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The '''New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries''' is a system of [[Library classification|library classification]] developed by Yung-Hsiang Lai since 1956.  It is modified from "A System of Book Classification for Chinese Libraries" of Liu Guojun, which is based on the [[Dewey Decimal Classification|Dewey Decimal System]].

The scheme is developed for Chinese books, and commonly used in Taiwan, [[Place:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and [[Place:Macau|Macau]].

==Main classes==
*000 Generalities
*100 [[Philosophy:Outline of philosophy|Philosophy]]
*200 [[Biology:Outline of religion|Religion]]
*300 [[Outline of science|Sciences]]
*400 [[Outline of applied science|Applied sciences]]
*500 [[Biology:Outline of social science|Social sciences]]
*600 History of China and [[Place:Outline of China#Geography of China|Geography of China]]
*700 [[History:Outline of history|World history]] and [[Earth:Outline of geography|Geography]]
*800 [[Biology:Outline of linguistics|Linguistics]] and [[Social:Outline of literature|Literature]]
*900 Arts

==Outline of the classification tables==
*'''000 Generalities'''
**000 Special collections
**010 Bibliography; [[Philosophy:Literacy|Literacy]] ([[Documentation]])
**020 [[Social:Library science|Library]] and information science; Archive management
**030 Sinology
**040 General encyclopedia
**050 Serial publications; Periodicals
**060 General [[Organization:Organization|organization]]; [[Social:Museology|Museology]]
**070 General collected essays
**080 General series
**090 Collected [[Philosophy:Chinese classics|Chinese classics]]
*'''100 [[Philosophy:Philosophy|Philosophy]]'''
**100 Philosophy: general
**110 [[Philosophy:Thought|Thought]]; [[Learning]]
**120 [[Philosophy:Chinese philosophy|Chinese philosophy]]
**130 Oriental philosophy
**140 [[Philosophy:Western philosophy|Western philosophy]]
**150 [[Logic]]
**160 [[Philosophy:Metaphysics|Metaphysics]]
**170 [[Social:Psychology|Psychology]]
**180 Esthetics ([[Social:Aesthetics|Aesthetics]])
**190 [[Philosophy:Ethics|Ethics]]
*'''200 [[Religion:Religion|Religion]]'''
**200 Religion: general
**210 Science of religion
**220 [[Religion:Buddhism|Buddhism]]
**230 [[Philosophy:Taoism|Taoism]]
**240 [[Religion:Christianity|Christianity]]
**250 [[Religion:Islam|Islam]] (Mohammedanism)
**260 [[Religion:Judaism|Judaism]]
**270 Other religions
**280 Mythology
**290 [[Unsolved:Astrology|Astrology]]; [[Unsolved:Superstition|Superstition]]
*'''300 Sciences'''
**300 Sciences: general
**310 [[Mathematics]]
**320 [[Astronomy:Astronomy|Astronomy]]
**330 [[Physics:Physics|Physics]]
**340 [[Chemistry:Chemistry|Chemistry]]
**350 [[Earth:Earth science|Earth science]]; [[Earth:Geology|Geology]]
**360 Biological science
**370 [[Biology:Botany|Botany]]
**380 [[Biology:Zoology|Zoology]]
**390 [[Social:Anthropology|Anthropology]]
*'''400 Applied sciences'''
**400 Applied sciences: general
**410 Medical sciences
**420 [[Finance:Home economics|Home economics]]
**430 [[Earth:Agriculture|Agriculture]]
**440 [[Engineering:Engineering|Engineering]]
**450 Mining and [[Chemistry:Metallurgy|metallurgy]]
**460 [[Chemistry:Chemical engineering|Chemical engineering]]
**470 Manufacture
**480 Commerce: various business
**490 Commerce: [[Social:Business administration|administration]] and [[Social:Management|management]]
*'''500 Social sciences'''
**500 Social sciences: general
**510 [[Statistics]]
**520 Education
**530 Rite and [[Philosophy:Convention (norm)|custom]]
**540 Sociology
**550 Economy
**560 [[Finance:Finance|Finance]]
**570 Political science
**580 [[Philosophy:Law|Law]]; [[Social:Jurisprudence|Jurisprudence]]
**590 Military science
*'''600-700 [[History:History|History]] and [[Earth:Geography|geography]]'''
**600 History and geography: General 
*'''History and geography of {{wipe|China}}'''
**610 General history of China
**620 Chinese history by period
**630 History of Chinese civilization
**640 Diplomatic history of China
**650 Historical sources
**660 Geography of China
**670 Local history
**680 Topical topography
**690 Chinese travels
*'''[[History:World history (field)|World history]] and geography'''
**710 World: general history and geography
**720 Oceans and [[Earth:Sea|sea]]s
**730 [[Earth:Asia|Asia]]: history and geography
**740 [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]: history and geography
**750 [[Earth:Americas|America]]: history and geography
**760 [[Earth:Africa|Africa]]: history and geography
**770 [[Earth:Oceania|Oceania]]: history and geography
**780 [[History:Biography|Biography]]
**790 [[Social:Antiquities|Antiquities]] and [[Earth:Archaeology|archaeology]]
*'''800 [[Social:Linguistics|Linguistics]] and literature'''
**800 Linguistics: general
**810 Literature: general
**820 [[Philosophy:Chinese literature|Chinese literature]]
**830 Chinese literature: general collections
**840 Chinese literature: individual works
**850 Various Chinese literature
**860 Oriental literature
**870 Western literature
**880 Other countries literatures
**890 Journalism
*'''900 Arts'''
**900 Arts: general
**910 [[Physics:Music|Music]]
**920 Architecture
**930 Sculpture
**940 Drawing and painting; Calligraphy
**950 [[Photography]]; Computer art
**960 [[Engineering:Decorative arts|Decorative arts]]
**970 Arts and Crafts movement
**980 Theatre
**990 Recreation and leisure

==See also==
===Decimal systems===
* [[Dewey Decimal Classification]]
* [[Korean decimal classification]]
* [[Nippon Decimal Classification]]

===Non-decimal systems===
* [[Chinese Library Classification]]
* [[Library of Congress Classification]]

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