Sinology

Sinology is the study of China, which usually requires a foreign scholar to have command of the Chinese language. In China, Sinologists are sometimes admirably and affectionately called "experts of China" (中國通).

In Japan, Sinology (Shinagaku 支那学 in Japanese) was established with an effective combination of traditional Confucian study and Western Sinology. It was later reorganized into Oriental Study.

Famous recognized Sinologists included:

• Herbert Giles, British
• Bernhard Karlgren, Swedish
• Kuwabara Jitsuzo, Japanese
• Naito Konan, Japanese
• Perry Link, U.S.
• Joseph Needham, British
• Thomas Wade, British