Ministry of Works | |||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 工部 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Works Department | ||||||||
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Manchu name | |||||||||
Manchu script | ᠸᡝᡳᠯᡝᡵᡝ ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ | ||||||||
Möllendorff | weilere 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.