Ying Baoshi was the
circuit intendant ("tao tai") of
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
from 1865 to 1868.
Legacy
His treatise "The Seven Nos"
[, p ''Qī Bù Kě'', w ''Chih-pu-k'o''.] was influential in limiting rail construction in China in the late 19th century.
[Leung Yuen-sang. ]
The Shanghai Taotai: Linkage Man in a Changing Society, 1843–1890
', p. 96. NUS Press, 1991. .
See also
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History of rail transport in China :''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.''
The history of rail transport in China began in the late nineteenth century during the Qing dynasty. Since then, it has become one of the largest rail networks in the wor ...
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References
Politicians from Jinhua
Qing dynasty politicians from Zhejiang
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