The Rules of the Court

…Yisho was established through donations or joint investments from influential members of the family, and the profits were used to support the poor within the family, for ceremonial occasions, and for the education of children. In many cases, the founders prepared rules for the management and operation of the yisho (yisho rules) and made their descendants abide by them. Regionally, they were common in central and southern China, where the landlord system had developed since the Song Dynasty, and some were large, covering more than 1,000 mu. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Gisho Rules" is listed below.

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…義荘は一族の有力者の寄付，あるいは共同の出資によって設けられ，その収益は同族内の貧困者の扶養，冠婚葬祭，子弟の教育などに使用された。また多くの場合，設置者は義荘の管理･運営に関して規約(義荘規条)を作成し，子孫に遵守させた。地域的には，宋以降地主制の発達した華中･華南に多く，1000畝以上の大規模なものも見られた。…

※「義荘規条」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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