Peking Gazette
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Peking Gazette was a publication of the Chinese imperial court dating back to the Tang dynasty in the 8th century, and issued almost every day from then until 1912, soon after the last Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

 fell and republican China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 was born.

The publication was called Jing Bao (京报) in Chinese - literally "the Capital Report" - and it contained information of the memorials submitted to the emperor, and the decisions made or deferred.

Author J.C. Sun in his book [Modern Chinese Press], published in 1946, said the Gazette seemed to have been

Publication type

Contrary to a sometimes voiced belief, the Peking Gazette was not a newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

, but a government bulletin, although it might be considered a distant precursor:

See also

  • Tipao
    Tipao
    Tipao , literally "reports from the [official] residences", were a type of publications issued by central and local governments in imperial China. While closest in form and function to gazettes in the Western world, they have also been called "palace reports" or "imperial bulletins"...

  • Kaiyuan Za Bao
    Kaiyuan Za Bao
    Kaiyuan Za Bao, or Kaiyuan Chao Pao, Bulletin of the Court, was an official publication which first appeared in the 8th century, during the Kaiyuan era. Its main subscribers were imperial officials. Every day the political news and domestic news were collected by the editors, and the writers...

  • History of Chinese newspapers
  • List of the earliest newspapers
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