Late Qing Bureaucracy
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Zeng Guofan: The Front and the Sides 4
Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026
The fourth volume of The Many Faces of Zeng Guofan explores Zeng Guofan's "sincerity" and "hypocrisy," decoding the gray income of a traditional Chine…
Ancient Classic Novel: Living Hell (2)
· 2024
Living Hell is a superior work among the late Qing novels of social denunciation. With a sharp pen the author exposes the greed and shamelessness of o…
Fanshan's Administrative Writings
· 2024
Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Early forms …
Late Qing Condemnation Novel: Officialdom Unmasked (5 Volumes)
· 2024
Officialdom Unmasked, by late Qing writer Li Boyuan, is China's first long serialized chapter novel to confront social reality and cause a sensation i…
Officialdom Unmasked (2 Volumes)
Guangdong People's Publishing House · 2024
Guanchang Xianxing Ji (The Bureaucrats: A Revelation) is a full-length novel by Li Boyuan of the late Qing dynasty and one of the four great novels of…
The Diary of Deng Huaxi (Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China, Series 1)
Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023
Deng Huaxi (1826–1916), courtesy name Xiaochi, also written Xiaoshi, was posthumously honored with the title "Hejian." A native of Longshan Township, …
A Chronological Study of Weng Tongshu's Letters (Collection of Rare Historical Materials of Modern and Contemporary China, Fifth Series)
Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2023
Weng Tongshu (1810–1865), courtesy name Zugeng, pseudonyms Yaofang and Xunzhai, was the eldest son of Weng Xincun. This book collects over one hundred…
Fleas in a Fine Fur Coat: The Daily Troubles of High Officials in the Late Qing Dynasty
Zhonghua Book Company · 2020
Grounded in extensive research on late Qing historical sources, this book is an accessible and engaging short work of history. It recounts the everyda…
Continued Records from the Banana Studio (Volume One)
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
The author of Jiaoxuan Suilu (Xulu) was a late Qing figure who served as an official for many years and was well versed in current affairs and governm…
Shi the Blue-Sky Official
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
Shi Caoyun Shi Shilun was a man of shrewd tactics. When he served as the capital prefect, the Jinwu commander Lord Tuohenuo, favored by the emperor an…
Cai Naihuang Angers Chen Qitai to Death
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
When Cai Naihuang served as Shanghai daotai, Chen Qitai happened to be Jiangsu governor. Cai, relying on the support of the central authorities, sligh…
A Complete Account of the Death of Duan Wuqiao
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is The Full Account of the Death of Duanwu Qiao, by an anonymous author.
Duanfang's Fondness for Mocking People with Couplets
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Duanfang Good at Teasing People with Couplets, by an unknown author.
Duanfang's Humor
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is *Duanfang's Humor*, by an unknown author.
The Unjust Case of Yue Zhongqi and Ji Chengbin
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
When Lord Yue Weiwei entered court bearing the Grand General's seal, command of the seal was entrusted to Commander Ji Chengbin. Soon after, the Junga…
Fang Wangxi Records Jiang Ximing's Last Words
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is Fang Wangxi's Record of Jiang Ximing's Last Words, by an unknown author.
Anecdotes of Lord Li Gongqin
Nanhai Publication Company · 2023
This book is The Anecdotes of Lord Li Gongqin, by an unknown author.
Bo'erbencha's Cunning Remonstrance
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
The Qianlong Emperor treated his ministers with great severity, yet at times he would jest with them to foster a sense of closeness between ruler and …
Hong Chengchou's Merit to the Han People
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
Zhou Tonggu, Frost Ape Collection: "The bones from the Songshan battle are not yet fully decayed; again he earns merit and wears the tiger tally. In t…
The Uprightness of Sheng, Minister of Justice
Nanhai Publication Company · 2024
Sheng An, Minister of Justice, was a Manchu who rose to the second rank of ministers through the civil examinations. Upright and commanding, with gray…