Ancient Chinese Power Structure - One of the Historical Notes

Author: Guofeng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: "Notes on Reading History I: The Power Structure of Ancient China" was published by Shanxi People's Publishing House. "Notes on Reading History I: The Power Structure of Ancient China" aims to discuss the characteristics of political systems from the Qin and Han dynasties to the pre-Republic era over 2,000 years. Many of these topics have been discussed by scholars in the past, and this book provides a brief summary. First, the emergence of the Chinese bureaucracy often involves private and close officials of the Son of Heaven gradually gaining favor, and then being appointed to key positions, becoming formal government officials; the prime minister of China was shaped by this spiral development. This book discusses the characteristics of the political system from the Qin and Han dynasties to the pre-Republic era over 2,000 years. Specifically, it includes the emergence of the emperor system, the concept of "the world as one's home," the operation of imperial power, the development of the emperor system, the origin of the prime minister system, the evolution of the Three Ducal Ministers system, the spirit of the prime minister system, and the operation of the step-by-step election mechanism.