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Descendants of Gansu migrants talk about migration.
2026-03-17
Our county is currently compiling its local gazetteer. To enrich its content, there are… A request concerning a single matter: We, the people of Wuwei, widely pass down stories about our ancestors. It was relocated from the “Great Locust Tree of Shanxi,” the “Great Locust Tree of Shanxi.” It has become the ancestral root of many families here, and we would like to preserve the related… Information on this aspect is recorded in the county gazetteer. Records pertaining to the migration associated with the Great Locust Tree… According to the inscription on the ancient locust tree standing beside the Great Locust Tree, it is hoped that… Could you please make and send a copy?
Wuwei County Cultural Relics Management Committee, Gansu Province
Wuwei County Gazetteer Compilation Committee
August 16, 1982
From the survey of place names to the compilation of local gazetteers, our county has consistently faced two major difficulties. The issue remains unresolved; first, word-of-mouth suggests that in the early Ming dynasty, it was referred to as “Yunnan.” They settled here, first originating from “Zhimacen” and “Hongtong County” in Shanxi. They migrated here. As to whether there is any connection between the two, it is difficult to verify; now I shall depart. We kindly request your esteemed office to arrange for a colleague to assist in resolving this matter.
Place Names Office of Laiyang City, Gansu Province
July 25, 1988
Here, among our elderly and young, urban and rural residents, people seek their roots and inquire… At the bottom, they all said in unison, “Our ancestors came from Shanxi.” “Of the Great Locust Tree in Hongtong.” This is also recorded in the county gazetteer. From the Ming dynasty… During the Hongwu, Zhengtong, and Wanli reigns, there were instances of migration. We… Here, several ancient locust trees are still preserved; legend has it that when the settlers arrived, people… When leaving their hometowns, they gathered at the Guangji Temple, two li north of Hongdong County town. Beneath the locust tree, I listen to the order of my banishment…
We are compiling the county’s “Forestry Chronicle,” which includes information on ancient trees. The origins and details of the matter remain unverifiable; in order to follow up on this issue, I am writing this letter. We kindly request your association’s assistance in transcribing the inscription on the stone stele of Guangji Temple located outside your county seat.
the situation, please send it to us to substantiate, in fact, the county’s resettlement efforts. And the origin of the ancient locust tree…
Editorial Committee for the “Forestry Chronicle” of the Forestry Bureau of Wuwei City, Gansu Province
Wang Sen, Shi Wanxian
September 20, 1988
Keywords:
Hongtong Great Locust Tree
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