林禹年

林禹年


安溪
大中國廿七年七月廿六日
集美商科畢業生禹年林公墓
繼男
文景
立石

Erected on the 26th day of the 7th month in the 27th year of the Republic of China
Tomb of Mr. Lim Yu Nian, graduate of Jimei Commercial School
Erected by:
adopted son
Wenjing

安溪 (Anxi) is a county in Quanzhou city, Fujian province, China.
It's common in Chinese tomb inscriptions to mention the ancestral hometown of the deceased, as it's an important part of one's identity.
This additional information provides more context about Mr. Lim Yu Nian's origins and family background.

"大中國廿七年" refers to the 27th year of the Republic of China, which would be 1938 in the Gregorian calendar.
"集美商科" refers to Jimei School of Commerce, which was part of the educational institutions founded by Tan Kah Kee in Jimei, Fujian Province, China.
"禹年林公" is the name of the deceased, Mr. Lim Yu Nian
"繼男"  means adopted son in this context.
"立石" means "erect stone" or "set up stone," which is a common phrase used at the end of tomb inscriptions to indicate the act of erecting the tombstone.

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