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QING: Qian Long, 1736-1796, tax receipt, year 34 (1769), XF

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QING: Qian Long, 1736-1796, tax receipt, year 34 (1769), XF
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QING: Qian Long, 1736-1796, tax receipt, year 34 (1769), ca. 167 x 252mm, issued for the sale of a pond by a Mr. Hu You-qi to a Mr. Hu Ti-ren in She County in southern Anhui, with the name of the seller and formulaic information in print, the names of the buyer, witness, presiding official, the property, and the date in ink, notarized with the seals of the presiding official; "Receipt of tax collection" (with "collection" in red) in the header, and in the body (reading top-down and from right to left), "Hu You-qi, in Volume 4 [of the Land Register] of the 18th Region of She County, today sells to / Hu Ti-ren, under [Headman] Hu Ren of the 5th jia (unit) in this volume of this region [the following] taxed property, with this receipt as proof of transfer. / This transaction was completed in the household of Shi Yu of the 9th jia in the same volume of the same region. / Itemized: Pond (in red) No. 1828 (stamped with official seal); Total amount: 1 candareen and 6-1/10 cash (same seal); Local name Wucheng Pond / (stamped "The remainder is left blank") / Presided by Official Hu Shi-yu (with the surname Hu in print, stamped with his personal seal) on 15th day of the 11th month of Qian Long Year 34; minor peripheral crinkle and a few small holes, a very interesting item that sheds light on the intricate the property and tax records of 18th century China, XF. Located in today's Huangshan City in southern Anhui Province, She County was one of the six subdivisions of Huizhou, a region famous for its wealthy and influential merchants. It is also renowned for its local architecture, cuisine, ink, and opera (from which Beijing Opera developed).