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A54 · AUGUST 2026 WORKING ENTRY

入阳州科

Rite of entering Yangzhou

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

Zhuang writing · Daoist material · Entering Yangzhou ritual

Names and recorded roles

Lu Wenzhang (陆文彰), preceded by 玄門 and followed by 記 (ji).

Date as written

Not found in the available record.

Dating candidates in the August edition

Undetermined.

Dating rationale

No internal date is found in the available record.

Confidence in the August edition

Undetermined.

Place formula as written

Not found in the available record.

Historical geography and its limits

The available record contains no place names suitable for reconstructing an administrative hierarchy. Provenance is not inferred from the style of the contents.

Textual features

Mixed Zhuang writing and ritual symbols, with sections titled 入阳州科 and 入阳州句 (‘Entering Yangzhou’ ritual / verses; working glosses).

Analysis in the August edition

For now, this entry is best coded under: Zhuang writing · Daoist material · Entering Yangzhou ritual. 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

玄門 and 記 are textual role terms. Do not yet rewrite them as a modern authorship attribution.

Original working transcription · Chinese source

Retained verbatim for comparison. This is the researcher’s transcription, not a verified edition of the complete manuscript.

入阳州科: 玄门陆文彰记;典型的混合壮文和壮人写书的常见符号的道教书籍,有比较著名的篇章如入阳州科,入阳州句等等

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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