Huang Chengxuan

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Family and examinations

Huang Chengxuan was the son of Huang Hongxian, the grandson of Huang Zeng, and the great-grandson of Huang Henian; his mother was a member of the Shen family. His younger brothers were Huang Chenghao and Huang Chengqian, his wife was a member of the Tu family, and his son was Huang Shenxi.[2]

In 1582, the tenth year of the Wanli era, he placed 65th in the Renwu Shuntian provincial examination. In 1586, the fourteenth year of Wanli, he placed 291st in the metropolitan examination and received the jinshi degree in the second class, seventh place; his examination ranks are also given as 191 among provincial tribute graduates and 65 among licentiates.[3]

Official career

After the 1586 examination, he observed affairs in the Ministry of War, was appointed to the Waterways Office of the Ministry of Works (工部都水司主事), and was sent to administer the Zhangqiu River. He was later promoted to yuanwailang and langzhong in the 營膳司 and placed in charge of the Zhangqiu, Huai, and Xu waterways. While serving as a waterways official, he took part in the Zhangqiu dredging proposal, which was said to have begun with him.[4]

He subsequently served as military preparedness vice commissioner at Jining in Shandong, Right Regional Administration Commissioner in Huguang, and Left Regional Administration Commissioner in Jiangxi. In 1606 he became Surveillance Commissioner of Guangxi and was soon transferred to Jiangxi; in 1609 he became Right Provincial Administration Commissioner of Henan. As the Huxi judicial commissioner, he repaired the Meilin and Yuxia routes, regularized the grain provisions for Yongxin's agricultural garrisons, and tightened the regulations of the Wan'an garrison; after becoming the Right Administrator of Zhongzhou, he eliminated supervisory-rent quotas, and as Left Administrator in Guanzhong he reduced the annual quota.[5]

In April 1614 he became Prefect of Yingtian; the following year he was promoted to Right Vice Censor and appointed governor of Fujian, where he gained a reputation for effective service. He requested retirement in 1617, later returned home and died; the year of his death is also given as 1619. He was posthumously granted the rank of Left Vice Minister of Works.[6]

Works and correspondence

His works include the 《盟鷗堂集》, 《北河紀略》, and 《河漕通考》; the first is in thirty juan. He sent letters to Shen Li, Gu Xiancheng, and Gu Yuncheng.[7]

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科舉: 進士(籠統)第二甲第七名
科舉: 鄉貢舉人
學校: 生員(庠生)

Citations

  1. [1] Life, identity, names, and origins Huang Chengxuan is given as born in 1564 and dead in 1620, with 1619 also appearing as the year of death; his courtesy name, sobriquet, alternate name, and differing origin and ancestral-origin statements are provided.
    • CBDBHuang Chengxuan (131392)The biographical fields provide the name, Ming dynasty affiliation, courtesy name, sobriquet, and the Jiaxing, Suzhou Guard, and Jiaxing Central Left Thousand-Household Battalion locations.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The profile and biographical texts provide the 1564 birth year, 1620 death year, Ming affiliation, registered domicile, courtesy name, sobriquet, Jiaxing or Xiushui origin statements, the Xingan ancestral-origin statement, and the 1619 death-year variant.
    • WikidataHuang Chengxuan (Q11176366)The item identifies him as a Ming-dynasty person, lists the English and Chinese forms of his names, and supplies a 1564 birth-time value.
  2. [2] Family Huang Chengxuan's father was Huang Hongxian; his great-grandfather was Huang Henian and his grandfather Huang Zeng, while the family list also gives his mother, brothers, wife, and son.
    • CBDBHuang Chengxuan (131392)The family fields identify Huang Hongxian, Huang Henian, Huang Zeng, Shen, Huang Chenghao, Huang Chengqian, Tu, and Huang Shenxi in their respective relationships.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The biographical text confirms that Huang Chengxuan was the son of Huang Hongxian.
  3. [3] Examinations He passed the 1582 Shuntian provincial examination and the 1586 metropolitan examination, with the latter placing him seventh in the second class; the tabulated ranks also preserve 191 for provincial tribute graduates and 65 for licentiates.
    • CBDBHuang Chengxuan (131392)The examination fields give the second-class seventh jinshi place, provincial tribute graduate rank 191, and licentiate rank 65.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The biographical text gives 65th place in the 1582 Renwu Shuntian provincial examination, 291st in the 1586 metropolitan examination, and second-class seventh-place jinshi status.
  4. [4] Early office and water management After the jinshi examination, Huang Chengxuan observed affairs in the Ministry of War, served in the Ministry of Works' Waterways Office, held yuanwailang and langzhong posts in the 營膳司, managed the Zhangqiu, Huai, and Xu waterways, and was associated with the beginning of the Zhangqiu dredging proposal.
    • CBDBHuang Chengxuan (131392)The office fields list observation in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works' Waterways Office post.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The career texts list the early offices, administration of the Zhangqiu, Huai, and Xu waterways, and the Zhangqiu dredging proposal.
  5. [5] Middle career and regional administration He held regional posts in Jining, Huguang, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Henan; the career account also describes road repairs, management of agricultural-garrison grain and military regulations, and reductions in quotas.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The career texts list the Jining military preparedness, Huguang and Jiangxi regional, Guangxi and Jiangxi surveillance, and Henan provincial administration posts, together with the stated regional works and quota measures.
  6. [6] Late career and posthumous honors In 1614 he became Prefect of Yingtian, in 1615 Right Vice Censor and governor of Fujian, and in 1617 he sought retirement; the accounts mention effective service in Fujian, differing death years, and a posthumous grant of the Left Vice Minister of Works rank.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The career texts list the Yingtian prefecture, Right Vice Censor, and Fujian governor posts, the retirement and return, the reported effective service in Fujian, the death-year variants, and the posthumous Left Vice Minister of Works rank.
  7. [7] Works and correspondence His listed works are the 《盟鷗堂集》, 《北河紀略》, and 《河漕通考》, with the first described as thirty juan; he also sent letters to Shen Li, Gu Xiancheng, and Gu Yuncheng.
    • Souyun黃承玄 (55700)The biographical texts list the three works and repeatedly identify the 《盟鷗堂集》.
    • CBDBHuang Chengxuan (131392)The correspondence fields identify the collection as thirty juan and list letters sent to Shen Li, Gu Xiancheng, and Gu Yuncheng.