China's political gains and losses through the dynasties

Author: Qian Mu
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This is a collection of speeches by Mr. Qian Mu. In the individual speeches, Mr. Qian introduced and compared various political institutions of China's Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, including government organization, official functions, examinations and supervision, financial revenue and taxation, and military service obligations. He described the evolution and transformation, pointed out the advantages and disadvantages, and both summarized the essence and principles of Chinese history and politics while also highlighting the various misunderstandings of modern Chinese people towards traditional culture and spirit. It can be said that this book is a concise history of Chinese political institutions.