Administrative Boundary Maps of China, 2015

This collection comprises three polygon shapefiles representing updated administrative boundary layers for China as of 2015, produced by Beijing Hua tong ren shi chang xin xi you xian ze ren gong si and published in December 2016 as part of the University of Michigan China Data Center's 2015 China Administrative Boundaries Maps product. The three layers provide boundaries at the province level (nyu_2451_38210), county level (nyu_2451_38211), and prefecture-level city level (nyu_2451_38212), each reflecting administrative boundary changes current as of 2015. Each dataset is accompanied by documentation describing the boundary changes represented. Note that the generated versions of these datasets do not include Chinese name variables; users requiring Chinese name attributes should refer to the original versions and associated documentation. The collection supports research on China's contemporary administrative geography and political divisions.