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The Transportation of the Great Canal in the Qing Dynasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
There have been a lot of accumulations of researches on the current Jing Hang Canal, the Great Canal, originating in Tbngzhou in the suburbs of Beijing, through Tianjin, Shandon Province, Jiangsu Province, and reaching Zhejiang Province.
Matsuura Akira, 松浦 章
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Water Politics and Religious Practices in Kangding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This case study examines the use of water in Kangding, China. Kangding is a location in the Kham Himalaya which for centuries served as a strategic border area between Tibetan and Chinese worlds.
Yang, Nyimatashi Gongwei
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Charter 08's Qing Dynasty Precursor

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal, 2011
Over the gulf of one century and two revolutions, two groups of Chinese petitioners drafted remarkably similar blueprints for political reform. Both groups sought civil rights and political responsibilities for Chinese citizens and a Western-influenced form of constitutional government to replace rule by autocracy.
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The Images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary in the Early Qing Collection of Taoist Immortal Stories

open access: yesReligions
The book Lidai Shenxian Tongjian (The Comprehensive Mirror of Immortals Throughout the Dynasties), a compilation of Taoist narratives from the early Qing dynasty, contains a dedicated section on “The Life of Jesus,” accompanied by two images portraying ...
Dadui Yao
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High Corruption Income in Ming and Qing China [PDF]

open access: yes
We develop an economic model that explains historical data on government corruption in Ming and Qing China. In our model, officials extensive powers result in corrupt income matching lands share in output.
Pham Hoang Van, Shawn Ni
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