Abstract: This article analyzes capital in the late Qing. Capital appeals were an important part of the feudal appellant procedure. With the decline of the feudal political order, the capital appeal system became a serious problem for the Qing rulers during the later years of the dynasty. In fact，frequent wars，bureaueratic corruption and the interference of“legal pettifoggers”were all important social faetors that led to an inerease in capital appeals Furthermore，most capital appeals were inefficiently tried. This analysis of capital appeals，both advances our understanding of both the feudal political and legal systems.