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Fuliang xian zhi 浮梁縣志 is a local gazetteer of the district of Fuliang 浮梁, Jiangxi, written during the Qianlong reign-era 乾隆 (1736-1796) of the Qing period 清 (1644-1911) by Cheng Tingji 程廷濟. It is based on an older version, (Kangxi) Fuliang xian zhi (康熙)浮梁縣志 compiled by Wang Linyuan 王臨元 (d. 1674).
The book of 12 juan length is interesting for its chapter (5 Taozheng 陶政)on the porcelain production in Jingdezhen 景德鎮. The first part of the chapter quotes from Wang Zongmu's 王宗沐 (1523-1591) gazetteer Jiangxi sheng dazhi 江西省大志 and describes the production of the colour "Central-Asian blue" (huiqing 回青), the state-owned kilns, the work of craftsmen, components for colours and the production of chinaware for the imperial household. The second half of the chapter relies on Jiang Qi's 蔣祁 (13th cent.) Taojilüe 陶紀略 from the late Southern Song period 南宋 (1127-1279) and quotes Tang Ying's 唐英 texts Taocheng jishi bei 陶成紀事碑 and Taozheng shiyu gao zixu 陶政示諭稿自序. The appendix presents 20 illustrations of porcelain production.
The text is found in the series Yuehai leibian 學海類編, Xunmintang congshu 遜敏堂叢書 and Congshu jicheng chubian 叢書集成初編.