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In recent years, in understanding the Qing Dynasty in the first half of the 19th century, attempts have been made to criticize the existing research trend that focuses on the decline and to examine the changes and historical implications of the time through more diverse and in-depth research on this period. These studies can suggest a new interpretation of this period by examining various patterns of change in the first half of the 19th century. he retreat of the state at the end of the Qing Dynasty or the rise of the local elite is a continuation of the trend that began before that period, rather than an immediate result of the 'many difficulties and worries inside and outside the country' in the mid-19th century. One of the lack of accumulation of research in the various aspects of change is the relief work. In particular, the orphanage project during the Qing Dynasty was in the realm of representative charity that coexisted between the state and society, and it changed professionally and independently, such as functional differentiation as the types of charitable facilities diversified due to the social mobilization of local elites. Nevertheless, the formation and change of these public spheres during the Qing Dynasty were characterized only by inertia or understood as a historical situation filled with a traditional order without an exit. Instead of simplifying the form of charity in the private sector before modern times and contrasting it with modern changes, this paper reveals that the expansion of the public role of local elites has continued since pre-modern times, and that private-led orphanage projects have sufficient potential social capabilities.