Book/Printed Material Dahuai Wang shi nian zu yue yan shi ji : yi juan, Dahuai Wang shi nian zu yue yan xu ji yi juan 大槐王氏念祖約言世記 : 一卷, 大槐王氏念祖約言續記一卷 / / Yue yan
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Title
- Dahuai Wang shi nian zu yue yan shi ji : yi juan, Dahuai Wang shi nian zu yue yan xu ji yi juan
Other Title
- 大槐王氏念祖約言世記 : 一卷, 大槐王氏念祖約言續記一卷 /
- Yue yan
Summary
- Family biographies, regulations and genealogies.
- Presented here is a genealogical work of the Wang family of Huantai, Shandong Province, printed during the Chongzhen (1628-44), the last reign of the Ming dynasty. Chinese genealogical works are historical records that document a patriarchal clan's pedigree, deeds, and events. As a rule they are composed of a preface, table of contents, rules of compilation, rules and instructions to be observed by clansmen, images of the ancestral temple, tombs, portraits, pedigree charts, and biographies of worthy members of the clan. The Wang family was a prominent family known for their benevolence and kindness. They often handed out food to the poor under the big Huai tree (locust or pagoda tree) in front of their house. Thus the word Dahuai (big Huai tree) was always attached to their surname Wang. The compilation and eventual publication of this work took a number of years. It was compiled by the fifth-generation descendant Wang Zhiyuan, who also wrote the preface, dated 1604. The work was recorded by the sixth-generation descendant Wang Xiangjin (1561-1653), who wrote the postscript, dated 1642. It finally was published by Wang Yuyin, the second son of Wang Xiangjin. These individuals were all prominent members of the Wang family. Wang Zhiyuan was a vice president of the Board of Revenue. Wang Xiangjin, who received his jin shi degree in 1604, was a scholar, official, and an expert in agriculture. He also took a post at the Hanlin Academy and was a censor on the circuit of Huguang District. He was forced to resign his post but later was reinstalled as surveillance commissioner of Henan and principal administration commissioner of Zhejiang. He committed suicide when Li Zicheng (circa 1605-45), a rebel leader, took Beijing, helped topple the Ming dynasty, and ruled briefly as emperor of the short-lived Shun dynasty. In addition to the preface and postscript, the work contains biographies of the family, family instructions, and family rules. World Digital Library.
Names
- Wang, Zhiyuan, 1527-1604, ji, xu
- Wang, Xiangjin, jin shi 1604, shou lu, ba
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : publisher not identified, Ming Chongzhen 15 nian, 1642]
Headings
- - China--Genealogy
- - Wang family
Notes
- - In case.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 九行二十字. Nine lines, with twenty characters per line.
- - 原題：「戶部左侍郎五世孫王之垣恭紀，浙江右布政史六世孫王象晉手錄，湖廣道監察御史七世孫王與胤壽梓。」尚卷瑯琊公記如此，他記稍不同。與胤字百斯象晉次子，崇禎元年進士，改翰林院庶吉士，授湖廣道監察御史，十七年李自成陷京師，自縊死。是書所載，有列傳，有家訓，有家規，又有序文，蓋族譜之流裔也。王之垣序 萬曆三十二年(1604) 又後序 王象晉跋 崇禎十五年(1642).
- - 頁268-269. 提要130字. 考證編者行誼.
Medium
- 2 volumes
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2014514146
Online Format
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