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What were the main supervisory institutions and systems in ancient China?

1, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the post of censor was set up, but there was no full-time supervision institution in this period.

2. Qin: The central government set up an imperial history to supervise officials and manage the memorials of ministers. Under this system, Zhong Cheng assisted the emperor to exercise impeachment power; Set up a county supervisor in the local area to monitor the county. (Perfect supervision system officially unveiled)

3. Korea: the central government has an imperial court, and the prime minister is appointed as the governor; 13 local departments have been set up to supervise local officials. (Establishment of ancient supervisory system)

4. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties: The central censorate was separated from Shaofu and directly obeyed by the emperor. The supervisory organs were initially unified and their supervisory powers were expanded. The local government sends inspectors from time to time to supervise local officials. In addition, the system of "listening to the wind and playing things" was formed during this period. (The remonstrance system began to be standardized and systematized. )

5. Sui: There is a censorate in the center; Local authorities set up local official stations in charge of state and county supervision, and set up official stations to observe festivals.

6. Tang Dynasty: The central imperial platform was composed of Taiwan Academy, Dianyuan and Chayuan; This place was divided into ten (later increased to fifteen) surveillance zones. The organization of remonstrating officials is divided into two provinces: Zhongshu and Menxia, forming a situation of coexistence of remonstrating and remonstrating.

7. Song Dynasty: The central government followed the Tang system, and there were still three courtyards in Yushitai; The local supervision department has a supervision office and judges, and the emperor of Zhili.

8. Yuan: There is a censorate in the central government; The local authorities have set up a censorship agency, which is responsible for 22 monitoring areas, and each channel has an anti-government and honest visiting ambassador (Department of Sentencing and Inspection).

9. Ming: The central government changed the Yushitai to Douchayuan, set up six ambassadors and became six independent supervision institutions; According to the suggestion and the provincial criminal department, thirteen local inspection departments are set up, and at the same time, the governor is set up to form a three-level local inspection department network.

10, Qing dynasty: the sixth central government subordinate the Douchayuan, and the science and Taoism were integrated; Local supervision follows the Ming system. The Qing Dynasty also formulated the most complete supervision code "Yu Zun" in ancient China.