| According to historical records and field investigations,the first comprehensive statistics of Lintao’s ancient stone inscriptions were made.A total of 125 stone inscriptions were sorted out,and 5 stone inscriptions were newly discovered.The stone carvings are in the form of steles,epitaphs,stone archways,prayer flags and cliffs,and their contents include chanting and memoirs,mourning memorials,temple sacrifices,etc.Stone carvings have obvious characteristics of time and region: in terms of time,the number was small before the Ming Dynasty,and gradually increased during the Ming and Qing Dynasties;in terms of space,they are mainly distributed in the central and southern regions.The central region has a large amount of existence and rich content;the northern region is more concentrated and has ethnic characteristics.Lintao ancient stone inscriptions have high historical value.Through the interpretation and textual research of the Ming Dynasty stone inscriptions "Kaimeishan Ji","Yongzhuo Epitaph" and "Chaoran Academy Ji",two Lintao scholars,Yongzhuo and Zhang Wanji,were sorted out.During the Wanli period,the official history and acquaintance information,the first evidence of the association between Yongzhuo and Yang Jisheng,the admonisher of the Ming Dynasty,was discovered.The description of these stone carvings provides new historical information for the study of the relationship between the Lintao literati group represented by Yongzhuo and Zhang Wanji,Yang Jisheng and the political situation of the Ming Dynasty.Yang Jisheng set up education and built academies during his stay in Lintao.Educational stone carvings account for a large proportion of the ancient stone carvings in Lintao,with a total of 28 squares.The collation and research of information on such stone carvings can fully reflect Yang Jisheng’s important role in the development of Lintao’s education.In addition,through the sorting out of such stone carvings,we can also have a comprehensive understanding of the rise and fall of Lintao Prefecture School,Chaoran Academy and Taoyang Academy.At the same time,the educational stone carvings related to the part of the school field can provide a new understanding of the use of funds for schools and academies in Lintao Prefecture during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.There are many kinds of ancient stone carvings in Lintao,and the preservation is scattered.Through the investigation of the current situation of the existing stone carvings,it is found that the damage and loss of the ancient stone carvings in Lintao are very serious in history,and the preservation status is not optimistic.It is suggested that government departments and units should integrate major social resource units,cooperate to give full play to their respective professional advantages,effectively strengthen the protection of Lintao ancient stone carvings,and at the same time develop the resource value of stone carvings to make them useful. |
