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Localized Redemption: Unknown Stories of the Yellow Heaven Way CAO Xinyu 2013, 0(2): 1-25.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3465KB) ( )   Since Li Shiyu's path-breaking study in the late 1940s，scholars have gradually traced many folk religious sects，including the vegetarian sects in the Jiangnan area in the Ming-Qing Period，back to Huangtian Dao，or the Yellow Heaven Way in the rural North China． Based on oral histories，folk stories，rural operas and many internal documents of the Yellow Heaven Way that the author recently discovered，this paper unravels the four-hundred-years history of Huangtian Dao for the first time on the village level． It is not only a re-study of Li Shiyu's Wan-quan investigation，but also a localized case study of folk sect in the long term history． Related Articles | Metrics

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Spatial Structure and Social Organization of the Town of Meilu in Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty WU Tao 2013, 0(2): 26-43.  Abstract ( )   PDF (2525KB) ( )   After the middle of Ming Dynasty，driven by the factors such as overseas trade and the development in mountainous areas，the market integration continue apace and led to some coastal business gathering places in the South China littoral and its hinterland． Meilu Town known as “Little Foshan”，located in western Guangdong，was representative of this trend． This paper discusses the formation，spatial pattern， and evolution of the social power structure of this town during the transition from the Ming to Qing Dynasty． From local unrest to the restructuring of social order; this article reveals the social networking of different groups in this particular time and space and the complex relationships between Meilu town and the larger area． This research helps us to have a deeper understanding of the market networks of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the social history of South China towns． Related Articles | Metrics

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Tujia System of Huizhou during the Early Qing: Concentrating on the Records of Huahu and Xihu HUANG Zhongxin 2013, 0(2): 44-55.  Abstract ( )   PDF (2462KB) ( )   The regulations of the Tujia ( 图甲) during the Qing Dynasty can be classified into two categories: Juntu ( 均图) and Zengtu ( 增图) ． The local records of Huahu and Xihu of Yi County ( 黟县花户晰户总簿录) ，which were formed in the Jiaqing Period ( 1796-1820 ) contain the information of Zengtu and accounts in Yi County，we can crosscheck this with local records，genealogies and other sources． In this way，we can understand the complicated cases of the regulations of the Tujia in different areas，and also realize the trend and limit of the Tu ( 图) whichbecome the focal point for the management of land census register at the local level． Related Articles | Metrics

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On the Relationship between Land-tax System and Social Security in Suzhou，1820-1850: The Establishment of Charitable Granaries ZHAO Siyuan 2013, 0(2): 56-71.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3150KB) ( )   Southern Jiangsu faced serious natural calamities in the first half of the nineteenth century; meanwhile，there werealso abuses in the land tax system that contributed to social conflict．Thus，both administrators and local societyimplemented some new measures to relieve people from natural calamities and replace the former social securitysystem．On the side of local society，gentry and merchants constructed many lineage-organized facilities for disasterrelief that dominated the rural relief system．On the other hand，government officials constructed charitable granaries creating a new type of social security granary system．These new granaries were based on the contribution of land andfunds from local gentry who suffered under the existing land tax system but found opportunities to reduce tax liabilities under the new system．The establishment of charitable granaries reflected the complicated relationship among government and different local interest groups in mid nineteenth-century Suzhou． Related Articles | Metrics

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The Floods in Jiangsu and Anhui at the time of the Revolution of 1911 and the Central China Famine Relief Fund Committee ( CCFRFC) ZHU Hu 2013, 0(2): 72-87.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3097KB) ( )   When the revolution of 1911 reached a high tide，both Jiangsu and Anhui were stricken by very serious floods． In response to these floods，the CCFRFC was founded and was based on Chinese and foreign unofficial cooperation．Under the state of political turmoil，the CCFRFC uninterruptedly focused on the famine relief． To some extent，CCFRFC's work supplemented the central governments' serious shortage of relief，and helped to eliminate the great social unrest that this disaster caused． Therefore，a study of this period of history can enhance our understanding of therelation between famine and the Revolution of 1911． In addition，if we correctly grasp the main stream of development of CCFRFC，we must take into account both the dimensions of localization and internationalization，and more attentionshould be paid to the process of social change that was created by this unique development． Related Articles | Metrics

