The Laiwu Yiwenzhi

Located in central of Shandong province now,Lai wu is at the junction of Qi and Lu in history.In the long history,celebrities of Laiwu come forth in large numbers,leaving a lot of literal works but scattered so seriously that from the local blog,we can see very little of the prosperity.The earliest "Laiwu County" is created in Song Dynasty by Zhong Lixiu,but it has been lost.The earliest county magistrate is the"Laiwu County" in the times of Emperor Jiajing,Ming Dynasty.There are some inscriptions in the "article",not recording the writings,and the biographies of renowned local characters before Ming Dynasty are very rare."Laiwu County" in the last three years of Qing Dynasty and its furthered version published in the period of Republic of China list bibliographies and inscriptions,including 68 kinds of writings.Inscriptions in the history of the county records are different.On this basis,this article,referring to "Shandong Annals","Jinan County","Taian County" and other information of Laiwu,presents a local bibliography and sorts out the ancient inscriptions systematically.This article is divided into three parts:the first part is the history and culture of Laiwu.It mainly introduces the history of Laiwu,the local culture,the monuments,the imperial examinations schools,the historical and cultural figures,and the origin and method of the compilation.Local culture mainly includes Laiwu dialect,customs and cultural heritage.Monuments and attractions are focused on historical sites and landscapes.Historical and cultural figures are divided into loyalty officials,cultural family and collectors.The second part is Laiwu Yi Wen Zhi.Since the writings of the Ming Dynasty have been unable to verify,this article records writings of Laiwu people from Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China.This article sets four categories of records,under which the four sub-categories are no longer subdivided.Under the title of the author of biography is writings preface.The third part is the inscriptions in Laiwu,including 131 kind of inscriptions from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China which are arranged in chronological order.The appendix is Poetry collection of Qi Shijiao.Qi is one of the most famous people in cultural history of Ming Dynasty,but most of his writings have been lost.This appendix is a collection of his existing works.