A Brief History of China Post

There is a long history of China Post, with over 3000 years of national post, over 500 years of private post and more than 100 years of contemporary national post. As a key national communication organization and basic industrial department of the modern society, post plays an important role in assurance of the smooth transmission of military and government instructions, maintenance of the unity of the nation and nationalities, promotion of the prosperity of economy, culture and science, as well as the progress of the society. Since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China, the government has attached importance to the Post. The Post department made full use of the advantages of “Unity of Post and telecommunications” and “Unity of Post and Newspapers & Periodicals Service”, restoring and developing national post network and post offices, promoting wide-range services through hard work and self-reliance, which has promoted the steady and healthy development of china Post. Despite the interruptions and setbacks during the development, China Post has ensured the message-delivery of all departments of our party, government and national economy as well as people’s requirements by relying on the socialist system and the diligence and hard work of our post workers….

Part I Ancient Post
1.Origin and Development of Post
(1)Origin of Communication
(2)Origin and Characteristics of Post
2.Post in the Qin, Han and Wei-Jin Period
(1)Unification and Legislation of Post in the Qin Dynasty
(2)Development of Post in the Han Dynasty
(3)Characteristics of Post in the Wei-Jin Period
3.Post in the Flourishing Period of the Sui and Tang
(1)Organization and its Scale
(2)Perfect Post Decree
(3)Prosperity of Post in the Tang Dynasty
4.Reform and Development of Post in the Song and Yuan
(1)Organization and Management of Post in the Song Dynasty
(2)Post System in the Yuan Dynasty
(3)Organization and Management of Post in the Yuan Dynasty
5.Flourishing and Declining of Posts in the Ming and Qing
(1)Characteristics and Organization of Post in the Ming Dynasty
(2)Full Development of Post in the Qing Dynasty
(3)Decline of the Posts
6.Beacon Communication
(1)Establishment of Beacon Tower
(2)Border Beacon in Major Dynasties
(3)Beacons in Inland and Coastal Areas
7.Ancient and Modern Public Communication
(1)Public Communication before the Ming Dynasty
(2)Appearance of Special Public Communication

Part II Modern Post
1.The Origin of Modern Post
(1)Invasion of “Guest Post”
(2)Customs Post
(3)Changing into post in Taiwan
2.Establishment of Official Post of the Qing Dynasty
(1)Historical Background and Establishing Process
(2)Organization Reform
(3)Extension and Development Toward Inland
(4)Development Strategy
(5)Development by Competition
3.China Post in its Establishment and Development Period
(1)Development of Measures and Achievements
(2)Unification of Post all over the Country
(3)Movement of Regaining Post Authorities
(4)Unification of South and North Post
4.China Post in the Period of the War of Resistance against Japan
(1)Persistence and retreat of Post in Northeast areas
(2)Plundering of Inland Post by Japan
(3)Post Sustained in the Calamity
(4)Establishing Military Post Office
5.Late Period Activities and the End of China Post
(1)Taking Over Post in Occupied Areas
(2)Movement of Post Modification
(3)Negotiation on Communication between the Two Areas
(4)End of China Post
6.China’s Accession to the Universal Postal Union
(1)Participation in the activities of UPU in early Days
(2)Formal Accession to the UPU
(3)Achievements of China at the 12th UPU Congress
7.Communication Post During the Revolution Period
(1)Post on the Soviet Revolution Basis
(2)Communication post in the war of resistance against japan and the liberation war
Part III Contemporary Post
1.Establishment and Initial Development of Post in P.R.China
(1)Establishment of Post in P.R.China
(2)Restoration and Development of Post Netork
(3)Adjusting and Developing post service to Meet the People’s Needs
(4)Strengthening the Management of Post Service, Improving the Quality of Service
2.Post in the “Great Leap Forward” and Economic Readjustment Period
(1)Post in the “Great Leap Forward” Movement
(2)Readjustment of Post Communications
(3)Improvement of Post Services
3.Post in the Period of “the Cultural Revolution”
(1)Post Communications got Overall Attacks
(2)Dissolution and restoration of the Ministry of post and Telecommunications
(3)Development of Post Communications in Difficulties
4.Modification and Development of Post in Reform
(1)Modification and Reorganization of Post
(2)Improving and Developing Rural Post
(3)Post Made Progress in Overcoming Difficulties
(4)Carrying out Preferential Policy, Modifying Charges, Reforming System
(5)Post Network Construction
(6)Rapid Development of Post Business
(7)Post Law Construction and Employee Education
(8)Communication between the two Sides of the Taiwan Straits
5.Open up a New Dimension of Post Modernization
(1)Challenges Post Faced
(2)A Full Program on Post Development Construction
(3)Actively Promote the Modernization of Post Network
(4)Facing the Market, Enforcing Operation, Actively Developing business
(5)Modifying Post Services
(6)Modification of Operating System and Managing System of Post
(7)New Progress of the Communication between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits
6.The Relationship between China Post and the UPU
(1)Suspension and the Restoration of the Relationship between China Post and the UPU
(2)Implementing the UPU Congress Strategy, Participating in the UPU Activities
(3)Application for Hosting the 22nd UPU Congress
(4)Preparation for Hosting the 22nd UPU Congress