清末保甲与城市社会治理

Tithing(Baojia) System and Social Governance in the Late Qing Dynasty

清末城市设立了保甲局等保甲机构,协助衙门负责市区的社会管理。城市保甲除了编查户口外,在设栅督更、厉禁驰马、治安巡查等方面也起了重要作用,成为清末城市管理的重要力量。然而,面对城市近代化的发展,城市保甲难以适应新的挑战,最终被巡警制所取代。

Abstract ：Many tithing （baojia） institutions such as tithing bureaus were established in the late Qing Dy- nasty, assisting government offices （yamen） with social management in the city. In addition to checking the household registration, they also played a great role in setting grids and supervising the watchmen, prohibiting the gallops, inspecting public security and so on and became an important force in the city management. However, with the development of the city modernization, it was difficult for them to adapt to the new challenges, eventually they were replaced by patrol systems.