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  2. Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Qing dynasty was a period of literary editing and criticism, and many of the modern popular versions of Classical Chinese poems were transmitted through Qing dynasty anthologies, such as the Complete Tang Poems and the Three Hundred Tang Poems. Although fiction did not have the prestige of poetry, novels flourished.

  3. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Changchun was the capital of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo during the Japanese occupation in WWII, then named Xinjing (新京; Japanese: Shinkyō, Mandarin: Xīnjīng, literally "New Capital"). Chengde was the summer residence and capital of the Qing dynasty from 1703 to 1820. [3] Chengdu was the capital city of various regional kingdoms in ...

  4. Hetu Ala - Wikipedia

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    ᠠᠯᠠ) was the first capital of the Later Jin (1616–1636) state, the predecessor of the Qing dynasty of China. It was the capital from 1616 to 1622. It was renamed to Xingjing (Chinese: 興京) in 1634. The site of Hetu Ala is located in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning, along the Suzi River, a tributary of the Hun River.

  5. Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924.

  6. List of emperors of the Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Qing dynasty (1644–1912) was a Manchu-led imperial Chinese dynasty and the last imperial dynasty of China. It was officially proclaimed in 1636 in Shenyang in what is now Northeast China, but only captured Beijing and succeeded the Ming dynasty in China proper in 1644.

  7. Beijing - Wikipedia

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    Dorgon established the Qing dynasty as a direct successor of the Ming (delegitimising Li Zicheng and his followers) [55] and Beijing became China's sole capital. [56] The Qing emperors made some modifications to the Imperial residence but, in large part, the Ming buildings and the general layout remained unchanged.

  8. Republic of China (1912–1949) - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of China (ROC) began on 1 January 1912 as a sovereign state in mainland China [b] following the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. From 1927, the Kuomintang (KMT) reunified the country and ruled it as a one-party state with Nanjing as the national capital.

  9. Administrative divisions of the Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Official map of the Qing Empire published by the Qing in 1905. The Qing dynasty was a Manchu-led imperial Chinese dynasty and last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. The administrative system of the Qing dynasty was based on the idea of "adapting to the times and the place, and making adjustments according to circumstances". [1]