Ministry of Works (imperial China)

Ministry of Works
Chinese name
Chinese工部
Literal meaningWorks Department
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōngbù
Wade–GilesKung Pu
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡵᡝ ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ
Möllendorffweilere jurgan

The Ministry of Works or of Public Works was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.

The Ministry of Works is also commonly translated into English as the Board of Works or of Public Works.


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