Science and civilization in china series 915.1 n28s , Q127.C5 N3 1954
中國科學技術史 (Chinese translation) DS721 .N3913
http://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/science.html (the site includes other publications on the topic; do check them out)
VOL. I. Introductory Orientations. Joseph Needham, with the research assistance of Wang Ling (1954)
VOL. II. History of Scientific Thought. Joseph Needham, with the research assistance of Wang Ling (1956)
VOL. III. Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and Earth. Joseph Needham, with the research assistance of Wang Ling (1959)
VOL. IV. Physics and Physical Technology.
Pt. 1. Physics. Joseph Needham, with the research assistance of Wang Ling, and the special co-operation of Kenneth Robinson (1962)
Pt. 2. Mechanical Engineering. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Wang Ling (1965)
Pt. 3. Civil Engineering and Nautics. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Wang Ling and Lu Gwei-djen (1971)
VOL. V. Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Pt. 1. Paper and Printing. Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin (1985)
Pt. 2. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Lu Gwei-djen (1974)
Pt. 3. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Ho Ping-Yu [Ho Peng-Yoke] and Lu Gwei-djen (1976)
Pt. 4. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus and Theory. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Lu Gwei-djen, and a contribution by Nathan Sivin (1980)
Pt. 5. Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Lu Gwei-djen (1983)
Pt. 6. Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges. Joseph Needham, Robin D.S. Yates, with the collaboration of Krzysztof Gawlikowski, Edward McEwen and Wang Ling (1994)
Pt. 7. Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Ho Ping-Yu [Ho Peng-Yoke], Lu Gwei-djen and Wang Ling (1987)
Pt. 9. Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling. Dieter Kuhn (1986)
Pt. 11. Ferrous Metallurgy. Donald B. Wagner (2008) NEW
Pt. 12. Ceramic Technology . Rose Kerr and Nigel Wood, with additional contributions by Ts'ai Mei-fen and Zhang Fukang (2004)
Pt. 13: Mining. Peter Golas (1999)
VOL. VI. Biology and Biological Technology
Pt. 1. Botany. Joseph Needham, with the collaboration of Lu Gwei-djen, and a special contribution by Huang Hsing-Tsung (1986)
Pt. 2. Agriculture. Francesca Bray (1984)
Pt. 3. Agroindustries and Forestry. Christian A. Daniels and Nicholas K. Menzies (1996)
Pt. 4. Traditional Botany: An Ethnographic Approach. Georges Metailie (2015)
Pt. 5. Fermentations and Food Science. H.T. Huang (2000)
Pt. 6. Medicine. Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-djen, edited by Nathan Sivin (2000)
VOL. VII. The Social Background
Pt. 1. Language and Logic. Christoph Harbsmeier (1998)
Pt. 2. General Conclusions and Reflections. Joseph Needham , edited by Kenneth Girdwood Robinson, with contributions by Ray Huang, and an introduction by Mark Elvin (2004)
Architecture
Note:
720.951 will be a good range of call numbers for Chinese architecture in English
DS795.3 will be a good range of call numbers for Chinese architecture in Chinese
Medicine
Police
(hard to locate book specific to Guangzhou, but might have journal articles. Can go broader to legal system,
Some suggestions for subject search: Police--China--History--20th century. Police communication systems
中国近代警察制度HV8260.A2 C5345