Governing Border Area Of Southeast:Research On The Connotation Of The Place Names And Traditional Governance In Southern Fujian

Place name is an important symbolic symbol,which "is a living fossil of human cultural history".The geographical names of the administrative areas have enriched the historical,cultural,social,economic,political,and legal aspects of information.This paper dynamically embodies the spirit of governance in southern Fujian through the connection between the connotation of place names and governance,with the evolution of historical governance.This is an innovative attempt on the studies of legal history.The first part is the introduction,mainly explaining the origin of the problem and the significance of the study,briefly describing the purpose and methods of this study,and introducing the literature materials and paper framework used in this study.The second part is the main body,which is divided into six chapters.The first chapter discusses the spirit of "ancestors memorial and respect" in the connotation of place names such as Jinjiang,Luojiang,Zhangzhou,Zhangpu and Siming,and the embodiment and function of the "ancestors memorial and respect" in the historical governance of southern Fujian.The second chapter discusses the place names of the preferred zone in southern Fujian from the order value of the word "An" and the heavenly view of the people in southern Fujian,and explains the measures taken by the rulers of the past dynasties in southern Fujian to "protect the border and keep the people safe" from the "Dong'an County" which was first set up by the Three Kingdoms and the East Wu Dynasties.Chapter three discusses the connotation of place names and the change of the rule of "civil,military and moral punishment" in southern Fujian.The characteristics of the rule of "light punishment and worship of morality" in southern Fujian can be seen from the detachment of "military" and the selection of the place names of "Dehua" and "Longwen".Chapter Four discusses the evolution and social development of the ruling way of "intertextuality" reflected by the geographical names of "Yongchun,Fengze,Jimei,Yunxiao,Xiangcheng and Licheng",while "Dongshan,Huli,Shishi,Quangang,Haicang" reflects the theory of "simplicity".The fifth chapter discusses the influence of Wang Yangming's "philosophy of the mind" on the place names and governance of"Pinghe".Chapter 6 discusses the miniature of governance in Xiamen and Jinmen place names-adherence and openness,revealing that the local governance in southern Fujian still retains the special factors of opening to the outside world under the background of the overall maritime ban policy of Ming and Qing Dynasties.Each chapter seems to be independent,but in fact,it is closely around the relationship between place names and governance,combined with historical governance to elaborate,revealing the various governance under the cultivation of the unique regional human characteristics of southern Fujian.The third part is the conclusion,pointing out that place names as cultural symbols is of great significance to legal research,and pointing out that the study of governance from place names is also an innovation of place names research.