Póyáng jì 鄱陽記
Records of Poyang attributed to 劉澂之 (Liú Chéngzhī, fl. Liu Song), but with possible later accretions
About the work
A fragmentary geographic record of Póyáng 鄱陽 Commandery (modern northeastern Jiangxi, around Poyang Lake), attributed to Liú Chéngzhī 劉澂之 of the Liu Song dynasty — the same author as the Yǒngchū shānchuān jì 永初山川記 (KR2k0155) and Liángzhōu jì 梁州記 (KR2k0168). However, the surviving text contains a passage referencing “the Suí Kāihuáng reign period, Administrator Liáng Wénqiān 梁文謙” (Suí Kāihuáng zhōng tài shǒu Liáng Wénqiān líshèng qīngjié 隋開皇中太守梁文謙涖宮清潔), which places that section firmly in the Sui dynasty (Kaihuang 開皇: 581–600 CE). This is anachronistic for a Liu Song text, suggesting either: (a) later interpolation into the Liu Song compilation; (b) misattribution and actual Sui or early Tang composition; or (c) a compilation conflating multiple texts. The bracket reflects uncertainty.
Abstract
The surviving passages, each headed by a section title, cover:
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Qīng Wān 清灣 (Clear Bay): “Clear Bay is seven lǐ southeast of the county. In the Suí Kāihuáng period, Administrator Liáng Wénqiān came to office with clean and upright conduct, and drew water from this bay for his personal use. Later people, thinking of his virtue, named [the bay] Clear Bay.” A place-name etymology connected to a Sui-dynasty official’s personal virtue.
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Shā Duī 沙堆 (Sand Mound): “At Xīnchāng waters there is a Sand Mound, fifty lǐ northeast of the county…” (fragment breaks off). A topographic note.
The Sui-dynasty reference is the most striking feature of this text, raising questions about its transmission history. If the Póyáng jì is genuinely by Liú Chéngzhī (Liu Song), the Kaihuang passage must represent a later editor’s addition to the compiled fragments; if the text is entirely later, the Liu Song attribution in the KRP catalog is an error.
Translations and research
No substantial secondary literature located.
Links
- ctext.org search: https://ctext.org/search.pl?if=en&search=鄱陽記