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Zhili, alternately romanized as Chihli, was a northern administrative region of China since the 14th-century that lasted through the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty until 1911, when the region was dissolved, converted to a province, and renamed Hebei in 1928.
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Jan 10, 2014 · Baoding – from the capital’s south gate to back garden. The ancient city now conserves 72 yamens (feudal government offices in China). Among them the Zhili Governor-general’s Office is the best preserved – a microcosm of the Qing Dynasty, full of rich historical connotations.
Mar 24, 2016 · In 1928, the government of the Republic of China (1911–1948) reassigned ten counties of northern Zhili province to its neighbors in the north, four counties to Henan province and three counties to Shandong province, and renamed the remainder Hebei province (Fu and Zheng 2007).
The administration of territory in dynastic China is the history of practices involved in governing the land from the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) to the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
Jul 24, 2013 · The Zhili provincial governor's office in today's Bao-ding, Hebei province, is the best-preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) provincial compound because it was run by the most powerful official of the most powerful province, Zongdu — who also controlled the most powerful military to guard Beijing's South Gate.
During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the province emerged as an important element in the management of the expanding Chinese empire, with governors - those in charge of these increasingly influential administrative units - playing key roles.
直隸全圖. Complete map of Zhili Province. The map depicts Zhili Province, including mountains, rivers, and lakes. It utilizes the Chinese cartographic grid; a side of each grid represents 100 li (approximately 33 miles). Orientation is marked on the four sides of the map.
