Abstract: This paper will study all the main regulations about the mandarin’s selecting and appointing system and discuss its characteristics and influence .The
mandarin selecting and appointing system of Qing Dynasty epitomized the regulations and experience of past dynasties.Being meticulous and well一conceived were its important characteristics.The strict control on official vacancy prevented the situation of overstaffing.The different official vacancy system between Man and Han guaranteed Man’s status as the main rulers.and at the same time,it was also favorable for rallying and utilizing the Han bachelors and officers.But Man’s privilege had a bad influence on the quality bureaucrats.In the central government ,the Man-Han double appointment caused the dilatory and shrinking style.The mandarin selecting regulations reflected not only the Emperor’s dictatorship,but also the decentralization and thus prevented either from having the sole official appointment power.In the last stage of Qing Dynasty,the collapse of this system was an important reason which led to the domination by the Governors and Governor一generals.The corruption was also a projecting characteristics of the selecting and appointing system,which made the officials rank become a kind of commodities,bestowed the banners special favors,these disadvantages ruined the bureaucratic politics of Qing Dynasty seriously.