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Baidu Baike
Beijing, China
What it is
Baidu Baike is a web knowledge platform focused on China, with an encyclopedia search field for looking up entries. Its homepage also presents recommended articles and trending searches. Readers can browse video and visual sections such as V百科, 图解百科, and 秒懂百科, along with 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. Examples of its 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 add material. The editing guide calls for objectively verifiable content supported by reliable, publicly published references. Submitted versions go through system filtering and may become the current version after basic checks. The guide also calls for concise, objective Chinese prose arranged with first- and second-level headings, and describes adding relevant images. New entries should be proper names with sufficient public interest and should not duplicate an existing full name, abbreviation, or alias. Editing is free, and submissions must meet Baidu’s inclusion rules. Baidu was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
For and against
For
- Homepage search for encyclopedia entries
- Includes video, visual, and museum sections
- Users can create and edit entries
- Editing does not require payment
Against
- New entries must meet public-interest criteria
- Duplicate names, abbreviations, and aliases are not accepted
The verdict
Baidu Baike brings entry search, trending topics, videos, and collaborative editing together on the web. Contributors should expect submissions to follow its sourcing, writing, and inclusion rules.
Who it suits
Baidu Baike suits readers looking up Chinese-language knowledge and people interested in contributing or correcting encyclopedia entries. Its content and editing guidance are oriented around Chinese prose and public references.
Plans and prices
百度百科（网页服务）
词条编辑无需付费 · 提交内容需符合收录规范
Read 8 Oct 2026 · wapbaike.baidu.com
On the record
- Audience
- Baidu describes Baidu Wiki as a product for users seeking knowledge and information.ir.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collaborative editing
- The help guide says users can create and edit entries to correct or expand their content.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Content areas
- Baidu lists Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Digital Museum and Recorder of History as examples of Baidu Wiki columns.ir.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editorial standards
- The help guide calls for concise, objective Chinese prose and structured sections using first- and second-level headings.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Entry media
- The guide describes adding relevant images to entry text and grouping three or more images together.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Lookup
- The web homepage provides a search field for looking up encyclopedia entries.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Museum content
- The homepage includes a 百科博物馆计划 section with museum entries.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- No paid editing
- Baidu Baike states that entry editing does not require payment and approval depends on compliance with its inclusion rules.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The help guide says new entries should be proper names with sufficient public interest and should not duplicate an existing full name, abbreviation, or alias.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Baidu's privacy policy says it uses encryption, access controls, and security measures to protect personal information and generally stores it in mainland China.privacy.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product description
- Baidu describes Baidu Wiki as a China-focused wiki featuring expert-compiled content, columns and videos.ir.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- 百度百科 describes its goal as building a Chinese knowledge platform covering many fields through a shared knowledge community.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- References
- The help guide requires content to be objectively verifiable and supported by publicly published reliable sources.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Review workflow
- Submitted entry versions are filtered by the system and may become the latest version after passing basic checks.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy directs users to Baidu's personal information feedback channel and says it generally replies within 15 working days.privacy.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Trending content
- The homepage presents recommended hot articles and trending search entries.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Video content
- The homepage includes V百科, 图解百科, and 秒懂百科 content sections.wapbaike.baidu.com · read 8 Oct 2026
