Where are the historical archives of the Qing Dynasty kept?

1950, the Forbidden City was changed into an archive, which became a professional institution for keeping historical archives of the Qing Dynasty. 1955, the Palace Museum was placed under the leadership of the National Archives Bureau and renamed as China No.1 Historical Archives. It collected and received nearly 4,000 boxes (about 4 million pieces) of Qing Dynasty archives from various units and individuals, nearly doubling the number of files in China No.1 Historical Archives. However, at present, some domestic institutions, organizations, schools and individuals, and even some foreign archives, museums, libraries and private hands still have a large number of Qing Dynasty archives. In addition, the National Palace Museum in Taiwan also collects court archives, Ministry of War archives, Qing history archives, records, citations, imperial edicts, credentials, biographical archives, old Manchu archives and miscellaneous archives. A total of more than 392,000 pieces; From it, we have compiled and published archives such as Coastal Defence Archives, Sino-French Negotiation Archives, Historical Materials of Sino-Russian Relations, Mining Archives, Gong Zhong Archives, Archives of Old Manchuria, Records of Qing Taizu's Military Activities, Memories of Four Dynasties in Tongguang, Yuan Shikai's Memorial Atlas and Nian Gengyao's Memorial Atlas.

At present, China No.1 Historical Archives is the place with the largest and most concentrated archives of the Qing Dynasty. It has collected more than 9 million files of central institutions and local officials, individuals and palaces in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of time, it began in 1607 before the Qing Dynasty and ended in Xuantong three years (19 1 1). In addition, the archives of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi, who lived in the Forbidden City and Tianjin after his abdication are also included. Archives belong to the following clans: Cabinet, Ministry of War, Ministry of Interior, Zongrenfu, Palace, Official Department, Household Department-Branch, Ritual Department, War Department, Criminal Department-Law Department, Industry Department, Foreign Affairs Department, Academic Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Civil Affairs Department, Inspection Department, Postal Department, Fan Lisi and Music Department. Manage the secretary's office, guard room, guard training room, Shangyu preparation room, Beijing Governor's office, Beijing Guangfu Association General Administration Office, General Administration of Smoking Prohibition, Shuntianfu, examination room, military consultant room, Qin Chungong, constitutional amendment room, law revision room, national history room, strategy room, Taibu Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and Hung Hom Temple. Supervision Department of Shi Jing Senior Judicial Department, Luchang Salt Transportation Department, Lu 'an First Committee, Eight Banners Command, Bujun Command, Shandong Governor's Department, Heilongjiang General Government, Ningguta Deputy Command, Hunchun Deputy Command, Ala Chookiat Sakveerakul Deputy Command, Puyi, Duanfang and Zhao Erxun. There are more than 100 types and names of archives, including orders issued by the emperor, such as regulations, imperial edicts, imperial edicts, orders, orders, etc. Some officials reported documents to the emperor, such as titles, memorials, congratulations tables, notes, etc. There are records of the emperor's words and deeds and government activities, such as gathering pearls, recording records, hadith, discipline, general plan, etc. There are archives that record the royal family and royal affairs, such as Jade Dies, Xingyuan Qing Ji and Imperial Books. There are correspondence between yamen, such as address, handover meeting, writing, submission, letters, etc. ; There are diplomatic documents-notes, etc. ; In addition, there are telegrams, maps, history books, lists, various files, biographies and so on. Most of these files are written in Chinese or Manchu-Chinese mixed languages, some are written entirely in Manchu, and a few are written in Mongolian, Tibetan and other minority languages. In addition, there are many foreign language documents in English, French, Russian and Japanese. These archives are rich in historical materials, including politics, economy, military affairs, diplomacy, culture, education, art, astronomy, geography, meteorology, nationality, foreign aggression, people's revolutionary movement, court life, laws and regulations and so on. The number, variety and content of these Qing archives are unique in China. They are the largest and most complete part of China's current historical archives, and they are also a rare cultural heritage and valuable social wealth in the history of China.