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The Golden Years of Ancient Bureaucrats: Retirement and Its Complexities in Imperial China

The Origins of Official Retirement in Ancient China Retirement for government officials in imperial China, known as zhishi (致仕), was […]

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The Evolution of Official Salaries in Imperial China: From Grain to Corruption

The Origins of Official Compensation in Ancient China In pre-Qin China (before 221 BCE), government service followed a rigid aristocratic […]

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