Researching China (English language resources) 

General:

• Encyclopedia of China
• Modern China
• Cambridge encyclopedia of China

Subject Specific:

• Architecture:
  A visual dictionary of Chinese architecture
• Culture:
  Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture
  Cambridge companion to modern Chinese culture
• Film:
  Encyclopedia of Chinese film 
  Historical dictionary of Hong Kong cinema
• Foreign Relations:
  Encyclopedia of Chinese-American relations
  Historical dictionary of United States-China relations
• History:
  The Cambridge history of China
  Historical dictionary of Hong Kong & Macau
  Historical dictionary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
• Law:
  Encyclopedia of Chinese law
• Politics:
  Dictionary of the political thought of the P. R. China
  Dictionary of the politics of the P. R. China
• Religion:
  Daoism handbook
  

Databases that have resources on China are available in English or bilingual. Depending on the topic you're searching, you can often start with Bibliography of Asian Studies and combine with a relevant subject database

• ARTstor (Arts)
• ATLA religion database (Religion)
• Bibliography of Asian Studies
• China: Trade, Politics & Culture, 1793-1980 (History)
• China Data Online: Statistics of P.R.China by regions and categories; Statistical yearbooks; Census
  
• Law Info China : Legal information from P.R.China
• EconLit with Full Text (Economics)
• Historical Abstracts (History)
• JSTOR (Archived issues of academic journals)
• LexisNexis Academic (Newspapers)
• MLA Intl Bibliography (Literature)
  
• ProQuest (Journals, Newspapers and Magazines)
  
• PAIS and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Politics)
• WorldCat

See also: Find Databases by Subject

• Who’s who in China

• Who was who in the People's Republic of China

• Biographical dictionary of Republican China

• Biographical dictionary of Chinese women

• Modern Chinese artists : a biographical dictionary

• Political leaders of modern China : a biographical dictionary

• Database: World Biographical Information System

Researching Japan

Korean Studies Guide

East Asian Studies Guide