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.
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Robert F. Fitch. The four trustees were natives of Ningbo, three of them had Taotai rank. Rev. George Evans Moule, B. A. was appointed a missionary to China by the Church of England Missionary Society, and arrived at Ningpo with Mrs. Moule in February 1858.
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The Pioneer ran its first trials on about a mile of track on February 14. Within a week, the Shanghai taotai Feng Chün-kuang had written a protest to the British consul Walter H. Medhurst. After consultation, they agreed that the Chinese would permit construction to continue so long as the British ceased to employ the locomotive and that both would seek further instruction from their superiors. Upon being notified of the railway, Shen Pao-chen ordered the taotai to suspend all work: this failed, but workmen, dibaos, and landowners came under such pressure that the company considered the agreement vitiated and restored the locomotive on March 20.
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The circuit intendant. or daotai. of Shanghai, also formerly romanized as taotai or tao tai, was an imperial Chinese official who oversaw the circuit of Shanghai, then part of Jiangsu Province, in the Qing Empire. He oversaw the area's courts, law enforcement, civic defense, canals, and customs collection.
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The four trustees were natives of Ningbo, three of them had Taotai rank.(the New York Public Library)(the University of Michigan)(Harvard University) (the University of Wisconsin – Madison) One of the infant Sunday-schools in Ningpo under Mrs. Fitch's supervision had over 100 scholars.(Harvard University) (the University of Wisconsin - Madison) Rev.
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The harbor opened in May 1861, with its status as an international port affirmed on 22 August. The official decree was accompanied by the construction of the Donghai Customs House (). It quickly became the residence of a circuit intendant ("taotai"), customs house, and a considerable foreign settlement located between the old native town and the harbor. Britain and sixteen other nations established consulates in the town.
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Following that, he served in various posts in Zhili for several years, including as a Taotai in 1858. He assisted Prince Gong during the negotiations of the Convention of Peking (1860), and the prince made him Superintendent of Trade in 1861 for the three northern treaty ports of Tianjin (where he was stationed), Yantai, and Yingkou. During this time, Chonghou negotiated with Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, and Austria.
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These proposals were rejected even by the foreign-led Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, which thought it might impact established shipping. A request of 20 July 1863 by 27 firms for a Shanghai-to-Suzhou line was similarly rejected by the governor of Jiangsu Li Hongzhang and in 1865 by the Shanghai taotai Ying Pao-shih, who composed an influential treatise, "The 7 Nos",, p Qi Bu Ke, w Chih-pu-k'o.
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On November 21, 1917, the new Soviet government in Russia recognized the Harbin Soviet as its representation in Manchuria and placed Russian citizens in Manchuria under its protection. Subsequently the Harbin Soviet requested recognition of the local taotai. On December 12, 1917, Bolsheviks seized control over the Harbin Soviet, pressuring Mensheviks and Socialist-Revolutionaries to leave the body. Through Golos Truda the Harbin Soviet declared itself as the government of the area.
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Wade ordered the British naval commander to Shanghai and provided for protection against any local interference against the workmen. The British secretary W.F. Mayers met with the Shanghai taotai six times in mid-April concerning a Chinese purchase of the railway; both concurred in principle but differed on how long Jardine's would continue its management role. Mayers demanded eight years, Feng would only permit three. Adamant objection from Wu Yuan-ping, the new governor of Jiangsu, ended these negotiations.
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The British consul protested returning the land for months, but was forced to yield owing to the fraud and the land's proximity to numerous official buildings including the Wusong battery and the Baoshan magistrate's office. (Confus, 664-665.) and demanded its repurchase and a ban on any road crossing the Wenzaobang to enter Wusong proper. His subsequent discovery that its conversion to rail had been previously mooted and was known to Feng Chun- kuang, the Shanghai taotai, only increased his annoyance.
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She wrote to a friend in England: On November 18 the Taylors were reinstated in their house at Yangzhou by the British Consul and the Taotai from Shanghai, who had come up as the Viceroy's deputy. For some time Yangchow became the home of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor despite the efforts of some high-placed officials to eject them. The Governor of Zhenjiang, however, personally purchased the mission premises from the anti-foreign landlord a high military official named Li.
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205 The Manchu Brigade General Dahonga (達洪阿) and the Han taotai (intendant) Yao Ying (姚瑩) filed a disingenuous report to the Daoguang Emperor, claiming to have sunk the ship from the Keelung fort while defending against a naval attack on 30 September, with 32 enemies killed and 133 captured. In response, the emperor sent rewards to both commanders. However, the battle never occurred and the people they claimed to have slaughtered were the shipwrecked survivors.Tsai 2009, p.
