Treatise on Armament Technology, Volume 121

Coastal Defense VII

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Gu Qingyi Likely the name of the official or cartographer responsible for this section of the regional survey.

North

Border of Xianju County Xianju County A county located to the north in Taizhou Prefecture; this label marks the administrative boundary.

Chicun Patrol Inspection Office Patrol Inspection Office original: "巡司" (xunsi); these were small-scale local police and customs posts situated at strategic points like mountain passes or river crossings.

Altar of Soil and Grain original: "社稷壇" (Shejitan); a vital state ritual site. Every administrative center was required to have one to perform sacrifices for the agricultural prosperity of the realm.

Taishun County Taishun County Established in 1452, this county was carved out of the rugged mountainous borderlands between Zhejiang and Fujian to better manage local populations.

Altar to the Unappeased Spirits original: "厲壇" (Litan); rituals were held here for those who died without descendants to offer them sacrifices, preventing their spirits from becoming "hungry ghosts" that might cause disease or bad luck.

West

Provincial Administration Commission Provincial Administration Commission original: "布政司" (Buzhengsi); the primary civil administrative office of the province, handling finances, personnel, and policy implementation.

City God Temple original: "城隍廟"; the spiritual heart of a Ming city, where the local guardian deity was worshipped as the supernatural counterpart to the living magistrate.

Imperial Almshouse Imperial Almshouse original: "養濟院" (Yangjiyuan); a state-run welfare institution providing food and shelter for the indigent, elderly, and disabled.

Ruian County
Ruian Garrison Garrison original: "所" (suo); specifically a "Chicun Suo" or "Millenary Post," a military fortification designed to house roughly 1,000 soldiers for coastal defense.

Pingyang County
Pingyang Garrison

Border of Funing County original: "福寧縣界"; this indicates the southernmost limit of Zhejiang's jurisdiction, bordering Funing in Fujian Province.

South