This map represents the boundaries of prefectures in Qing China in 1909 (宣統元年). This shape file is based on the volume published in 1909 by the Commercial Press: Da Qing di guo quan tu 大淸帝國全圖. Shanghai: Shang wu yin shu guan 上海商務印書館, 1909.
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:
fid |
Internal ID field |
SYS_ID |
Internal ID field |
O_id |
Object ID |
NAME_PY |
Name of the prefecture in pinyin |
NAME_CH |
Name of the prefecture in Chinese simplified script |
NAME_FT |
Name of the prefecture in Chinese traditional script |
TYPE_PY |
Type of administrative unit in pinyin |
TYPE_CH |
Type of administrative unit Chinese simplified script |
LEV_RANK |
Level in Qing administrative hierarchy |
BEG_YR |
Marker of attachment to the 1928-1945 layer |
BEG_RULE |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1928-1945 |
END_RULE |
Country in 1928-1945 |
DYN_PY |
Marker of attachment to the 1945-1946 layer |
DYN_CH |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1945-1946 |
LEV1_PY |
Country in 1945-1946 |
LEV1_CH |
Marker of attachment to the 1946-1949 layer |
NOTE_ID |
Name of the province (pinyin) in 1946-1949 |
OBJ_TYPE |
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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