Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATION I, Jiang Peng, Chairman of the Board of Great China International Holdings, Inc., certify that:  1.
     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Great China International Holdings, Inc.;  2.
     Based on my  knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the  statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;  3.
     Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial  information  included  in this
report,  fairly present in all material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;  4.
     The  registrants  other  certifying  officer  and I are  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining
disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as defined in Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  and
internal  control over financial  reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for
the registrant and have:  a)
     Designed such  disclosure  controls and procedures,  or caused such disclosure  controls and procedures to
be  designed  under our  supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the  registrant,
including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;  b)
     Designed such internal  control over financial  reporting,  or caused such internal control over financial
reporting  to  be  designed  under  our  supervision,   to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the
reliability of financial  reporting and the preparation of financial  statements for external  purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;  c)
     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants  disclosure  controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions  about the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and  d)
     Disclosed in this report any change in the  registrants  internal  control over financial  reporting that
occurred during the  registrants  most recent fiscal quarter (the  registrants  fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of annual report) that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably  likely to materially  affect,
the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and  5.
     The registrants  other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation of
internal control over financial  reporting,  to the  registrants  auditors and the audit committee of the
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):  a)
     All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial  reporting which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the registrants  ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and  b)
     Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other  employees who have a significant
role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.  March 31, 2009
     
     By:
     /s/ Jiang PengPiang PengChairman of the Board