Ancestral Honor: A Directory of Imperial Scholars (Jinshi) from Longxi and Haicheng (Ming-Qing)
Introduction: The Golden Age of Civil Exams and the ‘Coastal Zou-Lu’ In the cultural landscape of Southern Fujian, ‘Longxi’ and ‘Haicheng’ (now part of Longhai City and Xiamen’s Haicang District) were not only global shipping hubs but also brilliant outposts of Confucian civilization on the southeast coast. Historical records indicate that since the promotion of education by Chang Gun in the Tang and the cultural transformation by Zhu Xi in the Song, the region was celebrated as the ‘Coastal Zou-Lu’ (Land of Culture). ...