Description

This local history of Puzhen in Zhejiang Province, in four juan, four volumes, in manuscript format, was compiled in 1787, the 52nd year of the Qianlong period, by Hu Zhuo, who gained his ju ren (provincial graduate degree) in 1774. The preface, also dated 1787, was written by Zhao You (1727–1800), a Hanlin compiler (an official whose duties included drafting imperial orders and decrees, compiling and editing historical works, and nurturing students). In his preface, Zhao You provides an overall introduction to the county and points out that in ...