Yulin City is located in the northernmost part of Shaanxi Province, and Yuyang District is the urban seat of Yulin City. In recent years, due to the discovery of oil in northern Shaanxi, Yulin's economy and culture have jumped into the forefront of the country, and many museums have been established in Yuyang District, especially the Ancient Inscription Art Museum, the main part of its exhibits is the collection of Mr. Qi Zhi, a famous collector born in Yulin. This reminds me of a famous story about a modern Tibetan stone.
In the twenties and thirties of the last century, when the Longhai line was opened, a large number of epitaphs from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty were unearthed in the area of Luoyang Pishan, which were obtained by three Xinhai veterans and collectors, of which most of the Northern Wei Dynasty belonged to the calligrapher Yu Youren Mandarin Duck Qizhizhai collection, and now belongs to the Forest of Steles Museum in Xi'an; More than 90 fine works of the Tang Dynasty belong to Li Gengen, the predecessor of Xinhai in Yunnan, and return to the private residence in Suzhou, and now to the Nanjing Museum; The largest of more than 1,200 Tang Zhi returned to the revolutionary predecessor Zhang Fan of Henan and Shaanxi, who was the commander of the 20th Army at that time, and the military vehicles of the 20th Army were loaded with stone carvings and ran between Luoyang and Xin'an Tiemen Town. Zhang Fang Jianqian Tang Zhizhai to store stone carvings, well understand the inevitable principle of the cycle of world affairs, and personally inscribed "who is not a passerby, the flower is the master".
I don't know much about the process and details of the cooperation between the Yuyang District Government and Mr. Qi Zhi, but I believe that there must be a clear agreement and forward-looking vision between the public and private sectors, which has won the feelings of the family and country of the previous collectors. The academic team led by Professor Li Hao of the Yuyang District Ancient Inscription Art Museum and the Chinese Culture Research Center of Northwest University has made painstaking efforts to proofread and photocopy and publish this batch of stone carvings, and finally succeeded in the future, which is a successful example of cooperative research between contemporary museums and universities, and I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations here.
The ruins of Tongwan City
The land of Yulin, between the Han and Tang dynasties, was a fortress place for the northern ethnic groups and the dynasty that built the capital Guanzhong. At the end of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Helian Bobo built the capital of the Xia Kingdom, Tongwancheng, located in Baichengze Village, the northernmost part of Jingbian County, Shaanxi. The Tang Dynasty belongs to Xiazhou, and its site unearthed Tang Dynasty stone carvings, I have seen a batch of rubbings from Hong Kong collectors who want to donate to the Shenzhen Museum, and this book contains more than 10 more than 10 yuan, and there are also epitaphs that indicate that the burial place is "Xiazhou Xianqi" (this book No. 069 "Zhang Lingguang's Epitaph"), most of these epitaphs are from generations of military people who have been on the border, and they are of great value for understanding the northern military town settings of the Tang Dynasty. Listed in the first part of this book, "The Great Wei Xiazhou World Shamen Inscription", it records the experience of the senior monk Xian Liu, who was born in the Gongsun clan of Liaodong, spread Buddhism in Xiazhou, and "served as the leader of the Gang Wei Twenty Others", leaving a precious record for understanding the spread of Buddhism in the hometown of Helian Xia in the early Northern Wei Dynasty.
Most of the epitaphs collected in this book were collected by Mr. Qi Zhi among the people, and there was no record of the time and place of excavation. However, from the analysis of the burial sites contained in the epitaphs, most of them were excavated in the Guanzhong area of the present-day Weihe River Basin, especially in the southern suburbs of Chang'an. These places were the concentration of the residence and life of the famous families of the Tang Dynasty, and many big clans also chose this place as the domain of the family requiem. It is estimated that when Mr. Qi Zhi collected it back then, he had a very serious academic and artistic consideration. As far as I took a rough look at the photocopied rubbing, I was struck by the high literary and historical value of the epitaphs collected in this book, including a large number of rare masterpieces. Later, a seminar on stone carvings in the collection of Yuyang Museum was held at Northwest University, and I was able to see the "Epitaph of Princess Chengyue", "Aunt Anyou's Inscription", "Epitaph of Aunt Anyou", "Epitaph of Yijianbei" related to the Northwest Nation, and also saw the preliminary research of the young talents of the team involved in the recording and research. Professor Li Hao has written the "Preface" for this book, and all the points revealed are very wonderful, and I agree with them. I also have some special feelings about being able to read the whole book in advance, and I am willing to write them one by one without avoiding trivialities for the reference of relevant scholars.
