diff --git a/go/sql/encoding.go b/go/sql/encoding.go
index ac38f85..767bd9d 100644
--- a/go/sql/encoding.go
+++ b/go/sql/encoding.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package sql
 import (
 	"golang.org/x/text/encoding"
 	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/charmap"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/simplifiedchinese"
 )
 
 type charsetEncoding map[string]encoding.Encoding
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ func init() {
 	charsetEncodingMap = make(map[string]encoding.Encoding)
 	// Begin mappings
 	charsetEncodingMap["latin1"] = charmap.Windows1252
+	charsetEncodingMap["gbk"] = simplifiedchinese.GBK
 }