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unusual facts about Zhili Province



Beiyang Army

In October he held manoeuvres near Hejian in central Zhili Province using the newly completed Beijing-Hankou railway.

Five Punishments

The scale of the remittance payments can be gauged from the fact that at the time of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736–1795 CE), the average wage of a construction laborer in Zhili Province was 0.72 wén or 0.6 troy ounces of silver per day.


see also

Bayantömöriin Khaisan

When the Chinese secret society named Jindandao attacked the banner in 1891, he guided the government forces dispatched from Zhili province to suppress the rebels.

Zhang Shaozeng

He was born in Zhili province and graduated from a Japanese military academy in 1901.