Epitaph of Li Baiyao
Let's start with the two epitaphs that Professor Li Hao and his team have introduced. The first is "Li Baiyao's Epitaph". Li Baiyao is the author of the Book of Northern Qi, one of the 24 histories, and his achievements in academic culture are multifaceted. Although there is a biography of him in the "Old Tang Book", there are many omissions in the early experience, according to the epitaph, it can accurately restore his experience before entering the Tang Dynasty: at the beginning of the Sui Kaihuang Dynasty, he was awarded the East Palace Tongshi. Fifteen years later, he moved to the prince's house, and he was still a bachelor in the East Palace. In the nineteenth year, his father was the Duke of Anping, and he was a member of the Ministry of Rites. Emperor Yang ascended the throne and was established by the King of Han. In the first year of the great cause, he degraded Guizhou Sima. The state was abolished, and he was awarded the captain of the Yue Cavalry in Linsi Prefecture, Lu County. In the eleventh year, he was awarded the title of Jian'an County. He was supported by Yang Su and Niu Hong in Sui, and he could also make up for Shi Que.
The second is the epitaph of Gao Chongwen and Gao Chenggong's father and son. Gao's father and son are the senior generals of the Shence Army, and with the addition of Chongwen Sun Gao Biao, they can almost outline the century-old history of the Shence Army. Xu Mengrong, the author of Gao Chongwen's epitaph, has one thing that should be mentioned in particular, that is, when the rebel sent assassins to assassinate the prime minister Wu Yuanheng in Chang'an in June of the tenth year of Yuan He, and assassinated Pei Du, the prime minister in the imperial history, he wrote to Xianzong, demanding that Pei Du be appointed as the prime minister immediately, in order to firmly express the unshakable determination of the imperial court to quell the rebellion. It is rare to see such backbone and insightful poems and texts of famous ministers. The "Epitaph of Gao Chongwen" written by him, which is engraved on both sides of the front and back, has a word count of nearly 2,000 words, which is a rare big article. The content of the epitaph mentions that from Daizong's avoidance of the suburbs of Shaanxi to a series of counterinsurgency wars in the Dezong period, Gao Chongwentuntian garrisoned the border after the chaos, especially in the pacification of Liu Pi's rebellion in Shuzhong. The latter narrative is about six or seven hundred words long, about the dereliction of duty of Li Kang in Dongchuan, the momentum of the decisive battle at Lutou Pass, the process of Liu Pi's confidant Qiu Liangfu leading the army to surrender 40,000, and even the defeat of Liu Pi and Lu Wenruo, the core of the rebel town, which can make up for the loss of history. The ancestry of the Gao family, as well as the descendants of Chongwen and Chenggong respectively, are very precious. In order to honor Li Xun, the writer of the Zhi, only one provincial poem survived, and in the past, he could only quote the "Zhudao Stone Inscription" according to the "Treasure Carving Series" volume 19, and knew that he Xiantong wrote "Shenguang Temple Tablet" in Fuzhou in the eighth year (867). "Gao Chenggong's Epitaph" is also nearly 2,000 words long, the burial was the second year of Xiantong (861), the honor was called the doorman, the title was Yu Ministry, the title was Yu's member of the Wailang, and he called himself "the benevolent disciple", and he also belonged to the literati in the shogunate of the Shence Army. Xiantong is attached to the eunuchs and the gods, and there are ten philosophers, and this is another example.
