City Autonomy in the Middle Qing Dynasty:A Case Study of Suzhou
Influenced by Weiber's view of Chinese cities,it has long been believed that urban autonomy does not exist in traditional China.In fact,in ancient China,especially in the late period of the traditional society,cities also practiced a certain degree of autonomy,especially in the more developed cities of Industry and commerce.As a typical representative of the industrial and commercial cities in the middle and early Qing Dynasty,Suzhou is economically developed and has a large population,so the management of urban is a heavy task.Whereas,the government's management of the city is not compatible with the development of the city.In this case,many non-governmental organizations in Suzhou,such as guilds,public offices and charitable organizations,have undertaken the functions of urban economic management,urban social security,social security management and municipal management.Suzhou has a certain degree of autonomy,but this kind of autonomy is completely different from that of the medieval cities in Europe.
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