A Study Of The Social History Of Pingtang Tablet Inscriptions During The Qing Dynasty And Republic Of China

The inscription is a unique symbol of Chinese culture and an important carrier of historical and cultural records.The recorded content of inscription is rich,which can supplement the lack of official history or local records,and has high literature and aca demic value.Based on field surveys and combing literature,the author sorted out 102 inscriptions in the Pingtang area during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.These 102 links are rich in content,including social economy,education,folklore,tra nsportation construction,religious culture,family history,etc.These inscriptions are r are and original historical materials for the study of social and historical changes in Pi ngtang area.Therefore,the author adopts the research methods of history,ethnology,s ociology,folklore,historical anthropology and other disciplines.Taking the inscriptio ns as historical materials,supplemented by other documents and combined with the hi storical background of the inscriptions,the author makes an in-depth analysis of the 102 inscriptions and makes a systematic study of the problems reflected by the inscripti ons.First,the study divided the contents of 102 inscriptions into six categories: gover nment notices,statutes,districts,land grants,merits and others.Then,we investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of the inscriptions.On the whole,the inscriptions are mainly distributed in Jinpen Street,Pingzhou Town,Zhemi Town,Tongzhou Tow n,Kedu Town,Tangbian and other towns.The number of inscriptions in the Qing Dyn asty was slightly more than that of the Republic of China.During the period,most of t he inscriptions in the Qing Dynasty were mainly in the middle and late Qing.Accordi ng to the contents of the inscription,this paper discusses the "local knowledge" of Pin gtang local public welfare construction,social security management,folk culture,eco nomic activities and immigration activities in The Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.Through the study of these 102 inscriptions,we understand the process of the loc al social operation of Pingtang in the Qing Dynasty and Republic of China,and summarize the social development of Pingtang area at that time,and show the characteristic s of different stages in different historical periods.At the same time,it can be seen tha t the inscription is the product of long-term interaction,communication and game bet ween different groups in the regional society,and it carries the subjective demands an d behavior activities between the local groups.It is also an important carrier and recor d of local social operation,recording the historical evolution and process of local soci ety and playing a positive role in the development of local social operation.