The third edition of the Chinese Encyclopaedia¹ is due to go online for the first time sometime next year, announced the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

 

中国科学院宣布，中国大百科全书第三版将于明年某个时间首次推出网络版。
 

 

The aim of the project is to "compile an internet-based digital encyclopaedia on-par with the world's best," said Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and deputy director of the book's editorial board.

 

Over 20,000 scholars from universities and research institutes across the country will participate in the massive national online encyclopaedia program, including more than 300 academics and 30 members of the CAS, Liu Guohui, associate executive editor-in-chief of the project and director of the Encyclopedia² of China Publishing House (ECPH), has told senior scientists.

 

"The authors will contribute articles in 103 disciplines, with a goal of creating 300,000 entries by 2018," said Liu.

 

Yang Muzhi, executive editor-in-chief of the project, is describing the Chinese Encyclopaedia as "a Great Wall of culture," saying it will serve as a daily learning tool for future users.

 

The online project was first approved by China's State Council in 2011.

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