan 1947 (web site)
  • Shanghai News. Shanghai News (Shēn bào| 申報) No. 1, 30 Apr 1872 - No. 25,600, 27 May 1949 (web site)
  • Ta Kung Pao. Ta Kung Pao (Dà gōngbào | 大公報) from No. 1, 17 Jun 1902 (web site: 1909, 1915-1949)
Primary sources (parliamentary records):
  • Beiyang Period Parliamentary Minutes. Minutes of the Parliamentary Meetings During the Beiyang Period (Běiyáng shíqī guóhuì huìyì jìlù huì biān | 北洋時期國會會議記錄彙編), ed. by Lǐ Qiáng|李强 (Beijing: Guójiā túshūguǎn chūbǎnshè, 2011), 16 vols. (web site)
  • Central Political Committee Proceedings. Proceedings of Wāng's Puppet Central Political Committee and Supreme Defence Committee (Wāng wěi zhōngyāng zhèngzhì wěiyuánhuì jí zuìgāo guófáng huìyì huìyì lù | 汪伪中央政治委员会及最高国防会议会议录) (Guilin: Guǎngxī shīfàn dàxué chūbǎnshè, 2002), 25 vols.
  • Congress Extraordinary Session Minutes 1917-1920. The Minutes of the Extraordinary Session of the Congress (Guóhuì fēicháng huìyì jìyào | 國會非常會議紀要)
  • House Bulletin. House Bulletin (Zhòngyìyuàn gōngbào | 衆議院公報) No. 1, Apr 1913 - No. ?, Nov 1919
  • National Assembly Records. Records of the National Assembly (Guómín dàhuì shílù | 國民大會實錄) (Taipei: Guómín dàhuì mìshū chù, 1961-) (web site)
  • Senate Bulletin. Senate Bulletin (Cānyìyuàn gōngbào | 參議院公報) No. 1, Apr 1913 - No. ?, Aug 1919 (web site: 1918-1919)
  • Xinhai Revolution - Provincial Representatives Meetings Diary. Diary of the Meetings of the Provincial Representatives during the Xinhai Revolution (Xīnhài gèshěng dàibiǎo huìyì rìzhì | 辛亥各省代表会议日志) (compiled by Liú Xīngnán | 刘星楠), in Memoirs of the Xinhai Revolution (Xīnhài gémìng huíyìlù | 辛亥革命回憶錄), vol. 6, pp. 241-260.
Primary sources (other):
  • Chronicle of Wuchang Uprising. The Chronicle of Wuchang Uprising (Wǔchāng shǒu yì jì shì | 武昌首义纪事) by Lǐ Xībǐng (李西屏) in "Memoirs of the Xinhai Revolution" (Xīnhài gémìng huíyìlù | 辛亥革命回憶錄), vol. 4, pp. 1-98.
  • National Government Committee Minutes. A Collection of the Minutes of the Committee of the National Government (Guómín zhèngfǔ wěiyuánhuì huìyì jìlù huì biān | 國民政府委員會會議紀錄彙編) (Taipei: Guóshǐ guǎn, 1999-2001), 3 vols.
  • First and Second GMD Congresses. The First and Second Congresses of the Guómíndǎng (Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng dìyī, èrcì quánguó dàibiǎo dàhuì huìyì shǐliào| 中国国民党第一、二次全国代表大会会议史料) (Nanjing: Jiāngsū gǔjí chūbǎnshè, 1986), 2 vols.
  • GMD CEC Standing Committee Proceedings. Proceedings of the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Guómíndǎng (Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng Zhōngyāng zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì chángwù wěiyuánhuì huìyì lù | 中国国民党中央执行委员会常务委员会会议录) (Guilin: Guǎngxi shīfàn dàxué chūbǎnshè, 2000), 44 vols. (web site)
  • GMD First Central Executive Committee Minutes. The Minutes of the First Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng dì yī jiè Zhōngyāng zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì huìyì jìlù | 中國國民黨第一屆中央執行委員會會議紀錄). Taipei: Mínguó lìshǐ wénhuà xué shè, 2021. 4 vols.
  • GMD National Congress and Central Committee Materials. The Materials of the Previous Congresses of the Guómíndǎng and the Meetings of the Central Executive Committee (Zhōngguó guómíndǎng lìcì dàibiǎo dàhuì jí zhōngyāng quánhuì zīliào | 中国国民党历次代表大会及中央全会资料), ed. by Róng Mèngyuán (荣孟源) et al. (Beijing: Guāngmíng rìbào chūbǎnshè, 1985), 2 vols.
  • GMD Second Central Executive Committee Fourth Plenary Session Minutes. The Minutes of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Second Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng dì èr jiè Zhōngyāng zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì - dì sì cì quántǐ huìyì jìlù | 中國國民黨第二屆中央執行委員會 - 第四次全體會議記錄). Nanjing, 1928. online
  • Hubei Military Government Documents Compilation. Compilation of Documents of the Military Government of Hubei (Húběi jūnzhèngfǔ wénxiàn zīliào huìbiān | 湖北军政府文献资料汇编) (Wuhan: Wǔhàn dàxué chūbǎnshè, 1986) (web site)
  • Sun Yatsen Complete Works. Complete Works of Sun Yatsen (Sūn Zhōngshān quán jí | 孙中山全集) (Beijing: Zhōnghuá shūjú, 1981-1986), 11 vols.
Secondary sources:
  • Chén Míngzhōng (1985). Did Hú Hànmín actually serve as president of the National Government after its Establishment in Nanjing? (Nánjīng guómín zhèngfǔ chénglì hòu Hú Hànmín céng chūrèn zhǔxí zhìyí| 南京国民政府成立后胡汉民曾出任主席质疑) by Chén Míngzhōng (陈鸣钟) and Mǎ Zhènduó (马振铎), in Republican Archives (Mínguó dàngàn | 民国档案), 1985, vol. 2, pp. 133-137.
  • Duàn Qíruì Chronology. The Chronology of Duàn Qíruì (Duàn Qíruì niánpǔ | 段祺瑞年谱) by Hú Xiǎo (胡晓) (Hefei: Ānhuī dàxué chūbǎnshè, 2006)
  • Guangzhou National Government. Guangzhou National Government (Guǎngzhōu guómín zhèngfǔ |  广州国民政府) (Guangzhou: Guǎngdōng rénmín chūbǎnshè, 1996)
  • ROC Historical Records. Historical Records of the Republic of China (Zhōnghuá mínguó shǐ shì jìyào: gāng wén bèi lǎn | 中華民國史事紀要: 綱文備覽) (Taipei: Jīngxiāo chù zhōngyāng wénwù gōngyìng shè, 1971-) (web site)
  • Shào Yuánchōng. Veritable Records of the Prime Minister (Sūn Wén) and Protection of the Constitution (Zǒnglǐ hùfǎ shílù | 總理護法實錄) by Shào Yuánchōng (邵元冲), in State Building (Jiànguó yuèkān | 建國月刊), vol. 1, part 3, pp. 82-97 (web site)
  • Sun Yatsen Detailed Chronology. Detailed Chronology of Sun Yatsen (Sūn Zhōngshān niánpǔ cháng biān | 孙中山年谱长编) (Beijing: Zhōnghuá shūjú: xīnhuá shūdiàn Běijīng fāxíng suǒ, 1991)
  • Wang Jingwei's Puppet National Government Chronicle. Wang Jingwei's Puppet National Government Chronicle (Wāng Jīngwèi wěi guómín zhèngfǔ jìshì | 汪精卫伪国民政府纪事) (Beijing: Zhōngguó shè de kēxué chūbǎnshè, 1982)