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Contents: The ZIP archives listed below contain CHGIS Version 4 data.
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Chinese Characters: Shapefiles are in both GBK and Unicode UTF-8 character set encoding. Shapefile layers have the same name, with the filenames ending in [ _gbk ] or [ _utf ] respectively. MapInfo files are available in GBK encoding only. See details on platform information about Chinese Viewing Software.
Release Date: CHGIS Version 4: Jan 2007
| ChinaW Datasets |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Shape GBK |
KML UTF-8 |
| ChinaW Cities, County seats, Yamen Points |
POINTS |
2.6 MB |
shape GBK |
KML UTF |
| Physiographic Macroregions |
POLYGONS |
1.2 MB |
shape |
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| Datasets for 1990 |
Date Type |
Filesize |
KML |
Shapefile |
| 1990 CITAS ALL LAYERS |
POLYGONS & PTS |
14 MB |
KML UTF-8 |
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| 1990 CITAS Provinces (No Stats, UTF-8) |
POLYGONS |
1.5 MB |
|
dataset |
| 1990 CITAS Prefectures (No Stats, UTF-8) |
POLYGONS |
3.5 MB |
|
dataset |
| 1990 CITAS Counties (With Stats, UTF-8) |
POLYGONS |
7 MB |
|
dataset |
| 1990 CITAS Counties (With Stats, GBK) |
POLYGONS |
7 MB |
|
dataset |
| 1990 CITAS Counties (With Stats, BIG-5) |
POLYGONS |
7 MB |
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dataset |
| GNS Datasets |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Shapefile Only |
| 1990 GNS - Anhui Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
980 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Beijing Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
100 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Fujian Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
300 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Gansu Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
300 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Guangdong Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
350 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Guangxi Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
310 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Guizhou Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
450 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Hainan Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
100 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Hebei Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
600 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Heilongjiang Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
250 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Henan Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
266 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Hubei Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
290 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Hunan Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
280 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Jiangsu Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
780 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Jiangxi Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
250 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Jilin Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
240 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Liaoning Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
250 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Neimeng Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
350 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Ningxia Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
80 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Qinghai Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
140 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Shaanxi Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
450 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Shandong Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
340 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Shanghai Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
110 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Shanxi Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
675 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Sichuan Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
410 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Tianjin Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
75 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Tibet Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
200 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Xinjiang Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
260 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Yunnan Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
240 KB |
dataset |
| 1990 GNS - Zhejiang Placenames (GBK) |
POINTS |
825 KB |
dataset |
| Datasets for 1997 |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Shapefile Only |
| 1997 CITAS Provinces (No Stats, UTF-8) |
POLYGONS |
1.5 MB |
dataset |
| 1997 CITAS Provinces (No Stats, GBK) |
POLYGONS |
1.5 MB |
dataset |
| DEM Images |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Format |
Download |
| 1996 DEM Background Image - All of China |
RASTER |
12 MB |
geotiff |
dataset |
| 1996 DEM GeoTiff - All of China |
RASTER |
65 MB |
geotiff |
dataset |
| Other Datasets |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Format |
Download |
| Time Series - Buddhist Temples in China (from Da Qing Yitongzhi) |
POINTS |
1.1 MB |
shapefile, jpg, xls, pdf |
SHP UTF-8 |
| Time Series - Buddhist Temples in China (from Da Qing Yitongzhi) |
POINTS |
800 KB |
KML, jpg, xls, pdf |
KML UTF-8 |
| Time Series - Ming Garrisons (1368-1644) |
POINTS |
100 KB |
KML |
KML UTF-8 |
| 1871 Inner Mongolia Towns and Natural Features |
POINTS |
750 KB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1875 Beijing Map - E. Bretschneider |
RASTER |
11 MB |
geoTIFF |
images |
| 1876 Xinjiang Towns and Natural Features |
POINTS |
400 KB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1884 Qinghai Towns and Natural Features |
POINTS |
750 KB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1884 Tarim Basin Towns and Natural Features |
POINTS |
384 KB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1899 Mongolia - Kham Towns and Natural Features |
POINTS |
1.5 MB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1900 Eastern Tibet - Kham Towns and Mountains |
POINTS |
750 KB |
shapefile, jpg |
dataset |
| 1904 Tibet Towns, Monasteries, and Natural Features |
POINTS |
9 MB |
shapefile, geotiff |
dataset |
| 1948 Joseph Rock SW China Maps |
RASTER |
78 MB |
jpg |
images |
| 1990 NIMA Coastal Rocks and Islands |
POINTS |
135 KB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| 1990 NIMA Mountains |
POINTS |
135 KB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| 1990 DCW Roads |
LINES |
5 MB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| 1990 DCW Contours |
LINES |
45 MB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| 1990 DCW Rivers |
LINES |
45 MB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| 1990 DCW Railroads |
LINES |
750 KB |
shapefile |
dataset |
| CHGIS Database |
Date Type |
Filesize |
Format |
Download |
| CHGIS V4 Database
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raw data tables |
12 MB |
ACCESS |
database |
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