Ministry of Works (imperial China)

Ministry of Works

Literal meaning

Works Department

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gōngbù
Wade–Giles	Kung Pu

The Ministry of Works or of Public Works was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.

Name

The Ministry of Works is also commonly described as the Board of Works or of Public Works.

Functions

Under the Ming, the Ministry of Works had charge of weights and measures, the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure (esp. roads and canals), other government construction works (esp. flood control projects), the manufacturing and provision of government equipment, the public exploitation of natural resources, and the hiring of artisans or laborers for temporary service.^[1] (Permanent hires fell under the purview of the Ministry of Personnel.)^[1]

References

Citations

1 2 Hucker (1958), p. 32.

Bibliography

Hucker, Charles O. (1958), "Governmental Organization of The Ming Dynasty", Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 21: 1–66, doi:10.2307/2718619.

Three Departments and Six Ministries
Three Departments	Secretariat Department of State Affairs Chancellery
Six Ministries	Ministry of Personnel Ministry of Revenue Ministry of Rites Ministry of War Ministry of Punishments Ministry of Works

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