Here is an overview of some recommended books for Chinese Studies.
FURTHER READINGS
There are more notable works in the study of Chinese linguistics and many books or guide books have been written about them. If you are interested to read more, you can look up 《中国文史工具资料书举要》 written by 吴小如 and 《中国古代语言学史》 written by 邓文彬. Both books document the background of publications and the differences and importance of each in its fields of research in detail. Both books also have simple guides teaching readers how to use these reference books.
Local gazetteers (地方志) have been major primary sources for the study of China’s local history.
This is a Malaysian Chinese local gazetteer of Johor and is about the villages of Kulaijaya.