Book/Printed Material Huaiyin shi ji : yi juan, xu yi juan 淮陰實紀 : 一卷, 續一卷
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Title
- Huaiyin shi ji : yi juan, xu yi juan
Other Title
- 淮陰實紀 : 一卷, 續一卷
Summary
- Huaiyin, also known as Huai'an, was a prefectural city in Jiangsu Province, situated on an ancient section of the Grand Canal and the Huai River, major waterways for transporting grain. The Huai linked the Yellow River and Yangtze River, and, like them, originally ran from west to east, flowing directly to the sea. In the 12th century, Jin and Song armies, using flooding as a weapon of war, changed the course of the Yellow River so that it flowed south into the Huai. The Yellow River sediment gradually brought massive blockage to the middle and lower reaches of the Huai River, rendering it a Yangtze River tributary vulnerable to flooding. When Zhang Zhaoyuan, the author of this work, was the prefect of Huai'an, he encountered an impending disaster in the form of a severe blockage to the canal. Zhang took actions to avert the disaster, among them directing that an outlet be built, thus enabling boats to enter the canal, and he was given a promotion for his actions. Huaiyin shi ji (Factual records on Huaiyin), published during the Wanli reign (1573-1620), contains his memorials and official documents. The five most important ones are: "Harnessing the Yellow River and building outlets for the Huai River," "Understanding the two rivers," "History of transport," "Details on river rehabilitation work," and "Details on readiness for the pirates." The work has two juan, one of them a supplement, in one volume. It has seal impressions of two well-known book collectors, Chen Ruolin (1759-1832) and Zhang Shouyu. World Digital Library.
- Reports from Zhang Zhaoyuan, Governor of Huaian Prefecture, to the Emperor concerning the dredging of the river in Wucheng County to permit transportation of grain to resume.
Names
- Zhang, Zhaoyuan, active 16th century-17th century
- Li, Yingkui, active 16th century-17th century, xu
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : s.n.], Ming Wanli 28 nian [1600]
Notes
- - Cover title.
- - In case.
- - Ming woodblock print, ca. 1600.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 十行二十一字. Ten lines, with twenty-one characters per line.
- - 明張兆元撰。按烏程縣志：「兆元初名天相，字子宿。謁選授宛平丞。移淮安郡丞，時河湮漕塞，獨舒已裁，堵義安口，疏小浮橋，旬日河水溢丈許，漕艘銜尾盡入，論功加服俸四品」。此書專輯當時所上條議並公牘文，其最要者凡五篇：曰分黃導淮議，曰兩河指掌，曰濟運始末，曰條陳河工善後議，曰條陳備倭五事。卷內有「三山陳氏居敬堂圖書」、「張守愚圖書記」兩印記。李應魁(序)萬曆二十八年 (1600).
Medium
- 1 v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012402121
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