Provides full text coverage of the South China Morning Post from 1903 to 1995. This archive consists of full-page and article images, providing the entirety of each issue cover-to-cover. The content is searchable, and apart from news articles it includes advertisements, editorials, cartoons, and photographs that all help to illuminate the historical period covered.
Shun Pao (also transliterated as Shen Bao) was one of the most influential and longest running Chinese newspapers in modern China. It played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion during the late 19th century and the Republican Period.
This database covers the content of 25,600 issues from 1872 to 1949, including editions from Shanghai, Hankow, and Hong Kong, and provides full text search and original images.