The Moving Away from the Imperial Regime,[2] or Departing the Imperial Regime,[3] is a collection of historical essays written by Chinese historian Qin Hui,[4] majorly dealing with the topics of modern Chinese history before and after the Xinhai Revolution, and questioning the long-dominant Marxist historiography and the historical view of strengthening the nation in Chinese historiography.

[5] The book describes China's tortuous history of constitutional transformation.

[8] Moving Away from the Imperial Regime is a book about the difficult transition from the last Qing Empire to the early years of the Republic of China.

[9] In this book, Qin Hui addresses the issues of China and constitutional democracy after the Xinhai Revolution.

[11] Moving Away from the Imperial Regime was published by Qunyan Press on October 1, 2015,[12] and on November 30 of the same year, the book was banned by the Chinese government.