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The Empire and Its Discontents
Land deed, 1880–1930
Liu family records, hoover institution archives
晚清時期的地契
this land deed from the Liu family offers a glimpse into China's real estate market from the 1880s to the 1930s.
the family lived in nanxun, a thriving town and center of commerce in Zhejiang during the Ming (1368–1644) and
Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. Liu Yong (1826–99), the family patriarch and a prestigious Qing dynasty merchant,
built his fortune on cotton, silk, salt, and real estate.
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A Century of Change: China 1911–2011
滿清傾覆前的局勢
BeiJing-hankou raiLwaY Map
Joshua B. powers collection, hoover
institution archives
京漢鐵路地圖
China’s tragic defeat in the first
Sino-Japanese war forced the Qing
government to grant permission to
the western powers to construct
railways in China, along with many
other privileges, such as settling and
mining along the railways. By 1911,
there were some nine thousand
kilometers of railway tracks in China.
the imperial capital, Beijing, was to
be the center of the Chinese railway
network, with several lines spoking out
from Beijing, including the three main
lines: Jinghan, Jingfeng, and Jinpu.
Construction of the Jinghan railway—
connecting Beijing in the north to
hankou in the south—began in 1897
and was completed in 1905.
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