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Budget: €8 – €30 EUR
Title:
Recover and build offline version of archived Chinese pictograph library (Wayback)
Description:
I need to recover and save for offline use the Chinese pictograph library that was previously available at:
http://www.guoxuedashi.net/xiangxingzi/
The website is currently offline and NOT accessible directly.
However, the content IS available via Wayback Machine.
Verified working snapshot:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190605091853/http://www.guoxuedashi.net/xiangxingzi/
The goal is to reconstruct a usable OFFLINE version of this specific section (/xiangxingzi/), accessible without internet.
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Scope of Work
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1) Wayback archive verification
– Verify availability of pages under /xiangxingzi/ in Wayback Machine
– Check multiple archived pages (text + images)
– Confirm what percentage of content is recoverable
2) Data extraction
– Extract all available content from Wayback:
• Chinese characters
• Text explanations
• Images / pictographs (if available)
– Handle multiple timestamps if needed to recover missing assets
3) Offline reconstruction
– Rebuild pages into a clean offline structure
– Ensure:
• All internal links work locally
• Images load without internet
• UTF-8 Chinese encoding is preserved correctly
4) Delivery
– Fully offline version of the library (local HTML website preferred)
– Folder structure with HTML + images
– All scripts/tools used for extraction
– Short README explaining how to use the archive offline
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Technical Requirements
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– Proven experience with web scraping
– MUST have experience with Wayback Machine / archived websites
– Python preferred (requests, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, or similar)
– Correct handling of Chinese (UTF-8) text
IMPORTANT:
Simple website mirroring tools (e.g. HTTrack) are NOT suitable for Wayback Machine archives.
Custom scraping logic is required.
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Project Terms
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– This project is for personal, educational, offline use only
– No redistribution or commercial use
– Payment via milestones only
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Before Hiring (Mandatory)
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Before starting the contract:
– Open 3–5 different archived pages from /xiangxingzi/
– Confirm that text and images load correctly
– Briefly explain your extraction and offline rebuild approach
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Proposal Requirements
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Please include in your proposal:
– Relevant similar projects (especially archived sites)
– Short technical plan
– Estimated timeline
– Fixed price proposal
Proposals without Wayback Machine experience or without a clear technical explanation will be ignored.
Recover and build offline version of archived Chinese pictograph library (Wayback)
Description:
I need to recover and save for offline use the Chinese pictograph library that was previously available at:
http://www.guoxuedashi.net/xiangxingzi/
The website is currently offline and NOT accessible directly.
However, the content IS available via Wayback Machine.
Verified working snapshot:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190605091853/http://www.guoxuedashi.net/xiangxingzi/
The goal is to reconstruct a usable OFFLINE version of this specific section (/xiangxingzi/), accessible without internet.
--------------------------------
Scope of Work
--------------------------------
1) Wayback archive verification
– Verify availability of pages under /xiangxingzi/ in Wayback Machine
– Check multiple archived pages (text + images)
– Confirm what percentage of content is recoverable
2) Data extraction
– Extract all available content from Wayback:
• Chinese characters
• Text explanations
• Images / pictographs (if available)
– Handle multiple timestamps if needed to recover missing assets
3) Offline reconstruction
– Rebuild pages into a clean offline structure
– Ensure:
• All internal links work locally
• Images load without internet
• UTF-8 Chinese encoding is preserved correctly
4) Delivery
– Fully offline version of the library (local HTML website preferred)
– Folder structure with HTML + images
– All scripts/tools used for extraction
– Short README explaining how to use the archive offline
--------------------------------
Technical Requirements
--------------------------------
– Proven experience with web scraping
– MUST have experience with Wayback Machine / archived websites
– Python preferred (requests, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, or similar)
– Correct handling of Chinese (UTF-8) text
IMPORTANT:
Simple website mirroring tools (e.g. HTTrack) are NOT suitable for Wayback Machine archives.
Custom scraping logic is required.
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Project Terms
--------------------------------
– This project is for personal, educational, offline use only
– No redistribution or commercial use
– Payment via milestones only
--------------------------------
Before Hiring (Mandatory)
--------------------------------
Before starting the contract:
– Open 3–5 different archived pages from /xiangxingzi/
– Confirm that text and images load correctly
– Briefly explain your extraction and offline rebuild approach
--------------------------------
Proposal Requirements
--------------------------------
Please include in your proposal:
– Relevant similar projects (especially archived sites)
– Short technical plan
– Estimated timeline
– Fixed price proposal
Proposals without Wayback Machine experience or without a clear technical explanation will be ignored.
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