A brief summary of Chaoyang's chronicles

Chaoyang was established as a county in the first year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (397). According to records, in the seventeenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1419), the county magistrate Chen Shike (from Lianjiang, Fujian) complied with the imperial edict and compiled the Zhi Shu. etc., compiled Chaoyang County Chronicles according to the imperial regulations. Unfortunately, the annals have been lost, but the preface written by Zheng Yi, a native of the city, survives. In the fifth year of Jingtai (1454), the county magistrate He Sheng (from Renhe, Zhejiang) hired Yin Kezan to teach Zeng Hang, and the Confucian scholars Lin Yongxi, Lin Ziyi, Zhuang Chenggui, and Li De to rewrite the "Chaoyang County Chronicle", which was completed the following year. It is a pity that the Zhizhi has been lost, but the preface written by Li De, a lecturer, survives. In the spring of the twelfth year of Chenghua (1476), Jinshi Wu Gu (a native of Putian, Fujian) was appointed magistrate of Chaoyang County, and took charge of the compilation of the county annals the following year. Based on the posthumous manuscripts collected in the fifth year of Tianshun (1461), former Wuzhou professor Zhong Shijie, who retired and returned to his hometown, was hired to be in charge, and the draft was completed in the fourteenth year of Chenghua (1478). Zhong Shijie wrote the preface to the manuscript, which is preserved. In the spring of the 23rd year of Chenghua (1487), the county magistrate Wang Luan (from Quanzhou, Guangxi) felt that the county chronicle had not been written and published since ancient times. In the spring of the following year, he bought the remaining manuscript of the county chronicle from Zhong Shijie's house and asked Zhang to instruct Zhang Annotation. Liu Yin and Dai Ji, who were both from the city, were responsible for compiling the county chronicle, and edited it again. It was completed in the second year of Hongzhi (1489). It has eight volumes and 50 entries, describing the history of the county administration, the establishment of schools, tributes, products, and people. , official achievements, customs, righteousness, poetry and other contents, "" and "Zi Zi". Unfortunately, the Zhizhi is lost, and the preface written by Zhang Annotation is preserved. In the third year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1569), the county magistrate Huang Yilong (from Jinjiang, Fujian) After stabilizing the people's livelihood, he decided to compile the county annals and hired people from the city. Lin Dachun, who served as deputy envoy of Zhejiang and also served as the editor-in-chief, and the city's residents Xiao Duanjian, Lin Dada, Chen Youzhong, Lin Lingzhi and Chen Daqu were responsible for the branch branch. In October of the following year Completed and printed, the book is divided into two chapters: the history of establishment, two records of county affairs, three records of official positions, elections, and orders, six records of geography, people's property, customs, official offices, altars and temples, and literary records. The Four Biography of Martyrs and Living in Exile, totaling fifteen volumes, starts from the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC) and ends at the 45th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1566). It goes through Long Qing's "Chaoyang" edited by Lin Dachun in 1780. County Chronicles are often referred to as "Lin Chronicles" or "Longqing Edition". Those who commented on the history at that time must mention "Chaoyang County Chronicles", and its influence can be seen. In the fourth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), Wu Shixun (formerly a former official) of the county. Fuzhou Tongzhi) continued to compile "Chaoyang County Chronicle": ""Chaoyang County Chronicle" was written by Lin Dachun, and Wu Shixun continued it. Although it was mostly because Lin (Dachun) was old, things have increased since then." But with time. Due to the unrest on the coast, it was not published, so only the remaining manuscripts were found by Zang Xianzu during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. In the 21st year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1682), Zang