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Yunnan Copper，Hankou Copper and Mid-Qing Copper Market in Hankou YANG Yuda 2013, 0(2): 88-100.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3096KB) ( )   The production and trade of metals was an important part of the Chinese market system in the Qing period． With a special focus on the crisis of 1766-1779，this article investigates the supply，scale，price and usage of copper in Hankou in the mid-Qing period based on historical archives． The study shows that the amount of copper in Hankoumarket was one million to two million jin ( 600-1200) in the mid-Qianlong period ( 1736-1795) ． The major demand for copper was to meet the growing needs of the handicraft industry． The fact that this copper mainly came from illegal mines in Yunnan demonstrates the scale of the illegal copper trade． Illegal copper from Yunnan became legal copper in Hankou which meant that there was a certain balance maintained between marketable copper for utensils and thegovernment procurement for the minting of cash． The existence and development of the Hankou copper market not only proves there was a uniform national copper market but also shows that the requirement of the development of China's economy for free national metal market at that time． Related Articles | Metrics

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A Study on the Banner Garrison in Suzhou in the Early Qing Dynasty WANG Gang 2013, 0(2): 101-106.  Abstract ( )   PDF (2874KB) ( )   In the 18th year of the Shunzhi-reign period ( 1661) ，in response to the threat of Zheng Chenggong and other anti- Qing forces，the Qing government ordered Zu Yonglie to lead the Hanjun Banners stationed in Suzhou，to strengthen the Jiangnan region's military defense forces． There were thousands of officers and soldiers in the Eight Banners Army in Suzhou and their barracks were in the north of the city． Zu Yonglie's troops were undisciplined and they occupied lands and homes，forced evictions of residents，and a destructive impact on the local society and economy． The military spending on the Eight Banners Army in Suzhou had also become a heavy financial burden． In the 3rd year of the Kangxi-reign period ( 1664 ) ，because the anti-Qing forces' threat to Jiangnan had been reduced，the Qing government re-adjusted its military deployment and abolished the Banner garrison in Suzhous. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Supplement to the Textual Research into Fang Yizhi's Integrity in His Senectitude CAO Ganghua 2013, 0(2): 107-116.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3095KB) ( )   The Fushan Gazetter，which was compiled by Fang Yizhi's disciples in the early Qing Dynasty is detailed annals of Buddhist geography and culture in Fushan． This works includes many letters and poetry that was exchanged between Fang Yizhi and the literati of Fushan． Thus，the Fushan Chronicles became very important documentation．The author's inquiry into the close ties between Fang Yizhi's senectitude and Fushan elites is mainly based on the Fushan Chronicles and other relevant historical materials．It makes full use of the historical data to mutually confirm and supplement some questions raised in Yu Yingshi's textual research into Fang Yizhi's integrity in his old age． Related Articles | Metrics

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Statecraft Demands under the Provincial Academic Tradition:The Establishment of Guangya Academy LU Yin 2013, 0(2): 117-127.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3295KB) ( )   The provincial academic tradition begun by his precursor Ruan Yuan ( 1764-1849) had a great influence upon thefamous late Qing scholar-bureaucrat Zhang Zhidong ( 1837-1909 ) ． However，after he assumed the viceroyship inGuangzhou in 1884，Zhang and the literati around him intended to transcend the experiences of Ruan and other precursors，with a strategy of reinterpretation of the local academy sources such as Chen Li's ( 1810-1882) Dongshu School． In 1887，Zhang founded a new provincial academy called Guangya Academy to practice his eclectic academicopinions and statecraft demands． All these provincial academic experiences were accumulated in Zhang Zhidong'scircle and prompted the latter to occupy an essential position in the modern transformation of the traditional educationg system． Related Articles | Metrics

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“By Nature, People Are Similar: Through Practice, The Become Quite Different Each Other” and the Transformation of Ming and Qing Confucianism   CHEN Xu 2013, 0(2): 128-134.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3245KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics

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On Deng Kai and Ye Shi Lu LV Zhenyu 2013, 0(2): 135-142.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3248KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics

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The Chu-Shi of Protocol and Anson Burlingame Diplomatic Corps YOU Shu-Jun 2013, 0(2): 143-151.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3367KB) ( )   Related Articles | Metrics

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Conference on the Book of Law, Resources and Time-space Constructing China in 1644-1945 LI Ming 2013, 0(2): 152-156.  Abstract ( )   PDF (3226KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics