Historical Study on Structural Change of Market Town and Local Documents in Jiang-nan Delta during Late Imperial China and the Republic of China

2004年至2006年，我们在中国江南三角洲进行了地方史料调查和实地考察。调查和实地工作的内容包括以下三点。(1)地方历史文献对江南三角洲县市档案馆和图书馆的地方历史文献进行了调查。全市共有吴江、青浦、嘉山、嘉兴等24家档案馆和图书馆。我们惊奇地发现了大量的历史文献，这些文献被称为地方档案、地方文件和民间故事。这些文件包括大量的行政文件、统计表、村庄分布图、地契登记簿、家庭登记簿、调查报告、渔民协会成员名单等。对这些文件的研究内容将发表在大田井鹤和佐藤吉文的杂志上。“台海流域村落的历史研究”。利用这个机会，我们在中国的江南三角洲村庄进行了实地考察，采访了许多知情者，其中包括地方公务员、土地改革有关人员、农民和老年农民、老年渔民、米、鱼、丝绸批发商、私立学校教师、传统艺术艺人和歌手以及沙门。我们的举报人共达150人。这次实地考察是几年后全面实地考察的准备工作。调查内容将在大田井鹤和佐藤吉文的杂志上发表。”太湖盆地乡村访谈记录研究吴江县”。(3)专题讨论会我们每年在日本召开国际研讨会，邀请一些学者就最新成果作报告。详情如下：2004冯小才教授（中国复旦大学）：“地方文献与区域研究”2005吴涛教授（中国中山大学）：“曹里村与庄家峪报告”2006唐立宗教授（万能科技大学）：“明代东广东的土匪、公共秩序与地方精英”夏冰（苏州政协）：《晚清苏州地方精英群体及其功能》[j]

From 2004 to 2006, we made investigation into historical local documents and did fieldwork in Jiang-nan Delta of China. The contents of the investigation and fieldwork contained the following three points.(1) Historical local documentsWe made investigation into historical local documents in county or city archives and libraries of Jiang-nan Delta. It reached 24 archives and libraries--Wu-jiang archives, Qing-pu archives, Jia-shan archives, Jia-xing archives, and so on. We were surprised to find a great deal of historical documents, which were called local archives, local paper, and folktale. These document included a lot of the administrative documents, the statistical table, the distribution maps of villages, the register of title deeds, the family registration, the reports of the investigations, the list of fishermen's association members, for example. The contents of study on these documents will be published in OTA Izuru and SATO Yoshifumi ed. "Historical Study on villages in Tai-H … More u Basin".(2)FieldworkTaking advantage of the opportunity, we did fieldwork in Jiang-nan Delta villages of China, and interviewed to many informants, which included local government servants, the persons concerned with land reform, farmers and peasants of advanced age, fishermen of advanced age, the wholesalers of rice, fish, and silk, the private school teachers, the entertainers and singers in traditional art, and shamen. Our informants reached a total of 150 persons. This fieldwork is the preparation for comprehensive fieldwork after a few years. The contents of investigations will be published in OTA Izuru and SATO Yoshifumi ed. " The Records of Interview in villages of Tai-Hu Basin; Wu-jiang county".(3)SymposiumWe held the International Symposium in Japan every year, and invited some scholars to make a report on the newest results. Details are given as under:2004 Prof. Feng Xiao-cai (Fu-dan University, China): "Local Documents and Regional Area Study"2005 Prof. Wu Tao (Zhong-shan University, China): "The report on Cao li village and Zhuang jia yu2006 Prof. Tang Li-zong (Wan-neng University of Science Technology): "Bandit, Public order, Local Elites in Eastern Canton during Ming dynasty"Prof. Xia Bing (Su-zhou Zheng-xie): "Local Elites group and its functions in Su-zhou of Late Imperial China" Less