Office at the center of ancient power
By Erik Nilsson in Baoding, Hebei | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-25 06:37
It's a place you wouldn't put someone you didn't trust.
A lot. With your life.
The Zhili provincial governor's office in today's Bao-ding, Hebei province, is the best-preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) provincial compound because it was run by the most powerful official of the most powerful province, zongdu - who also controlled the most powerful military to guard "Beijing's South Gate".
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