The　concept　of　seismic　resilience　has　received　significant　attention　from　academia　and　industry　during　the　last　two　decades.　Different　frameworks　have　been　proposed　for　seismic　resilience　assessment　of　engineering　systems　at　different　scales　(e.g.,　buildings,　bridges,　communities,　and　cities).　Testbeds　including　Centerville　virtual　community　(CVC),　Memphis　testbed　(MTB),　and　the　virtual　city　of　Turin,　Italy　(VC-TI)　have　been　developed　during　the　last　decade.　However,　the　resilience　assessment　results　of　Chinese　cities　still　require　calibration　based　on　a　unified　evaluation　model.　Therefore,　a　geographic　information　system　(GIS)-based　benchmark　model　of　a　medium-sized　city　located　in　the　southeastern　coastal　region　of　China　was　developed.　The　benchmark　city　can　be　used　to　compare　existing　assessment　frameworks　and　calibrate　the　assessment　results.　The　demographics,　site　conditions,　and　potential　hazard　exposure　of　the　benchmark　city,　as　well　as　land　use　and　building　inventory　are　described　in　this　paper.　Data　of　lifeline　systems　are　provided,　including　power,　transportation,　water,　drainage,　and　natural　gas　distribution　networks,　as　well　as　the　locations　of　hospitals,　emergency　shelters,　and　schools.　Data　from　past　earthquakes　and　the　literature　were　obtained　to　develop　seismic　fragility　models,　consequence　models,　and　recovery　models,　which　can　be　used　as　basic　data　or　calibration　data　in　the　resilience　assessment　process.　To　demonstrate　the　completeness　of　the　data　included　in　the　benchmark　city,　a　case　study　on　the　accessibility　of　emergency　rescue　after　earthquakes　was　conducted,　and　the　preliminary　results　were　discussed.　The　ultimate　goal　of　this　benchmark　city　is　to　provide　a　platform　for　calibrating　resilience　assessment　results　and　to　facilitate　the　development　of　resilient　cities　in　China.