Fu Xuancong "The Biography of Tang Hanlin"
During the middle and late Tang dynasties, especially the scholars of Hanlin Chengzhi, most of them had the opportunity to be close to the inner court and heard about secrets, and most of them later entered the prime minister, and they played an important role in political culture. The surviving documents include Ding Juhui's "Wall Records of Hanlin Chengzhi Scholars", which preserves the complete list of Hanlin scholars between Xuan, Su and Yizong, and the close people Cen Zhongmian and the present Fu Xuancong have made every effort to verify and verify the beginning and end of the tenure and literary achievements of more than 200 bachelors, and there is almost no meaning left for related research. But in these epitaphs in Yuyang District, I still read some important records.
The first is No. 095 "The Epitaph of the King of Huining County", signed "Wailang, a member of the marching department of the Dazhong Doctor, and Liu Lingfeng, a bachelor of Hanlin", which is the work of Liu's position during his tenure as a bachelor. The most important event during Liu's reign was that in the first year of Guangde (763), he invited the eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen to vibrate the government and the opposition. Mr. Fu's "Biography of Tang Hanlin's Bachelors" examined Liu and Yongtai until the beginning of the Great Calendar After he was discharged from the hospital, his whereabouts are unknown. And the epitaph of this side of the tomb owner died in February of the eighth year of the Great Calendar (773), buried in April, Liu Yan said, "The words of the ministers are simplified, dare to make praises", and it is clear that the party is in office. It is not certain that he has been in the hospital since Guangde was admitted, that is, he has been in the hospital for more than 10 years, and he has had the experience of re-entry. Pang Yan is a bachelor of Mu Zongchu, and the source of this book No. 128 is the epitaph written by his wife Pang Shi, Pang Shi is the daughter of Pang Yan, and the chronicle has a large space to describe Pang Yan's family affairs and the beginning and end of the eunuch, which can be read as his biography. The 155th volume of this book Cui Cheng wrote "The Epitaph of the Late Tang Prince's Guest Cui Gong", the author is Cui Wang, and the author is his brother. Mr. Fu Xuancong's "Biography of Tang Hanlin Scholars: Late Tang Dynasty Volume" proves that Cui Wang once served as a scholar of Hanlin, and only based on one record, that is, Xue Tingqi's "Conferring the Decree of the Bachelor of Hanlin to Undertake the Household Servant Cui Wang Shangshu Youcheng, the Scholar of the Scholar Cui Juan Li Pei and the Household Servant Lang Zhi Bachelor System", and according to Xue and the official performance of the others, it is speculated that his appointment was intended for the second year of Dashun (891). This epitaph not only details Cui Wang's family lineage, Kedi, and Shi Eun, but also has a section that describes the beginning and end of his tenure as a scholar of Hanlin: "Langzhong of the Relocation Department." Therefore, Taiwei Du Gongrang was able to tell people: 'Cui Zhenglang, the name of the country, cannot be dealt with permanently. Then he played the official and served as a bachelor of Hanlin. Swing the internal signature, and be known for his duties. It is still a matter of knowledge and purple. Not a few, worship the scholars in the house, move the household department waiter, turn the book to the right Cheng, the military department waiter. The five major officials are all undertaken. Although the hope of the weed and the soup, the end obediently asks the period of breathing. Add Yinqing, and turn to the Ministry of Servants. The last few sentences are that he was discharged from the hospital and was not able to become prime minister. His admission to the hospital was recommended by Zaichen Du Rangneng. Du Renxiang's time was from the second year of Guangqi (886) to the second year of Jingfu (893), up to eight years. Although it is not possible to specifically confirm the time of his admission and discharge, it can be confirmed that he has been relocated five times and has been committed to the decree for a long time.
