Overview
The two primary source documents are of different genres (The Scholars being a work of fiction; the Heshen materials being official legal accusations). Between the two types, which is ‘better’ as a way of assessing the success of the late Qing era?
- “Wu Jingzhi: From The Scholars (Rulin Waishi) (Fan Jin Passes the Juren Examination),” in Chen, 71-81
- “Heshen: Accusation and Inventory,” in Chen, 86-91
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