Abstract: The officials on the river conservancy were a special group in the bureaucratic system in the Qing Dynasty.There were special provisions in the selection and appointment of the officials,such as they should be familiar with river works,rich,hard-working,honest and upright,etc.Also,there were many liberal measures in the system of pre-selection,the system of proposed appointment,the system of avoidance.The purpose of these measures was to select outstanding officials of river conservancy.Indeed,t...