6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

29 The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies Gaowa An Introduction to the Multilingual Inscriptions in Qing Dynasty and Studies onThem There is a large number of documents written in Manchu or other mi‑ norities’ languages as well in foreign languages of the Qing Dynasty. Thus, a certain number of inscriptions that were written in Manchu, Chinese and Mongolian or even more languages can be called “Multilingual Inscriptions”. According to incomplete statistics, there are 87 multilingual inscriptions of the Qing Dynasty, most of which are presently located in Beijing. The others are scattered in Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Sichuan Provinces, as well as in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region. Besides, there are also some in Mongolia and South Korea, etc. According to the contents, the Multilingual Inscriptions can be sorted into imperial rescripts, dedications to temples or other architectures, poetry, contracts, etc. Chronologically, they are distributed as follows: 3 are for the Chongde period, 12 for the Shunzhi period, 16 for the Kangxi period and 56 for the Qianlong period. This article collects and analyses the data of records and studies in cata‑ logs. Based on this, the author emphasizes the importance of compilation of catalogs and comparison of inscriptions in different languages. Key words: the Qing dynasty, multilingual inscriptions, catalogs of rub‑ bings, researches on inscriptions.