Exhibit 11(c)

                  CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                               SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, each of the undersigned, being the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein Greater
China '97 Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that the Registrant's
report on Form N-CSR for the period ended July 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Registrant.

Date: September 29, 2004

                                     By:  /s/ Marc O. Mayer
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                                          Marc O. Mayer
                                          President

                                     By:  /s/ Mark D. Gersten
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                                          Mark D. Gersten
                                          Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a
separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.