The 154th of this book includes Liu Chongmo's "Epitaph on the Tomb of the Late Tang Dynasty Doctor Henan Shaoyin Shangzhu Guoci Purple Gold Fish Bag Wang", the owner of the chronicle is Wang Loss, and the chronicle contains his "turn to the right to make up for the que, and the history museum is revised", "Russia is the official of the Hanlin bachelor, and he will add the household member Wailang, and the Xizhu silver medal." Xuan Yi entered Bingguojun from his brother again, and the public was afraid to ridicule and avoid suspicion, and said that he was sick and resigned. In the middle of the number of returns, can not be set. There are Kunzhong's words between the courts, and then the followers can be the same □□, and they can even guard the official Cao, so the advance and retreat of the public do not have to resign from the Hanyuan is also clear. "The epitaph also carried the loss of the brother to take the machine, out of the east of Zhejiang, his person must be Wang Jun, when in the third year of Qianning (896) July, the loss of the worship here in the matter. The epitaph is cloudy: "The brother of the prince re-enters the middle book, and the prince holds the humble handle and lies high in the mound garden." This refers to the October of the same year, the loss of the retired, and later sought to be Henan Shaoyin. He died in July of the third year of Guanghua (900) at the age of fifty-one. So, who is Wang Zhenzhi's second brother when he was a bachelor? According to the "New Tang Dynasty Book: Prime Minister's Table", there was Wang Pu after Wang Luan, which was inconsistent with the epitaph. Wang Tuan used to be the surname of Wang, only Wang Duo and Wang Hui, all of whom were in Guangming and Zhonghe, which seemed to be too early. I also doubted whether the re-cong brother here was described from the position of the author Liu Chongmo, referring to Liu Chongwang, who entered the phase in the first year of the Dragon Era (889). Wang Zhen married Liu Chonggui's second daughter, and the epitaph of Wang Zhen's wife Liu is also found in No. 157 of this book. But Chongwang, Chonggui, and Chongmo are generally considered to be brothers. It seems that it is still difficult to determine when Wang Yan will become a bachelor. It is estimated that Wang Zhen's tenure as a bachelor is not long, and there are not many deeds that can be seen, so his predecessors have not been examined. However, it is still very valuable to have a new bachelor because of this, so it is briefly described as above.
Shi Zhongju's epitaph
In addition, there are works of the Tang people who have survived, and the epitaphs and related deeds are all very valuable for reference. For example, the "Epitaph of Mrs. Li" written by Li Zhao, the author of "Supplement to the History of the Tang Kingdom", is very precious, but the content is average. Yao Runeng, the author of "The Deeds of An Lushan", has an unknown era. I used to write "The Age of the Writing of An Lushan's Deeds" (published in the "Chinese Literature and History Series", 2008, 2nd volume), and according to the new epitaph, he was considered to be a person in Huichang and the Great Middleman. In this book, I also see two epitaphs written by Yao, namely No. 129 "Epitaph of Shi Zhongju" in the seventh year of Dazhong (853) and No. 145 "Epitaph of Mrs. Du of Shi Zhongju" in the sixth year of Xiantong (865), the former is signed as the lieutenant of Huayin County, which is the same as the title of "An Lushan Deeds", and the latter is signed as "the main book of the former Honglu Temple", which is the official of the new knowledge of Yao. Pei Tingyu, the author of "Dongguan Sonata", was appointed to participate in the records of the Xuan, Yi and Xi dynasties in the early years of Zhaozong's reign. His life information is relatively fragmentary, and the work of his predecessors can only spell out an approximation. This book No. 149 received the "Epitaph of Mrs. Pei of Hedong in the Dead Room of Lu Xun of the Tang Dynasty" written in the eleventh year of Xiantong (870), signed "written by Pei Tingyu", that is, written by the younger brother and sister, the Pei family, that is, the family of Tingyu, that is, the fifth ancestor Pei Xingben was the Tianguan Shangshu when the Empress Wu, the Gaozu Pei Shiyan, the Xuanzong was a bachelor of Hanlin, the official to the Ministry of Rites, the great-ancestor Pei Deng, the official Hongzhou Sima, Zu Kan, for the Dali commentator, the father of the gentry, when the chronicle was written as the secretary and supervisor. Pei's mother came from the Li family of Zhao County, and his uncle Li Jue had Xiangwen and Wu dynasties. All of this can supplement Pei Tingyu's family history, and also help him to be familiar with the story of the court and know more about the old news of the Xuanzong Dynasty. In the past, only Tingyu was known to be the second year of the Emperor's reign in Chengdu, and now he has been pushed forward by more than ten years.
