Databases for Chinese Research

I collected some public databases in Chinese research. Please refer to the information below. I’ll (probably) update and modify them in the future.

1.

• Chinese name: 中国综合社会调查
• English name: CGSS, Chinese General Social Survey
• Official website: http://cgss.ruc.edu.cn/
• Description: Survey project from Renmin University. The latest available data is from 2018.
• Data download: http://www.cnsda.org/index.php?r=projects/view&id=35694191

2.

• Chinese name: 中国社会状况综合调查
• English name: CSS, Chinese Social Survey
• Official website: http://csqr.cass.cn
• Description: A project from the CASS Institute of Sociology. The latest data is 2019.
• Data download: http://csqr.cass.cn/DataExplore/?ProjectID=2018061909463245927261066314

3.

• Chinese name: 中国家庭追踪调查
• English name: CFPS, China Family Panel Studies
• Official website: http://www.isss.pku.edu.cn/cfps/index.htm
• Description: A project from Peking University. The latest avaliable data is 2020.
• Data download: https://opendata.pku.edu.cn/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18170/DVN/45LCSO

4.

• English name: WVS, World Value Survey
• Official website: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
• Description: The World Values Survey led by Inglehart. The latest wave is the seventh (2017-2022).
• Data download: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp

5.

• Chinese name: 亚洲民主动态调查（亚洲晴雨表）
• English name: ABS, Asian Barometer Survey
• Description: A project from the Hoover Center at National Taiwan University. The latest wave is the fifth, and the latest data for China is from the fourth wave (2014-2016).
• Data download: https://www.asianbarometer.org/data?page=d10

6.

• English name: EASS, East Asian Social Survey
• Description: Covers China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. The latest data is 2018.
• Data download: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/38489/summary

7.

• Chinese name: 中国反腐数据库
• English name: China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
• Description: A small, up-to-date database.
• Data download: https://www.chinafile.com/infographics/visualizing-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign

8.

• Chinese name: 中国家庭收入调查
• English name: CHIP, Chinese Household Income Project
• Description: Focuses on income distribution. The latest data is 2018.
• Data download: http://www.ciidbnu.org/chip

9.

• Chinese name: 中国抗议数据集
• English name: China Dissent
• Description: Data on Chinese protests starting from May 18, 2022.
• Data download: https://chinadissent.net/zh

10.

• Chinese name: 中国腐败调查数据
• English name: Catching Tigers and Flies
• Description: A data visualization project by China File. Data can be downloaded by filling out a form.
• Data download: https://www.chinafile.com/infographics/visualizing-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign

11.

• Chinese name: 中国历史传记数据
• English name: CBDB, China Biographical Database Project
• Description: A project from Harvard that documents the lives and social networks of historical figures.
• Data download: https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/cbdb/home

12.

• Chinese name: 中国历史地理信息系统
• English name: CHGIS, The China Historical Geographic Information System
• Description: Provides a foundational GIS platform for spatial analysis or to digitize and visualize historical divisions in China.
• Data download: https://chgis.fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/

13.

• Chinese name: 中国私营企业调查
• English name: CPES, China Private Enterprise Survey
• Description: Data from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
• Data download: https://cpes.zkey.cc/