This collection of shapefiles represents the changes of provincial boundaries and names in Republican China (1912-1949). There were five different configurations during the Republican era.
The shapefiles were prepared using QGIS and are available as .gpkg files ready for import into any GIS software. Alternatively, if you are more comfortable with .shp files, you will find the same set of layers in the "xxx_Orig" zipped file.
The maps are also available through ArcGIS Online on our MCGD Historical GIS collection. To see all the map layers, click on the Content button and select the map you want to display. By default the name of the provinces are displayed in Chinese. For further instructions, see out blog post here.
The vector layers come with the following fields that are repeated across all maps, regardless of the period. The field columns include the following:
db_yg23f_h |
Internal ID field |
fid_1 |
Internal ID field |
s_id |
Non mutable identifier (NOT NULL), used as FK |
p_12_21 |
Marker of attachment to the 1912-1921 layer |
p_12_21_na |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1912-1921 |
p_12_21_co |
Country in 1912-1921 |
p_22_28 |
Marker of attachment to the 1922-1928 layer |
p_22_28_na |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1922-1928 |
p_22_28_co |
Country in 1922-1928 |
p_28_45 |
Marker of attachment to the 1928-1945 layer |
p_28_45_na |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1928-1945 |
p_28_45_co |
Country in 1928-1945 |
p_45_46 |
Marker of attachment to the 1945-1946 layer |
p_45_46_na |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1945-1946 |
p_45_46_co |
Country in 1945-1946 |
p_47_49 |
Marker of attachment to the 1946-1949 layer |
p_47_49_na |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1946-1949 |
p_47_49_co |
Country in 1946-1949 |
p_12_21_nz |
Name of the province (Chinese) in 1912-1921 |
p_22_28_nz |
Name of the province (Chinese) in 1922-1928 |
p_28_45_nz |
Name of the province (Chinese) in 1928-1945 |
p_45_46_nz |
Name of the province (Chinese) in 1945-1946 |
p_47_49_nz |
Name of the province (Chinese) in 1946-1949 |
st_area_sh |
Area of the polygon in square meters |
st_length_ |
Length of the polygon in meters |
Cartograph |
Name of the cartographer |
Copyright |
Name of the copyright holder (ENP-China - ERC grant 788476) |
License |
Creative Commons License CC0 1.0 Universal |
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