System Operation And Effect: The Late Qing Dynasty National Postal Services Of,

Modern times in China is a period of transformation of the system. The old system began to transform into a new one in various fields related to social life, which embodies that new systems are introduced from the West and substituted the Chinese traditional systems. The establishment of the National Post System of Late Qing is among them.The article tries to cognize the National Post System of Late Qing over again from a new angle of view. The author further probes into the appearance, development, operation and effect of the National Post System, so that we can better understand the modern transformation of the system in China.This article is mainly to give explanations from the following four aspects:Firstly, it introduces the foundation and development of the national postal system of Late Qing. The modem National Post System of the new type was finally established through the endless provision, from originally the Foreign Postal Offices appearing in China to the Customs attempting to deliver the mail, from Taiwan trying to transform the Posthouse into postal service to Chinese Postal Office of Late Qing debuting formally.Secondly, it expounds the condition about operation of the National Post System from the aspects of its organization, operation, management and so on.Thirdly, it discusses the distorted competition between the National Post System and three large systems of communications such as the Private Post office, the Foreign Postal Offices and the Customs Post.Fourthly, it newly scans the foundation and development of the National Post System of Late Qing from four angles. Though it has such-and-such shortage, the National Post System is part of modern civilization, and also is a historical witness of the social changes.