Heaven is high and the emperor is far away
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Heaven is high and the emperor is far away
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Heaven is high and the emperor is far away is a Chinese proverb thought to have originated from Zhejiang during the Yuan dynasty. The Chinese Central Government in Beijing exercised little direct oversight on the affairs of lower-level governments, allowing much regional autonomy in the country. The proverb had thus come to generally mean that central authorities have little influence over local affairs, and it is often used in reference to corruption. The saying, as it is considered in China, h
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Proverb
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_is_high_and_the_emperor_is_far_away
date created:
2005-05-03T02:54:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:31:51Z
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