Abstract

This article, from the diachronic perspective, based on the field surveys and interviews verifies the present geographic names of the places passed by the Joseon envoys from the Zhuqiao ancient courier station(朱桥驿) to Laizhoufucheng(莱州府城) in the Dengzhou-Beijing shipping routes of the envoys during the alternation of Ming and Qing Dynasties as well as reconstructs the routes. This thesis supplements the missing records in the relative documents according to Sahaeng record and corrects Joseon envoys’ inaccurate records of the names of some places basing on the local records. According to the analysis and field surveys, the names of the places passed by the Joseon envoys from Ershili station(二十里铺) to Laizhoufucheng(莱州府城) are reconstructed as follows: Shuigu River(水古河), Ershili station(二十里铺), Lu Mengzheng old village(吕蒙正故里), Shili station(十里铺), Hou Donglai cemetery(侯东莱之墓), the inscription of Yizhong(义塚碑), and Laizhoufucheng (莱州府城). According to the field study, the present spots of the listed places are as follows: Suguo River(苏郭河), Chengguo Zhen Qiansu Village(程郭镇前苏村), Laizhou City Chenggang Street Junzhaizhi Village(莱州市城港路街道军寨址村), Chenggang Street Qishui Village(港城路街道淇水村), Chenggang Street Donglangzifu Village and Xilangzifu Village(港城街道东郎子埠村西郎子埠村), Wenchang Street Mingzhuyuan dong Block(文昌路街道明珠园东区), Laizhou City Wenchang Street Dongguan Village and Nanguan Village(莱州市文昌路街道东关村和南关村).

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