ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1910, this work presents a fascinating insight into the government and administration of the China of the day. The period was one of immense change as China's leaders turned the nation towards modernity. As student interpreters to the Imperial Russian Legation, the authors had privileged access to the corridors of power and found themselves very much at the heart of the republican ferment that gripped the country.

chapter |9 pages

The Emperor and the Imperial Court

chapter |2 pages

The Imperial Clan Court

chapter |22 pages

The Imperial Household

chapter |4 pages

The Imperial Equipage Department

chapter |1 pages

Regency

chapter |1 pages

Parliament

chapter |2 pages

Council of State

chapter |3 pages

Grand Secretariat or Imperial Chancery

chapter |1 pages

Committee of Ministers

chapter |3 pages

General Staff of the Army

chapter |1 pages

Historiographical Commission

chapter |3 pages

The National Academy

chapter |4 pages

The Censorate

chapter |3 pages

Supreme Court of Justice

chapter |3 pages

Imperial Board of Astronomy

chapter |1 pages

The Imperial Medical Department

chapter |2 pages

Board of Customs Control

chapter |6 pages

The Imperial Maritime Customs

part |1 pages

PART II :—Ministries (Boards).

chapter |7 pages

Ministries (Boards) in General

chapter |10 pages

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

chapter |1 pages

Ministry of Civil Appointments

chapter |3 pages

Ministry of the Interior

chapter |6 pages

Ministry of Finance

chapter |7 pages

Ministry of Rites

chapter |7 pages

Ministry of Education

chapter |9 pages

Ministry of War

chapter |5 pages

Ministry of Justice

chapter |3 pages

Ministry of Posts and Communications

chapter |7 pages

Ministry of Dependencies

chapter |6 pages

Police:

chapter |1 pages

Police Schools

chapter |11 pages

Local Self-government

chapter |1 pages

General Census

chapter |4 pages

Banks (Government and others)

chapter |1 pages

Mints

chapter |1 pages

Native (Land) Customs

chapter |1 pages

Financial College

chapter |4 pages

Imperial Mausolea

chapter |2 pages

Education

chapter |5 pages

Elementary and Primary Schools

chapter |2 pages

Middle Schools

chapter |3 pages

Higher Schools

chapter |10 pages

Universities

chapter |33 pages

Professional Schools

chapter |7 pages

Examinations and Literary Degrees

chapter |5 pages

Administration of Schools

chapter |5 pages

Chinese Students Abroad

chapter |2 pages

Public Libraries

chapter |4 pages

Military Forces of China

chapter |12 pages

Military Ranks

chapter |2 pages

Reviews of Troops

chapter |3 pages

Committees for Drilling Troops

chapter |1 pages

Military Prisons

chapter |5 pages

Military Police (Gendarmerie)

chapter |11 pages

Military Schools

chapter |14 pages

Banner Forces

chapter |4 pages

The Old Ohinese Army

chapter |2 pages

Military Post Stations

chapter |1 pages

Office of Government Droves

chapter |2 pages

Naval Forces of China

chapter |11 pages

Judicial Establishments and Prisons

chapter |8 pages

Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

chapter |4 pages

Colonization

chapter |3 pages

Railways

chapter |1 pages

Telegraphs and Telephones

chapter |2 pages

Bank of Communications

part |1 pages

PART III :—Metropolitan Prefecture and Manchuria, Provincial Administration and Dependencies of China.

chapter |7 pages

Peking and the Metropolitan Prefecture

chapter |11 pages

Government of Manchuria

chapter |43 pages

Provincial Administration

chapter |1 pages

Administration of "Native" Districts

chapter |2 pages

Eastern Turkestan

chapter |37 pages

The Dependencies of the Empire

part |1 pages

PART IV :—Appendix.

chapter |3 pages

Specially Deputed Officials

chapter |6 pages

Establishments Abolished or Reorganized

chapter |2 pages

Honorary Titles

chapter |2 pages

Distinctions for Merit

chapter |5 pages

Decorations

chapter |11 pages

The Government Service

chapter |57 pages

Supplement.

chapter |72 pages

Alphabetical Index of Chinese Characters.

chapter |8 pages

Sources of Information.