Zhang Youxin's epitaph of the martyr's box
As for the literature related to Tang poetry, we can especially mention the book No. 122 "Zhang's Epitaph of the Dead Woman", whose female name is Ah Box, died in October of the third year of Huichang (843), at the age of fourteen. It is humble and honest, putting others before himself, quite old-fashioned, and dignified and beautiful, elegant and beautiful, and in the crowd. Those who see each other at home and abroad have no different views. "It's a very special word from my father to describe his deceased daughter. No. 127 "Epitaph of Zhang's Daughter in Changshan in the Late Tang Dynasty", Zhi Zhu Xuan, another daughter obtained by Zhang Youxin Wenzong in Tingzhou at the beginning of the year, died in the fourth year of Dazhong (850) due to summer heat. He should have been in his twenties at the time of his death. Zhang Youxin was a famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty, especially for tasting tea and water, and enjoyed a heavy name after Lu Yu. The two epitaphs can supplement the circumstances of his family, and can also confirm that he died in Jiangzhou, around the end of Huichang.
It can also be said that No. 110 "Epitaph of the Late Tang Dynasty Jinshi Hou Jun", the owner Hou Yunliang, died at the age of eighteen, and was buried in the sixth year of Yuanhe (August 11), and the author signed "The eldest brother Deng Shilang was written by Taichang Temple Taizhu Yun Chang". Hou Yunchang was the same year that Han Yuzhen ascended to the rank of scholar in the eighth year (792), and there were very few surviving deeds, and it was nearly 20 years before he ascended to the throne when he wrote the chronicle, and he only got a small official. The career is not smooth. What is more noteworthy is the epitaph that states "Huang Kao Zhao, Jingzhao Prefecture Meiyuan County Order." The Yu family was an official from the Jinshi, and inherited from the royal father in the imperial examination. Since the season of the royal father, inherited from the emperor's examination from the father's season, since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the name of the article came from the Yu family. Speaking of this family's century-old history of struggle, it seems to have become a home of articles. Among them, only Hou Zhao has frequently appeared in the poems of Lu Lun, Li Duan and other ten talented people of the Great Calendar, Lu Lun has "Farewell to Geng Xiang Hou Zhao Feng", "Yuzhou Feng Hou Zhao Tong Xun Nanguan Farewell", "Tong Liu Shilang Hou Zhao Shilang Xinchangli", "Chen Honglang Zhongbei Pavilion sent Hou Zhao to serve the imperial gift with ice flow song", and even in his review of the famous long poems separated from the life and death of the people in the calendar, Hou Zhao was also mentioned at the end, the poem title is too long, slightly punctuated: "Lun and Ji Shilang Zhongfu, Sikong Lang Zhongshu, Miao Yuan Waifa, Cui Buque Tong, Geng Shi Zhi, Li Xiaoshuduan, Wind and dust chasing travel, to 30 years, several public are worthy of the prestige at that time, the glory is not few, all sink into the spring, on the occasion of mourning, Dr. Chang should feel nostalgic for the future, there are fifty rhymes to see the send, there is a reward, in order to declare the sad old, and send Xiahou to serve the imperial trial, Hou Cang Cao Zhao. In other words, Hou Zhao has been accepted by this group of poets, and there are frequent singing and harmony among people, and the name of Hou Zhao's poem can also be imagined. It is a pity that this family mentions five people in the epitaph, but not a single poem remains, which can be sighed.
The Old Tang Dynasty Book Liu Cong is a biography
Here we can also cite the value of Liu Congyi's family epitaph for the study of history. From the first is the descendant of Liu Linfu, a famous minister in the early Tang Dynasty, Dezong was fortunate to worship the prime minister when he was in heaven, and the "Old Tang Book" volume 125 has a biography, which is quite brief. This book No. 099 Liu Congyi wrote "The Epitaph of Liu Cong's Wife Qinghe Cui's Wife in Weinan County, Jingzhao Mansion of the Tang Dynasty", written in the eleventh year of the Great Calendar (776), when Liu's status was still weak, and the "Old Tang Book" legend said that he was "Ya was promoted by Chang Gon" in Weinan Lieutenant. and Gong is the phase, moving to supervise the imperial history", which can be confirmed. The epitaph shows that his wife Cui Shi is the great-granddaughter of Cui Rong, one of the four friends of the article, who married Congyi at the age of four, and had three boys and one girl, and the survivor was only a man, and Cui Shi was only twenty years old when he died. These can supplement Liu Congyi's family situation and interpersonal context, and can also be used to see his career style. This book No. 090 "Liu Zunsu Epitaph", the author is from Liu Linfu, Liu Yingdao, Liu Xianchen, two generations higher than Congyi, and it also belongs to the same family cemetery. I have seen Liu Yingdao's epitaph before. This book No. 147 "Liu Shangzhi Epitaph", the main author is from a grandson, Xiantong Jian official to Shaanzhou Kipshi County Order, is this family from the early Tang Dynasty to the end of the Tang Dynasty, more than 200 years of history are colorful.
