Anonymous Patron writes “Xinhua – English from China Reports About 100 archives from the Tang, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties open to public today at the Shanghai Archive.
Visitors will be able to view the imperial edict left by Emperor Kangxi to his son, Yongzheng, before his death and the exemption cards emperors gave to their meritorious officials to exempt them from beheading.The archives were collected from many provinces and Shanghai is the first city to hold the exhibition, said Liu Nanshan, Shanghai Archive Bureau director.The archives span 1,200 years from 714 AD to 1949.”
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