A Study On The Management Of The Man Nationality's Land In Hebei Province During The Republic Of China (1912-1934)

During the Republic of China,the land of the Man nationality,which occupied fifteenpercent of the agricultural land in Hebei province ,was paid much attention to by eachgovernment because of its large economic revenue. Both Beiyang government and Nanjinggovernment established special organization to manage the land of the Man nationality andpromulgated a series of regulations and rules about its management during their reign.As aresult,the management of the land of the Man nationality in Hebei province became more andmore orderly from the original distempered situation.And what really counted was that thetenants gained the ownership of the land,which was helpful to solve the problem of theproprietary rights.However,all kinds of corruption appeared due to the backward ofmanagement system,such as selling the land at very high price,varieties of extra exploitationfrom different rulers,the officals'neglecting their duties,abusing their power to make money,and the imperfection of management procedure,etc.