There are many such epitaphs in the whole book, such as the descendants of Yin Kaishan in the early Tang Dynasty (No. 083), the descendants of Yu Zhining (No. 059), the descendants of Li Xizhi (No. 057), the descendants of Princess Yuzhen (No. 139) of Xuanzong Shi, and the descendants of Han Xiu (No. 121), all of which can be noted.
Pei Jun's wife Wang's epitaph
For those who are related to the clan, it is especially necessary to put forward No. 013 "The Epitaph of the Tang Dynasty Right Zongwei Led Pei Jun's Wife Wang", the year of the death of the Lord was in the seventh year of Wude (624), "Father Yu, Shangqi Duwei, Suizhou Thorn History, Mother Tang Tong'an Chang Princess". "The New Tang Dynasty Book: The Biography of the Emperors and Princesses", with this Tong'an princess at the head, called "Gaozu and the same mother", it is estimated that when the "New Tang Dynasty Book" was compiled, it was no longer clear that she and Gaozu were young and old, so they were called by a word that represented the female Kunzhong's concubine. This chronicle records that Wang was thirty-eight years old when she died, that is, she was born in the seventh year of Emperor Wen of Sui (587), and the princess married earlier. The epitaph reads "The princess mourns the fall of the princess, and the last words are painful", which is the mother's funeral for her daughter, and there is a text to mourn. "New Tang Dynasty Book" said that the princess lived to the beginning of Gaozong Yonghui, at the age of eighty-six, which is really a long life. Extrapolating backwards, she may be a year or two older than Gao Zu. Book No. 032 "The Epitaph of Li Jun, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty", the owner Li Yi is from the Dingzhou Thorn History Room of the most side branch of the Li Tang Clan. In recent years, Professor Chen Liping's "Research on the Tang Dynasty Clan" (Zhongxi Book Company, April 2022) has compiled the "Revision of the Tang Dynasty Lineage Table", which is the most complete work on the Tang Dynasty lineage so far.
The new records of the major historical events of the Tang Dynasty involved in this book, in addition to the above-cited "Epitaph of Gao Chongwen" detailing the beginning and end of the Yuan and early Shu expeditions, such as No. 058 Zhao Yi's "Epitaph of Jiang Yi" describing the war in the Western Regions at the end of Gaozong, No. 084 Li Weiyue's "Epitaph of Wei Luo" describing An Lushan before the chaos, No. 089 Cheng Sheng's "Epitaph of Tan Jun" detailing the facts of Suzong's westward run after the Ma Wei Incident, No. 096 "Sima Zhicheng's Epitaph", No. 106 Zhao Mou's "Xu Yaoqing's Epitaph" contains important historical events in the dynasty and Germany, and No. 123 Ouyang Qi's "Du Gongliang's Epitaph" The historical events of the east of the river in Huichang and Zelujian are all very important, and they will not be developed here.
