Lin Zexu Taxation Proclamation Stele

　　Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, Fifth Batch, October 2002 Lin Zexu Taxation Proclamation Stele Qing Dynasty, outside the south gate of Taizhou City　

　　Lin Zexu (1785~1850)　　Lin Zexu, styled Yu Fu, also known as Shao Mu and Shi Lin, and in his later years as “Old Man of the Village.” He was born on July 26, 1785, in Gulou Street, Houguan (now part of Gulou District, Fuzhou), Fujian Province. His father, Lin Binri, styled Mengyang and also known as Digu, made a living as a teacher; his mother, Chen Zhi, did needlework and paper-cutting flowers to help support the family. At the age of four, Lin Zexu began his early education under his father and gained a reputation for literary talent in his youth. In 1798, during the third year of the Jiaqing reign, he passed the county-level imperial examination (xiucai) and studied at the Aofeng Academy, where he began to focus on practical learning for governance. In 1804, the ninth year of the Jiaqing reign, he passed the provincial-level imperial examination (juren). After failing the metropolitan examination (huishi), he sought a livelihood and worked successively for... Details+