| 释义 |
- References
{{Orphan|date=June 2016}}{{chinese|t={{linktext|五|監}}|s={{linktext|五|监}}|p=Wǔ Jiān}}Five Directorates is a general term referring to the 5 service agencies in the central government during the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, other than the Nine Courts. The Five Directorates included: - Directorate of Waterways (都水監)
- Directorate for Imperial Manufactories (少府監)
- Directorate for the Palace Buildings (将作監)
- Directorate for Armaments (軍器監)
- Directorate of Education (國子監), during the Sui and Tang dynasties
- Directorate of Astronomy (司天監), during the Five Dynasties period and Song dynasty
References- {{cite book|last=Hucker|first=Charles O.|author-link=Charles Hucker|title=A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China|page=569|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=1985}}
{{China-history-stub}} 1 : Government of Imperial China |