Research
We support research of premodern Asian Studies. Each year, we invite scholars from around the world to conduct research in our library, collaborate on translation projects, lead training workshops, and host public lectures.
Library
Our research library contains roughly 60,000 volumes, 300 scholarly journals, as well as special collections that include rare books and works of art. Areas of concentration include ancient and medieval China, as well as premodern Central and Inner Asia.
Preserve
Situated on Little Sarasota Bay, our 72-acre nature preserve of now rare coastal uplands contains an extensive orchard of exotic flowering and fruiting trees, and is home to a variety of rare wildlife species.
Upcoming Lecture: How the Three Hundred Tang Poems Defined "Chinese Poetry" across the World
January 15, 2025 @1:00 PM
Professor Thomas Mazanec, Associate Professor of Premodern Chinese and Comparative Literature at UC Santa Barbara, will be discussing the Three Hundred Tang Poems anthology, and how this important work shaped the world’s reception of classical Chinese poetry… (Read More)
