The China Gravity Basic Net 1985 (CGBN85) which comprises 57 gravity stations, including 6 absolute gravity stations, was measured with LaCoste & Romberg gravimeter model G (LCR-G). Precise relative connections were also made between CGBN85 and several existing international standards. A whole adjustment was made by applying the parameter adjustment method, taking scale functions for each LCR-G meter into account. The nationwide new CGBN85 with an average internal accuracy ±8μGal [10~(-8)ms~(-2)] was then established and has been used, since its official appraisal, in gravimetric practices for two years. This shows that CGBN85 meets the requirements of modern earth sciences. The China Gravity Basic Net 1985 (CGBN85) comprises 57 gravity stations, including 6 absolute gravity stations, was measured with LaCoste & Romberg gravimeter model G (LCR-G). Precise relative connections were also made between CGBN85 and several existing international standards. A whole adjustment was made by applying the parameter adjustment method, taking scale functions for each LCR-G meter into account. The nationwide new CGBN85 with an average internal accuracy ± 8 μGal [10 ~ (-8) ms ~ (-2)] was then established and has been used, since its official appraisal, in gravimetric practices for two years. This shows that CGBN85 meets the requirements of modern earth sciences.