Following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, millions of literary texts have been collected, edited, and disseminated through a vast network of local, regional, and national publishing efforts.
The DIVE database offers a structured entry point into this monumental endeavor by focusing on the first multi-volume book series explicitly dedicated to presenting what is framed as the literary heritage of China’s ethnic minorities. It provides detailed metadata on the texts included in the series, including information on editorial boards, publication dates, ethnic classifications, and the structure of the volumes themselves.

Project main objectives:

• enhancing access to textualised sources on the myths of Chinese minority groups
• analysing these materials in depth
• disseminating the results to academic and non-academic audiences alike