Chinese Local History by Eduard B. Vermeer - 9780367011376

Taylor & Francis

This book presents a selection of stone inscriptions dating from the Sung dynasty to Ch'ing Periods along with translations found in the Fukien province. It focuses on local defense, social and economic events, local regulations, building of bridges and a customs office, and tomb inscriptions. > During the past few years, some 200 stone inscriptions have been copied by the Chinese historian Lin Renchuan ,.,tt {::.. II in different places in South Fukien. In 1987, in the course of a study of the history of land reclamation, I had the occasion to roam through the mountains and coastal plains of South Fukien with Professor Lin, and read his collection. Most of the texts have never been published in any form. A f~w, usually by famous authors such as, for instance, Ts'ai Hsiang~ J._ , have already been included in one or more of the few Fukienese collections of ancient stone and bronze inscriptions known to me1. Some can be traced, in complete or excerpted form, in the municipal or cou.