MAP of The Qing Dynasty

This is a map of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911).  The area in yellow is the territory Russia received from the Treaty of Aigun in the year 1858.  The area in orange is the territory Russia received from the Treaty of Peking in the year 1860.  The dash lines show the current boundaries of China and Mongolia.  Most maps of China derived from the Qing period.  Beijing was the Capital of the Qing dynasty and also the current Capital of today's China.  Under the rule of Qing, its population was growing fast.  The Qing empire was larger than the Tang empire.  The Qing took control of Taiwan, Tibet, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Xinjiang.  The Chinese culture was spread farther than any of the past dynasties during the ruling of the Qing.  China had about 300 million people by the end of the 18th century and by the 19th century, China's population went beyond 400 million people.  The Qing struggled with its population growth and not having enough land to farm.  The government was not prepared for the effects.  It was hard for farmers to grow crops because of the floods and other natural disasters.  The people of the Qing lived in poverty.  The Qing government was smaller than its population and therefore, was not able to take care of the porblems.  Compare to the Qing empire, today's China's population is now much bigger with more than 1.3 billion people as of the year 2011 and a total land area of about 3.7 million square miles.  The Qing dynasty was ruled by a monarchy-type government, but today's China's government is rule by a Communist party.  In these recent years, China today is politically stable.