[Purpose/significance] Exploring the construction of open government data resources in China from a holistic perspective helps to make clear of practice progress and problems,which contributes to better realizing the value of open data in political,economic and cultural fields and promoting the development of relevant theories and methods.[Method/process]Based on the investigation into China’s open data policy and portals from national level to local level,it is found that the readiness,implementation and effectiveness of open data resources construction are continuously improving,while the overall planning and the construction of data resources and platforms are still insufficient.[Result/conclusion]Therefore,the open data resources construction in China needs to be optimized from the following aspects:making national open data resources construction plans from an overall perspective,optimizing open data resources from local to national levels step by step,and developing open data platform from construction-orienting to national data centers.