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The enyclopedia Jingshi wenbian 經世文編 in 120 chapters (juan "scrolls") is a comprehensive encylopedia about statecraft, compiled by Wei Yuan 魏源 under the guidance of He Zhangling 賀長齡. It was published in 1827 and contains more than 2,000 articles about practical politics (jingshi 經世 "managing the world") selected from memorials and various writings from the beginning of Qing period 清 (1644-1911) on. Influence and importance of the Jingshi wenbian was great, and many supplements were published during the 19th and early 20th century:
- Jingshi wenbian bu 經世文編補, in 120 juan by Zhang Pengfei 張鵬飛, printed 1851, adds important information about China's southeast and northwest.
- Jingshi wenbian xuji 經世文編續集, in 104 juan by Rao Yucheng 饒玉成, printed 1882.
- Jingshi wen xubian 經世文續編 (1) in 120 juan by Ge Shijun 葛士濬, printed 1888, adds many new sub-chapters like mathematics and border-regions.
- Jingshi wen xubian 經世文續編 (2) in 120 juan by Cheng Kang 盛康, inluding many new sub-chapters like mining, marine, new tax sources etc.
- Jingshi wen sanbian 經世文三編 (1) in 80 juan by Chen Zhongi 陳忠倚, with new chapter like post-service, international relations, naval politics, industry, etc.
- Jingshi wen sanbian 經世文三編 (2) in 48 juan, printed in 1897 by Sanhuatang zhuren 三畫堂主人 "Master of the Three Paintings Studio".
- Jingshi wen xinbian 經世文新編 (1) in 21 juan by Mai Zhonghua 麥仲華, printed 1898, included many new political ideas like proposed by Kang Youwei 康有為 and Liang Qichao 梁啟超.
- Jingshi wen tongbian 經世文統編 in 107 juan by Shao Zhitang 邵之棠, printed 1901.
- Jingji wenbian 經濟文編 in 128 juan, includes many more chapters about economic policy, printed 1901 by Qiuziqiangzhai zhuren 求自強齋主人 "Master of the Self-Strengthening Clause".
- Zengji jingshi wen tongbian 增輯經世文統編 in 120 juan (anonymous, 1901), with more parts treating literature, taxing, industry and foreign policy.
- Jingshi wen xinbian 經世文新編 (2) in 62 juan with new sub-chapters like reforms, silk-production, railway, telegraph, Western medicice, published in 1901 by Yijintang zhuren 宜今堂主人 "Master of the Modern Appropriate Studio".
- Jingshi wen sibian 經世文四編 in 52 juan by He Liangdong 何良棟, incorporates new chapters like government debts, taxes, banking, enterprises, public law, parliament, geography, published in 1902.
The Huang-Qing jingshi wenbian was modeled after a similar collection of essays on statecraft for the Ming dynasty 明 (1368-1644), the Ming jingshi wenbian 明經世文編.
Source: Zhongguo da baike quanshu, Zhongguo lishi, vol. 1, p. 401 f.
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1 學術 Xueshu
2 治體 Zhiti
3 吏政 Lizheng
4 戶政 Huzheng
5 禮政 Lizheng
6 兵政 Bingzheng
7 刑政 Xingzheng
8 工政 Gongzheng
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