The Nature of Provincial Political Authority in Late Ch'ing Times: Chang Chih-tung in Canton, 1884–1889
- 1 July 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Modern Asian Studies
- Vol. 4 (4) , 325-347
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x00012002
Abstract
After the Taiping Rebellion, Governors-General and Governors had access to resources and performed functions which were formerly outside their purview. These resources were mainly the new provincial armies which had defeated the Taipings, and thelikintaxes which had been invented to sustain the armies. Leading provincial officials such as Li Hung-chang also found themselves initiating and implementing, on a local basis, ‘self-strengthening’ economic projects ranging from arsenals to mines. They tended to be stationed longer in the same posts, and to have a certain amount of say in the appointment of their subordinates.Keywords
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