Three years ago, Professor Li Hao researched the stone carvings in the collection of the Yuyang Museum, and collected them into a book called "Moshi Lu", which was published in Lianjing Publishing Company, and asked me to write a preface. The epitaph on which he is based in this book comes entirely from the Yuyang District Ancient Inscription Art Museum presided over by his old friend Mr. Qi Zhi, and there is almost no contact with the person whose book has been published. In recent years, I have been browsing the published epitaphs in Luoyang and Xi'an, and I feel very clearly about this. Yulin is in the northernmost part of Shaanxi, and in the Tang Dynasty, it belonged to the Yin, Sui, and Xia prefectures, close to the borderland, and is a place where ethnic groups live together. The national epitaphs in this book are related to this. Professor Li Hao has been working with Mr. Qi Zhi for nearly 10 years, and earlier this year I went to Xi'an to attend a symposium on the museum's stone carvings to learn more about the richness of the collection and the depth of research. The entire collection of the museum will be published separately, which is worth looking forward to. "This time, the collection of stone carvings was finally sorted out and published, and I had the opportunity to read the whole book in advance, and I was full of admiration. First, the collector Mr. Qi Zhi has long insisted on spending money to collect unearthed stone carvings, avoiding the loss and damage of these precious cultural relics, turning private into public, urgently distributing to the world, advocating culture, and benefiting academics, which is a great event of immeasurable merit and worthy of promotion and tribute. Second, the local government of Yuyang District attaches great importance to the construction of local culture, and at the same time of economic development, it also puts academic and cultural work in a prominent position, improves the city's taste, and injects new vitality into Chinese academics. Third, after making outstanding achievements in the study of Tang poetry aesthetics, garden culture and Tang Dynasty writers, Professor Li Hao has turned to the study of Tang Dynasty stone carvings as his research center in the past ten years, cultivating many outstanding students and achieving outstanding research achievements. Since the year before that, he has served as the president of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Literature Society, and edited the society's journal "Tang Dynasty Literature Research". Fourth, the young and middle-aged scholars who are responsible for the proofreading of the text of this book, led by Professor Li Hao, each of them undertakes several articles ranging from a dozen to the public. I have participated in this thematic seminar, and I feel that the participants have a solemn and serious attitude towards their work. Many of these papers have already been published, and there will be an opportunity to complete them in the future. I was asked to write a preface, read it only intuitively, and write down some superficial experiences. Where there is no end, I still hope that Mr. Qi Zhi, Professor Li Hao and all of you will give advice.
谨序。
October 16, 2023
in Guanghua Building, Fudan University
(This article is the preface to the Collection of the Ancient Inscription Art Museum of Yuyang District, and the title is intended by the editor)
More than 100 epitaphs of the Sui and Tang dynasties were published for the first time, and the plates and interpretations matched.
It is a collection of information, literature and art in one book.
Collection of Ancient Inscription Art Museum of Yuyang District
Li Hao, editor-in-chief
978-7-101-16416-9
8. Hardcover on canvas
$980.00
Introduction
The Collection of the Ancient Inscription Art Museum of Yuyang District includes 167 epitaphs from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, mainly in the Middle Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of which are published for the first time. Geographically, it is mainly concentrated in Guanzhong and northern Shaanxi, and the content can be roughly divided into two groups: one is the epitaph of scholars, such as Li Baiyao, Gao Chongwen, Gao Chenggong, etc., among which there are many new records of major historical events, which can supplement the gap of historical transmission and investigate the changes of the Sui and Tang scholars, etc., which have extremely high literary and historical value; First, the epitaphs and tower inscriptions of ethnic minorities and foreign people in the Western Regions, such as the epitaph of Princess Tuyuhun of the Tang Dynasty, the epitaph of the Hui nobles, and the very rare bilingual tower inscriptions of the Sogdians, can be used to examine the "history of different races and the text of different directions", so as to carry out multi-perspective research on Sino-Western transportation, ethnology, and the Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty.
There are many fine works in the epitaph, including Li Yangbing, Huang Fuyue, Dong Jingren, Zhang Chuzhao and many other famous masters, which have the value of calligraphy art history.
In this compilation and publication, all the rubbings were published, and the epitaphs and covers of each party were explained and punctuated for readers' reference and use.
About the Author
Li Hao, a native of Jingbian, Shaanxi, has a doctorate in literature. He is currently a professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Northwest University, director of the Center for Chinese Culture Research at Northwest University, president of the Chinese Tang Dynasty Literature Society, and editor-in-chief of Tang Dynasty Literature Research. He is the author of academic works such as "Guanzhong Clan and Literature in the Tang Dynasty", "Research on the Three Regional Literary Clans of the Tang Dynasty", "Text Interpretation of Tang Poetry", and "Moshilu".
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