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About Yuanwailang
The Yuanwailang, meaning an official outside the regular roster, was a standard, official governmental post in the late Qing Dynasty of China. The Yuanwailang served as a vice-head position at the departmental level within each of the Three Departments and Six Ministries, with the position's primary duties within the government being to assist with administrative affairs within the Three Departments and Six Ministries. The Yuanwailang was famously perceived as a stepping stone in the Qing government to a higher, more advanced rank.
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