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Five days later, Ashuelot got underway to survey the Li-Sye-Chan Channel and—after completing that task—arrived at Chinkiang on 16 May. Following a call on the taotai of that region, Matthews headed upstream and reached Nanking on the 21st. There he learned that the viceroy was deeply troubled by reports of a Japanese expedition to Formosa and assured him that the United States was not participating in the invasion. At each stop during his continuing ascent—Kiukiang, Wuchang, Hankow, Fow-Kow, and Kweichowfu—the ship's captain exchanged courtesies with the local officials.
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He aimed to capture the large but isolated city, one of the most important cities under the Qing government and home to an international port. At Li Xiucheng's request the UK and France had promised to maintain neutrality. By 11 June 1861 the Taiping Army was able to muster five armies, commanded by Tan Shaoguang, Li Rongfa, Ji Qingyuan, Chen Kunshu, and Chen Bingwen, organized under two fronts, and other units. The commander of the Imperial Green Standard Army was Huang Yisheng, under the direction of Shanghai's taotai Wu Xu (吳煦).
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In 1277, Shanghai township was chosen as the location of one of seven customs authorities across the empire to handle overseas trade; the surrounding Huating County was raised to prefecture level. The location of the customs office(which later became the office of Shanghai's county government), became a centre around which the Old City grew. The importance of this trade function led to Shanghai being raised to county status in 1292, the Old City becoming the seat of the new county. Under the Qing, it also became the seat of the local circuit and its administration headed by an intendant ("taotai").
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He arrived in Shanghai on 8 November 1843 aboard the streamer Medusa, and immediately began discussions with the ranking local Chinese official, the Taotai (), on the opening of foreign trade and the site of a foreign settlement. Shanghai was declared open to foreign trade on 14 November 1843, and agreement was reached on the terms under which the foreign settlement would be established. The Chinese official position was that land could not be sold outright to foreigners, but a compromise was reached whereby it was allowed for land to be rented in perpetuity. Balfour first rented a house within the Shanghai town walls for use as the official British consular residence.
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However, while the citizens were not initially accepting, the Chinese government did approve of the London Missionary Society, and missionary efforts. For example, Governor Taotai Tan Chi-shwei was a progressive man who invited foreign missionaries to dine and stay in the capital. One evening, he had members of the London Missionary Society and the American Presbyterian Mission over to the capital for a feast in which he mimicked the American style. The Governor remarked that the American dining style saved so much time during the event that he stated that he would adopt the style for all of the future feasts he would hold.
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His generosity during the Shantung famine was the means in > bringing him to the notice of the Chinese Government, and he received the > honorary title of magistrate, with the additional privilege of wearing > peacock feathers. Further acts of generosity raised him to the rank of > Taotai, and finally, to that of Commissioner of the Salt Revenue. In the > Federated Malay States he has been recognised always as one of the most > advanced Chinese in educational reform and towards the movement he has > contributed largely by instituting and maintaining many Chinese and English > schools. Mr. Foo Choo Choon is a naturalised British subject, and is a > Fellow of the Society of Arts of England.
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While the Kaiping mine railway maintained operations, the Imperial Court's opposition to railway development in China prevented any further development for several years. But because the canal would become covered with ice during the winter months, the mining company succeeded in 1886 in gaining permission to extend the tramway all the way to Lutai. The extension was carried out by a newly formed Kaiping Railway Company (Kaiping Tiehlu Gongsi 開平鐵路公司 s:开平铁路公司), separately funded from the mining company, chaired by the Tientsin Taotai (Tianjin daotai 天津 道台) Chou Fu (Zhou Fu 周馥). The managing director was Wu Tingfang, who had studied law in England and was also interpreter and secretary to Li Hung Chang.
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His services in both instances would see his rank restored to him in 1862, and considering him essential the governor-general was twice successful in petitioning the court to prevent his leaving for summons to perform the same in Jiangsu, as part of Li Hongzhang's secretariat. Following his service on Hong's secretariat, Hong recommended Ding for prefect, which he was awarded, stressing Ding's role during the campaign that recovered Jiangsu. Ding was soon awarded Shanghai taotai (intendant of Suzhou, Songjiang and Taicang), which entailed constant foreign dealings, for his diplomatic handling of staff negotiations in the disbandment of the Ever Victorious Army. Going over regular channels, Ding succeeded in acquiring the appointment of a former British officer (William Winstanley) from the Ever Victorious Army for his new unit, much to the chagrin of the British authorities in Shanghai.
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