Inquest of Imperial Envoy: The True Depiction of an Inquest During the Qing Dynasty

• Published in: Journal of forensic science and medicine Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 73 - 74
• Main Authors: Shi, Xiaochuan, Wang, Shifan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mumbai Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 2015; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Bones; Governors; China
• ISSN: 2349-5014; 2455-0094
• DOI: 10.4103/2349-5014.157905

According to the Qing dynasty records, we know that Zongdu was a governor who was the chief executive of one or more provinces and also in charge of the military, political, and civil affairs of his precinct. Other material required included: 1) shaojiu (a kind of Chinese white wine), 2) distillers grains (the residue of rice after making wine), 3) vinegar, 4) aged wine, 5) sesame oil, 6) white salt, 7) ginger, 8) Equisetum hyemale (L.), 9) the rhizome of Chinese atractylodes, 10) liquorice, 11) Japanese apricots, 12) chicken, 13) duck, 14) meat, 15) Chinese honey locust, 16) Chinese Ephedra, 17) firewood, 18) Asarum sieboldii Miq (L.), 19) Allium fistulosum (L.), 20) mulberry paper, 21) oilpaper, 22) coarse paper, 23) stencil tissue paper, 24) Xingchuan paper, 25) writing brush, 26) hui mo (a kind of Chinese ink produced in the Anhui province), 27) inkstone, 28) incense burner, 29) candlesticks, 30) charcoal ash, 31) gray seal, 32) golden hairpin, 33) brass basin, 34) tin pot, 35) quilt, 36) lime, 37) su xiang (a kind of Chinese wood that has a lovely woody fragrance), 38) joss stick, and 39) glutinous rice.