Rural Control in Imperial China I

This book, the first of a two-volume set, presents the xiangli system throughout imperial China, tracing its development from the pre-Qin period to the Tang dynasty.

Xiqi Lu is Professor of History at Fudan University, China. His research interests focus on the history of Imperial China and historical geography.

1. Introduction: The Xiangli System in Imperial China and Research Ideas on This Issue 2. Origin, Development, and Essence of the Xiangli System Described in Zhou Li (Rites of Zhou----) 3. Changes in the Xiangli Control System During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 4. The Xiangli System, Its Implementations, Evolution, and Regional Variations in the Sui and Tang Dynasties