Xianzu (a native of Guangning, Guangdong) took over as magistrate of Chaoyang County. It has been 110 years since Longqing's "Chaoyang County Chronicle" was compiled. Chaoyang's territory, cultural properties, etc. have undergone many changes. In order to continue the historical changes of more than 100 years, starting from November of the 25th year of Kangxi (1686), Zang Xianzu began. It was presided over by Xiao Lunxi, Zheng Zhenzao, Yao Xichen, and Wu Shaozong who were from the city. They reorganized the county annals and completed it in June of the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1687). Official offices, officials, schools, elections, and civil taxes; Volumes 10 to 13 describe customs, products, military defense, and temples; Volumes 14 to 16 contain biographies of famous officials, martyrs, and people living in exile; Volumes 17 to 2 Ten volumes of records of art and literature are often referred to as "Zang Zhi", which has been passed down to the world. In the 19th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1814), Tang Wenzao (a native of Jiangxi Province) returned to Chaoyang County to commend his filial friends for more than a hundred years. In order to educate the people of the time, in the spring of the 20th year of Jiaqing (1815), various sages were gathered to compile the county annals. By the 24th year of Jiaqing (1819), the annals were completed and were often referred to as "Tang annals". ", spread throughout the world. In the autumn of the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1882), Zhou Hengzhong (a native of Huangpi, Hubei), the magistrate of Chaoyang County, read "General Chronicles of Guangdong". Hu Xun and Zhou Shuoxun majored in two "Chronicles of Chaozhou Prefecture" and "Chronicles of Chaozhou Prefecture", as well as those of Longqing, Kangxi and Jiaqing. There are three "Chaoyang County Chronicles", and I feel that the details of each Chronicle are different from each other. When Hui Chaojia was preparing for the army, Zhang Liangui and Chaozhou magistrate Zhu Bingshou ordered the county annals to be revised again, so they started compiling the annals that year. Zhou Hengzhong personally supervised the compilation, and compiled Zhang Qi. It was also edited by Zheng Bangren, Wang Daxun, Huang Tingjing, Zheng Xisan, Zheng Lanfen, Zhao Pengyi and Yao Tingbiao. Liang Guoshi, Wu Erkang, Chen Bingran, co-editor and editor Zheng Anhuai, and 23 other people including co-editor and transcriber, editor, interviewer, drawing and interviewer. The renewal was completed in June of the 10th year of Guangxu (1884). The first volume of the annals contains the Illustrated Scriptures and eight prefaces to the old annals, listing 18 rules and regulations, and is divided into four volumes and twenty-two volumes. Volumes 1 to 9 respectively record starfields, territory, cities, towns, mountains and rivers, schools, temples, monasteries, and taxes; Volumes 10 to 15 record military defense, customs, products, chronicles, officials, and elections; Volumes 16 to 19 Volumes include biographies of official achievements, characters, skills, and heroic women; Volumes 20 to 22 include art and literature. This annals is often referred to as "Zhou annals" or "Jiashen edition" and has been passed down to the world. Around the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), the Chaoyang County Council proposed to renew the county annals, but was unable to proceed due to difficulty in raising funds. Later, due to the Japanese invasion, the matter was shelved. In the autumn of the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), Hu Gongmu (a native of Huilai, Guangdong) was appointed as the county magistrate. He felt that old records had been lost and few records remained. In addition, the Guangdong Provincial Government ordered the collection of documents via telegram, and national academic institutions also sent letters to investigate. Regarding the cultural relics of the county, due to the huge task of renewing the county chronicles, it was difficult to proceed for a while. Hu Gongmu then took charge of reprinting the "Chaoyang County Chronicle" revised by Jiashen in the 10th year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty to meet the needs.

