Shen Jiaben
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Shen Jiaben. Late Qing Chinese scholar and jurist from Wuxing
吳興 in Zhejiang
province （modern Huzhou
city 湖州）. Shen was in charge of the 1905 revision of the Qing Code
, abolishing several cruel punishments such as "slow slicing" (lingchi).
Wuxing
Wuxing may refer to:*Wu Xing , concept in Chinese philosophy*Wuxing , a Chinese "Warring States" text*Flag of the People's Republic of China, also known as the "Five-starred red flag"...
吳興 in Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province （modern Huzhou
Huzhou
Huzhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively.-Administration:...
city 湖州）. Shen was in charge of the 1905 revision of the Qing Code
Great Qing Legal Code
The Great Qing Legal Code or Qing Code was the legal code of Qing dynasty . The code was based on the Ming legal system, which was kept largely intact...
, abolishing several cruel punishments such as "slow slicing" (lingchi).