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China Hong Kong CANTON YAMEN Old Colour Postcard Road to Chinese Law Courts Tree

Publisher: Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store Hongkong
Background: A yamen is any local bureaucrat's, or mandarin's, office and residence of the Chinese Empire. Within the yámen, the bureaucrat administered the government business of the town or region. Typical responsibilities of the bureaucrat includes local finance, capital works, judging of civil and criminal cases, and issuing decrees and policies.

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