The Maps of the Yellow River and the River Administration Reform in Guangxu Era
The Overflow Measurement for Lüjiawa in Lijin County and Pictorial Description of the Overflow Situation at Villages and Shoaly Lands,The Pictorial Description of the Decision of Still Entering into Sea by Original Rivers below Tiemen Pass after Evaluating Overflow Situation of the Yellow River,The Titles of Civilian Personnel at the Emergency Rescue Sites on the South and North Sides of the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River in the 21st Year of Emperor Guangxu's Reign,The Titles of Military Personnel at the Emergency Rescue Sites on the South and North Sides of the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River in the 23rd Year of Emperor Guangxu's Reign were drawn respectively from 27 July to 13 September 1895,from 27 May to 11 September 1896,in February 1895 and on 10 January 1897.The first two maps reflect the power struggle between the river governor and the grand coordinator,as well as the process of the implied change in the dominant power of river management.The last two maps reflect the characteristics of changes in the nomination power of the civil and military systems and the localization of river affairs in river management.These images represent the era of the decline in central control and the rise of local river governance in the late Qing Dynasty.
the pictorial description of Lüjiawa overflow workcivil and military service systemsriver administrationevent historythe late Qing Dynasty