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Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince
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Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince

work by Huang Zongxi
Also known as: “Mingyi daifang lu”
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Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince (Mingyi daifang lu) is a significant work by Huang Zongxi, a prominent Chinese scholar and reformer of the early Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). Written in 1663, this book critiques the excessive authoritarianism prevalent in the Chinese political system.1

Huang Zongxi proposed reviving the ancient office of prime minister to enable emperors to share power with their high officials. He also suggested reforms for the imperial court, education, the civil service examination system, the military, and taxation. Furthermore, he advocated for reforms to the legal code, aiming to establish justice as an impersonal principle rather than arbitrary rule.1

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