A Textual Research on the Epitaph of the MagistrateNamed Zhang Di and His Wife Liu in Lintao Prefecture,Shanxi in Ming Dynasty
"The Epitaph of Zhang Di and his wife Liu Yiren in Lintao Prefecture,Shanxi in Ming Dy-nasty"is an epitaph written by Zhu Yanxi,a grand secretary of Wanli and Tianqi dynasties in Ming Dynas-ty,for Zhang Di,a former magistrate of Lintao Prefecture.The epitaphis of high culture and historical value.It records Zhang Di's life story,deeds and official experience in detail,filling in some missing infor-mation of documentary records.Ittouches upon some historical details of the imperial politics and local so-ciety in the late Ming Dynasty,making it a valuable historical document.The epitaph provide reliable his-torical information for the study of the Lu-Xi official family and regional society,contributing to the com-prehensive understanding of local society.