Edition & evidence
This is the corrected August working catalogue, not a final physical bibliography. Later September re-readings are presented separately in the GSS research dossier. Dating candidates, locations, interpretations, and unresolved readings are preserved as distinct evidence layers.
The English commentary accompanies the preserved Chinese record. Quoted historical wording and unidentified characters are retained; candidate readings remain provisional.
Working tags
Vietnamese annotations · Ancestral / lineage geography · Five-syllable lines · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Names and recorded roles
Jiangxia Hall (江夏堂); Ye Changsheng (葉常盛); Huang Daofu (黄道福), followed by 號 (hao).
Date as written
Xinwei year (辛未), third month, day 23.
Dating candidates in the August edition
1871 or 1931; neither is preferred for now.
Dating rationale
Only xinwei is given, without a verified matching person, reign era, or geographical lower bound. Modern Vietnamese annotations cannot establish the original copying year.
Confidence in the August edition
Low.
Place formula as written
Jiangxia Hall (江夏堂), a lineage-hall / ancestral marker.
Historical geography and its limits
Code Jiangxia Hall as lineage-hall / ancestral geography associated with the Huang surname, not an administrative address.
Textual features
Vietnamese annotations · Ancestral / lineage geography · Five-syllable lines · Juxtaposed ritual elements
Analysis in the August edition
For now, this entry is best coded under: Vietnamese annotations · Ancestral / lineage geography · Five-syllable lines · Juxtaposed ritual elements. Further analysis should first establish the location of inscriptions, ink colour and handwriting, and textual function, then compare independent materials. A single character form, state name, or divine name cannot establish provenance or the direction of transmission.
Evidence limits and unresolved readings
‘Fusion of indigenous beliefs and external religions’ remains the researcher's interpretive description, not the manuscript's self-identification.
Original working transcription · Chinese source
Retained verbatim for comparison. This is the researcher’s transcription, not a verified edition of the complete manuscript.
送五海一科: 江夏堂，葉常盛，黄道福号，辛未年三月廿三日；经典的“请五海”，这是一项非常重要的、带有驱邪净坛性质的道教科仪，通常是指通过召请“五海龙王”降临坛场来“洒秽净坛”；然后是壮文书写的5字1句；完美体现了本土原生信仰与外来宗教的融合；有现代越南语小字批注读音
Source: 壮族古籍喃字与越南关联资料整理 · 77条研究版 · 纠正版 · 20260820 · 20 August 2026 · Boge Xiao.
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