Shortcut: WP:HOK

The aim of this project is to standardize and improve articles related to History of China, as well as to create missing articles. Add this code to your user page: [[Category:WikiProject Chinese history participants|username]]

[edit] Parentage

• WikiProject History

[edit] Related projects

• WikiProject China
• WikiProject Chinese politics
• Chinese historical states task force
• Chinese military history task force

[edit] Templates

[edit] WikiProject History of China notice

Place this WikiProject notice {{WPCHINA|history=yes}} at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the Wikiproject History of China for guidelines. It will produce:

WikiProject China		ChinaWikipedia:WikiProject ChinaTemplate:WikiProject ChinaChina-related articles
v • d • e This article is within the scope of WikiProject China, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of China related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale. This article is supported by the Chinese history workgroup.

(Note that in this example the notice has been classified as "NA", so that it will not appear on the list of unassessed articles. This will not happen normally if the above code is used.)

[edit] Userboxes

• Userbox enthusiasts can put this {{User WikiProject History of China}} to show that you are a member of this project.

NOTE: The box above has an outdated image link (which means the image does not show). The new image name is: Image:History of China.png . Can someone please help fix this box - I don't know how to do it. Many thanks, John Hill (talk) 13:29, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

• Or use this larger version to show that you are a member of this project. {{User_History_of_China}}

This user is a member of WikiProject Chinese history, a WikiProject which aims to develop and expand Wikipedia's articles on the History of China. Please feel free to join us!

[edit] To do list

Open tasks for History of China

[edit] Top priorities	[edit] Editing / formatting	[edit] Missing articles	[edit] Expansion
Battle of Wuhan Chinese Civil War Xinhai Revolution Xi people (奚), an ancient people of Central Asia described in Chinese histories; the musical instrument xiqin (奚琴) is named for them	Template:HOCOpenTasks/Copyedit	Template:HOCOpenTasks/Missing	Template:HOCOpenTasks/Expansion
[edit] Merges	[edit] Discussions	[edit] Maps
Template:HOCOpenTasks/Merge	Template:HOCOpenTasks/Discussion	Template:HOCOpenTasks/Maps
[edit] Recently Updated		[edit] Other requests
Template:HOCOpenTasks/Recentlyupdated		Template:HOCOpenTasks/Other

[edit] Conventions and Policies

[edit] Sources

The goal of Wikipedia is to become a complete, accurate encyclopedia. Verifiability is an important tool to achieve accuracy, so it is strongly recommended to check facts. However, don't be too keen to remove unverified information at the cost of completeness.

[edit] Levels

Primary sources:

"Piece of information or evidence that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the historical events that are being described".

These are sources which, usually, are recorded by someone who participated in, witnessed, or lived through the event. These are also usually authoritative and fundamental documents concerning the subject under consideration. This includes published original accounts, published original works, or published original research. Physical objects can be primary sources.

Wikipedia would not ordinarily be considered a primary source (see Wikipedia:No original research). Over time, however, this situation may change as researchers may use, for example, analyses of Wikipedia edits and reversions as evidence of shifts and changes in attitudes and approaches.

Secondary sources:

"Piece of writings which were not penned contemporaneously with the events in question".

These are sources which, usually, are accounts, works, or research that analyze, assimilate, evaluate, interpret, and/or synthesize primary sources. These are not as authoritative and are supplemental documents concerning the subject under consideration. This includes published accounts, published works, or published research.

Wikipedia would be considered a secondary source on some occasions.

Tertiary sources:

These are sources which, on average, do not fall into the above two levels. They consist of generalized research of a specific subject under consideration. Tertiary sources are analyzed, assimilated, evaluated, interpreted, and/or synthesized from secondary sources, also. These are not authoritative and are just supplemental documents concerning the subject under consideration.

Wikipedia would be considered a tertiary source on some occasions.

[edit] Types

[todo] various types of sources

Published Documents Maps Literature Autobiographies (P) Biographies (S) Poems Books Magazines (T) Newspaper articles (S) Pamphlets (T) Posters (P) Advertisements (P) Research (P) Peer Journals (S) Non-government documents Organization papers (P) Government documents (P) Public records (P) Voter lists Police records Court records Court hearings Court proceedings Tax accounts Census data and records (P) Classified documents (P) Laws (P) Treaties (P) Court decisions (P) Audio data Oral histories (P) Oral traditions (S) Spoken word (T)

Unpublished Documents Personal papers (P) Letters (P) Diaries (P) Journals (P) Wills (P) Research Surveys Fieldwork Reports Speeches Interviews Membership records Meeting transcripts Financial accounts Visual Documents Artwork Statues Photographs Films Paintings Artifacts (P) Coins (P) Inscriptions (P) Tools (P) Pottery (P) Personal effects (P) Clothing (P) Jewelry (P) Buildings (P) Furniture (P)

The letters after an item describes generally the type it is (though this can vary pending the exact source). P is for Primary sources, S is for Secondary sources, and T is for Tertiary sources.

[edit] Sourceberg

See Wikisource for original text (or primary sources). Wikisource (i.e., "Sourceberg") is a repository of source texts in any language which are either in the public domain, or are released under the GFDL.

See also : Wikipedia:Informative, Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Public domain resources, Wikipedia:Don't include copies of primary sources

[edit] Style issues for history

Main article: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (general style issues)

In historical articles, the past tense is strongly preferred. While history can be written in the present tense, the general audience of Wikipedia will usually expect the past tense on historical subjects and events that occurred in the past. The present tense in English is only correctly used to describe past events in a work of fiction. This is referred to as the "historical past tense".

Remain objective as possible. The point and ideal of Wikipedia is to create an encyclopedic neutral body of knowledge. Avoid using the first-person point of view (emphasising the facts; not the editor). Explain the evidence (from the links and references) and explain the reasons of any conclusions.

[edit] Article names

See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese), Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English)

Convention: Use the form most familiar to English speakers. Name pages in English and place the native transliteration on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the anglicized form.

[edit] Infoboxes

A number of infoboxes can be used for History related articles. These include {{Infobox revolution biography}} and {{Infobox Military Person}}.

[edit] Biography

See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)

[edit] Names and titles

For naming articles See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles), for use in article content See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)

[edit] Dates

See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)

The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. If dates used are from the Julian calendar, please make a note as to any differences.

[edit] Link references

See: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Link_titles

The following is a suggested formatted reference link for external links and references.

Appearance:

• Doe, John, "Main page". Wikimedia Foundation, Florida, USA. January 1, 2000.

Source:

* Last name, First name, "''[http://www.url.org Linked article name]''". Source publisher, Location. [[Month Day]], [[Year]].

See also: Wikipedia:Cite your sources, Style guides (for more detailed and formal styles), Wikipedia:External links, Wikipedia:Links

[edit] See also

• Main: Historiography -- Wikipedia:WikiProject Timelines -- Wikipedia:Timeline standards
• Portal: Wikipedia:Wikiportal/History.
• Resources: Wikipedia:Category schemes -- Wikipedia:Naming conventions
• Other: Wikipedia:History standards for China-related articles