Trimming And Research About The Collection To Defend For Geomancy (Fengshui) In Wuyuan County

Based on trimming and research on The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) in Wuyuan county, this article deeply talks over its origin and social significance and makes use of it as a main body materials to observe and study measures that District Magistrate takes in the lawsuit to defend for geomancy(Fengshui) and analyzes main reasons that the lawsuits exist several times and long. This article is divided into two parts, about 150,000 words.The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) in Wuyuan county is an important literature on socio-economic history or social history of law . It contains severl kinds of lawsuit documents that are in time order and are rich in content. Its time span of up to near 300 years and it helps the scholar observe and study from long periods and deeply analyze from short periods.The book version of The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) in Wuyuan county is in late Ming Dynasty, after beginning practice in Kangxi Emperor in the early period, in the thirty-third year of Qianlong Emperor, in the seventeenth year of Guangxu Emperor several times and finally formed The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) in Wuyuan county including four books. They contain The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) that reprinted in the thirty-third year of Qianlong Emperor and The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) that reprinted in the seventeenth year of Guangxu Emperor. And, the collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) that reprinted in the thirty-third year of Qianlong Emperor include one volume, two volume , three volume and four volume of the collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) that reprinted in the thirty-third year of Qianlong Emperor.The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) in Wuyuan county has its social significance. Firstly, the gentry make a stong public opinion during the process of printing The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui). This gives the force to the man who went in for exploiting ore and makes District Magistrate takes measures quickly. Secondly, the content of The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) serves the protection of geomancy (Fengshui) and gives up some information that is harmful to geomancy (Fengshui) protection. This shows the gentry strong voice power in local society. Finally, The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui), to some extent, is a local regulation to protect geomancy (Fengshui) and has the force to local residents in Wuyuan county.The collection to defend for geomancy (Fengshui) is actually a fighting that the gentry and District Magistrate work in a cooperation to suppress the man who went in for exploiting ore and protect their common demand——geomancy (Fengshui) will bless them. Therefore, most of District Magistrates can take positive measures to protect geomancy (Fengshui), while the lawsuit to defend for geomancy(Fengshui) exists several times and long. What cause this situation? Besides on huge profit, there are three reasons: firstly, the terms of District Magistrate don't exist long ; secondly, District Magistrate has no enough power to deal with local public affairs; thirdly, District Magistrates have their own different personal tendence.