The Charitable Granary Supervisor of and Local Society of Modern Turpan
The charitable granary was an official advocacy and civilian-sponsored relief facility.It was set up in 1884 in Turpan and was in use unti1 1930s.The charitable granary represented the transfer of the traditional storage system from the hinterland to the frontier.This article analyses the archives of Turpan government from 1884 to the 1930s,to discusses the selection process,responsibility of supervisors and the status of the charitable granary.Through the study of the supervisor,this paper reveals that the government dominance of the charitable granary of Turpan was relatively strong.In the process of the promotion to border areas,the charitable granary not only provided space for the entry of national power,but also absorbed and tolerated local traditional factors,becoming integrated in local society and a platform to extend national power,and thus show the rich features of modern Turpan local society.
Late Qing and Republic of ChinaTurpansupervisorstatuslocal society
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维普
