Baidu Baike vs Encyclopédie Larousse

Baidu Baike is a free web knowledge platform focused on Chinese-language information across many fields. Its homepage provides a search field for encyclopedia entries, recommended articles, and trending searches. Readers can also browse video and visual sections such as V百科, 图解百科, and 秒懂百科, along with museum entries in the 百科博物馆计划. Baidu describes the service as a wiki with expert-compiled content, columns, and videos for people seeking knowledge. Its examples of columns include the Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Digital Museum, and Recorder of History.

Users can create entries and edit existing ones to correct or expand content. The guidance calls for concise, objective Chinese prose, structured with first- and second-level headings, and supported by reliable publicly published references. Submitted versions pass system filtering and may become current after basic checks. New entries should be proper names of public interest and must not duplicate an existing full name, abbreviation, or alias. Editing does not require payment, though submissions must comply with inclusion rules. Baidu was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Encyclopédie Larousse is a free web encyclopedia with a homepage search field and a collection of entries using text and images. The homepage lists 135,000 definitions, 90,000 articles, and 92,000 synonyms. Featured subjects include Impressionism, Napoleon I, the Renaissance, Africa, and the Second World War. The site is published by Éditions Larousse, a French simplified joint-stock company based in Paris. Its credits name editorial staff, advisers, and contributors to the encyclopedia and related dictionaries. Legal credits identify Microsoft Ireland Ltd. as the host and state that Éditions Larousse has appointed a data protection officer reachable at Hachette Livre in Vanves, France. The terms of use govern access to and use of the website and were updated on 28 July 2023. Larousse says requests to reproduce text or drawings must include specified usage details and require at least 30 days to process. It does not authorize reproduction of photographs. For a “Forbidden” access error, the site advises deleting browser cookies.