GB Code Table

These tables contain the geocodes used in the thematic data tables together with the administrative unit names in pinyin and Chinese characters.

For 1990:

    VARIABLE  DESCRIPTION

    GB90SXQ   Guo Biao code of administrative unit [Integer,6]
    NM90SXQ   Name of unit in pinyin [String,55]
    NMHANZI   Name of unit in Chinese characters (Big-5 encoded) [String,40]

File and format

    name901.dbf  dBase IV datafile
    name901.e00  ARC/INFO export file

For 1991:

    VARIABLE  DESCRIPTION

    GB91SXQ   Guo Biao code of administrative unit[Integer,6]
    NM91SXQ   Name of unit in pinyin [String,55]
    NMHANZI   Name of unit in Chinese characters (Big-5 encoded) [String,40]

File and format

    name911.dbf  dBase IV datafile
    name901.e00  ARC/INFO export file

Refer to the 90-91 conversion table for information on changes to GB Codes that occured between year-end 1990 and year-end 1991.

NOTE: In the tabular datafiles, statistics are provided at the shixiaqu (SXQ) level with the exception of the provincial municipalities. For Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin there are data at this time only for the urban qu. Also included is a record for an urban qu of Yancheng shi (320911). The statistics for this qu are also included in the shixiaqu aggregation for Yancheng shi (320901), but the 320911 record has been kept in the datafiles because it was available in the Jiangsu yearbook.