Databases

Databases

Barometer on China's Development/中国发展数据库

Includes social, economic, political and other indicators about 333 prefectures and 2,862 counties. Parameters of the database range from anthropology, demography, ecology, economics, education, geography, history, public administration, political science, social work, to sociology.

Owner
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Access
Registration required; Application needed
Language
English/Chinese

Business and Commerce Information Center/商务数据中心

Provides online data query in national and international trade, foreign investment, utilization of foreign capital, commodity prices, national and international indexes etc. Offers subcategorical filters such as commodity, commercial activities, format, region, and time.

Owner
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Access
Open access
Language
Chinese
Data Type

Hong Kong Monetary Authority/香港金融管理局

Lists in table the GDP, labor market, price indices, government debt, government operations, interest rate, stock market, balance of payments, international reserves, merchandise trade, international investment position, external debt, exchange rate etc. The "more statistics" link provides either downloadable data or an external site to download and view more.

Access
Open access
Language
Chinese(Traditional/Simplified) English

State Administration of Foreign Exchange/国家外汇管理局

Provides both online cross-tabulation query and downloadable data on many categories, including China's foreign change reserves, balance of payments, external debt, international investment, goods and services trade, foreign securities investment, external debt of China 's banking industry, bank settlement and sales, etc.

Access
Open access
Language
Chinese English

China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS)

A database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 221 BCE and 1911 CE. A base GIS platform for researchers to use in spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps.

Category
Owner
Harvard University
Access
Open access
Language
English

China Historical GIS/地图历史

The China Historical Geographic Information System, CHGIS, project was launched in January 2001 to establish a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 221 BCE and 1911 CE. CHGIS provides a base GIS platform for researchers to use in spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps.

Category
Owner
Harvard University
Access
Open access
Language
English