Download or read book Delivering Justice in Qing China written by Linxia Liang and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed analysis of the Qing law codes and 100 19th century case records from Baodi county challenges the view that the traditional Chinese legal system was inappropriate for civil cases and that mediation was preferred instead.