The reprinted Zhi Shu (printed version) was published in December of the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942) and is divided into four volumes. In 1973, Zhao Zixiang and Zhao Ziyao Kunzhong, Chaozhou compatriots living in Hong Kong, funded the reprinting of the Guangxu Chronicles (bound edition) and gave it to organizations and individuals in the cultural and educational circles. On December 3, 1957, the *** Chaoyang County Party Committee issued the "Notice on Collection of County Chronicle Materials", and in May 1960, the first draft of "Chaoyang New Chronicle" was mimeographed. In 1966, Zhuo Yongjian, a local and overseas Chinese living in Thailand, contacted some old officials, literati, and scholars who had worked in Chaoyang to compile and publish "Chaoyang New Records" out of nostalgia for his hometown and to strengthen the new generation's feeling of not forgetting their hometown. Zheng Wulou and Lin Lairong, the overseas Chinese leaders in Thailand, wrote the preface and it was printed and published in Thailand. In 1985, the Chaoyang County People's Government established the "Chaoyang County Chronicle" compilation committee, with an office under it, and launched the first round of chronicle revision work after the founding of New China. After 12 years, it was published and released in 1997 on the 1600th anniversary of the establishment of Chaoyang County. The journal has pictures at the beginning, and contains a preface, examples, overview, major events, construction history, physical geography, population, overseas Chinese from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, economic overview, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, water conservancy, industry, names and special features. Selection of excellent new products, urban and rural construction, commerce, industrial and commercial administration, transportation, post and telecommunications, finance and taxation, finance, parties and mass organizations, political consultative conference, public security and justice, civil affairs, labor and personnel, military, education, science and technology, culture, cultural relics and scenic spots, medical There are 32 special journals on health, sports, customs, dialects and religions, etc., as well as characters, sequels, appendices, postscripts, etc., totaling 1.83 million words. The upper limit starts from the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC) and the lower limit is to 1985. The scale far exceeds previous county annals (Longqing annals has less than 140,000 words, Guangxu annals has about 650,000 words). In 2000, I set up a school to publish "Chaoyang County Chronicles" written by Guangxu Jiashen of the Qing Dynasty. Since the publication of Guangxu Chronicles has been more than a hundred years ago, it has gone through the changes of the times and is almost an original copy. In order to discover precious historical and cultural heritage and facilitate the world's study of Chaoyang's history, Based on " "Preparation for the exam, inform politics", we decided to make corrections. The key points of the correction are: 1. Change traditional Chinese characters to simplified characters; 2. Add punctuation to sentence fragments; 3. Change horizontal layout; 4. Correct typos; 5. Miscellaneous records, official biographies, personal biographies and artistic and literary details are added to the catalog; 6. The historical chronology is bracketed with the AD chronology; 7. The number representation is changed from Chinese characters to *** numbers; 8. Annotations are added to difficult-to-understand words; 9. The rare and difficult characters were additionally listed with pinyin and explanation. The revised publication of this journal received widespread attention and praise from all walks of life. In order to meet the needs of readers, it was reprinted twice and the second round of revision of "Chaoyang City Chronicle" was officially launched in the early summer of 2005. ", after eight springs and autumns, was published on the eve of the National Day in 2012. This chronicle is not only a continuation of the newly compiled "Chaoyang County Chronicle", but also an independent reform and opening up chronicle. Overview, major events, construction zoning, environment and population, economic overview, agriculture, water conservancy, industry, urban and rural construction, commerce and tourism, foreign economic and trade, transportation, post, telecommunications and radio management, finance and taxation, finance, economic management, political parties and mass organizations, People's Congress *** 27 articles on the CPPCC, politics and law, military, education, science and technology, culture, cultural relics, sports and health, personnel and labor, society, Chinese, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, and figures, as well as special notes, appendices, postscripts, etc., totaling 1.73 million words. The upper limit is 1979, and the lower limit is 2003, when Chaoyang City was abolished as Chaoyang District and Chaonan District. The journal has distinctive characteristics of the times and Chaoyang characteristics. It is informative, scientific, ideological and popular, and has been favored by relevant leaders. Throughout the 17th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1419) to the present 595 years, Chaoyang has compiled nine county (city) chronicles, among which only four county chronicles from the Ming Dynasty Longqing, Qing Kangxi, Jiaqing, and Guangxu have been handed down to the world. It is a precious historical and cultural heritage and an indispensable material for the study of county history. The lost ones cannot be reproduced. The existing ones should be properly preserved to avoid annihilation.