The salt pond stele plays an important role in Hedong stele,and the salt pond stele of Ming dynasty occupies a large proportion in the salt pond stele.The important development period is worth to study and discuss in Hedong salt pond of Ming dynasty.As the epitome of recording history,It is the entry point of our study to record the inscriptions of the Ming dynasty Hedong salt pond.However,the research on these stele is limited at present.On the whole,there were a large number of Hedong salt pond stele of Ming dynasty.Through the collection and generalization of salt pond stele of Ming dynasty,it can be found that the theme of stone tablet content is distinctive.According to its content types,these stone tablet could be divided into four categories: stele production of salt pond,salt industry facilities stele,temple architecture stele and salt law stele.This paper mainly studies four types of stele on the Hedong salt pond in Ming dynasty.Through the production stele of salt industry,it can be found that the inheritance of the salt method in the Ming dynasty and the recovery and development of the cultivation and the salt production of the Hedong.Flood prevention work is very important in this salt producing area.It can be used to solve the salt pool defense facilities of the people in the Ming dynasty,and it is clear that the construction and improvement of these facilities have been completed in the past years.In the Ming dynasty,the system of canal,weir,embankment and wall was used to ensure the normal production of the salt pond,and the complete system was carried on to the Qing dynasty.With the production and development of the salt pond,the building of the Chishen temple which was derived from it was also being built up to the peak.Through the temple architecture stele in this period,we could understand that the development reform and the rise and fall changes about the Chishen temple.The normal operation of the salt pond cannot be carried out without the management and control of salt law.Through the salt law stele,it can be learned that the salt law is disadvantage and the salt law system is governed by the Salt-control censor.By combining these inscriptions with historical documents,we can deeply and systematically understand and realize the development of Hedong salt pond in Ming dynasty. |