The Discussion on Manchu-City of Foochow in Qing Dynasty
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Abstract This thesis aims to, from the research on the Eight-Banner garrison in Foochow, explore the living situation of the banner-people and the depreciation of the power of the Eight-Banner from the zenith to the bottom. It also discusses the mulriple functions of the people as soldiers and ordinary members in the family at the same time. It tries to answer the questions: Whats the difference between them and the Hans; how the culture and religion activities developed ; why they can associate themselves with the Han society during the perdition of the Qing-Dynasty. This thesis is divided into Six Parts: Review of Related Academic Researches. This part gives a review of the situation of academic researches relating to the Eight-banner garrison and brings forward the content, objects of the current study. At last, it introduces the sources of materials succinctly. The second chapter describes the organizational system and the conformation of the Manchu-city in Foochow which includes the Manchu-city in Fochoow and the Changle yangyu navy banner. The third chapter analyzes the military activities of the Manchu-city. It describes the daily-trainings, war games and military operation of the troops in details. It tells the military activities and the direct reasons they degenerated into louses from the valorous powerful force. The fourth chapter studies the customs and livelihood of the Manchu-city. It reflects the local customs from the description of the several important things of a soldier life. Then it explains the pauperization of the banner-people through the III
Abstract roles of the Foochow General to At last, it analyzes the living situation through the soldiersincomes. The fifth chapter tries to apperceive the psycho sphere of the Man-city people. It reveals the convergence of the culture and education, Feudalism Creed and the ancestral temple adoration which seems to Han culture. The sixth chapter summarizes the thesis. Eight-banner garrison had been on the downgrade and couldnt avoid its disorganization under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The Eight-banner Troops could only be liberated by Xinhai revolution, thus they could walk out the fence to be independent and live by themselves. Key words: Foochow Manchu-cityEight-banner GarrisonBanner-people IV
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Contents Chapter 1 Review of Related Academic Researches1 Chapter 2 The Organizational System and Distribution of the Foochow Garrison Section 1 The Foochow Garrison in the War Chaos Section 2 The Organizational System and Distribution of the Foochow Section 3 The Foundation of the Yangyu Navy Chapter 3 The Military Life of the People in Foochow Manchu-city Section1 Daily Trainings and Responsibility of the Soldiers Section2 The War Games of the Banner-soldiers Section3 Battles attended by the Foochow Banner-soldiers. Chapter 4 Daily life in Manchu-City Section1 Several most Important Events in a Soldiers Life Section2 The Discussion about the Foochow GeneralsRoles Section3 The Incomes of the Chiefs and Soldiers Chapter 5 The Psycho Sphere of the Man-city People Section1 The Culture and Education of the Manchu-city Section2 The Domination of Feudalism Creed in Manchu-City Section3 The Ancestral Temple in Manchu-City Chapter 6 Conclusion Section1 An Anavoidable Final Section2 The Foochow Banner-people Walked out of the Fence References Appendix Acknowledgement VI
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