A Textual Study of Zhizhou of Fuzhou in South Song Dynasty

Inscriptions on Baiheliang are important data for the research of Fuzhou in Song Dynasty.Combining the inscriptions with other classics,the writer of this article makes a study of 40 Zhizhous of Fuling in South Song Dynasty about their services.The result indicates that their term of service was mostly less than two years,which tallies with the relevant regulations in Song Dynasty,that there were many talents among them but there were also both mediocre and greedy officials,and that one or two Zhizhous attached importance to culture and education,which helped promote the development of education and culture in Fuzhou during South Song dynasty Dynasty.