Abstract: “Jinling Xuanguanzhi” is the gazetteer of Daoist Temples of Nanjing composed by Ge Yinliang, an official in the Ritual department during the wanly era. This material is of great significance for studying the local Taoist history since it recorded almost all aspects of the Daoist temples in Nanjing of the Ming dynasty. However, “Jinling Xuanguanzhi” has long been ignored compared to Ge Yinliang's another gazetteer of Nanjing Buddhist temples “Jinling Fanchazhi”, which was popular and reprinted frequently. The limitation of the reserved versions of “Jinling Xuanguanzhi” is partially due to the strong Buddhist tradition in Nanjing, and somehow reflected the attitude toward Taoism of the literati and book collectors mainly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Study of the editions of “Jinling Xuanguanzhi” thus would have a certain inspiration for understanding the development of urban Daoism of the late imperial period.

Key words: “Jinling Xuanguanzhi”, Ge Yinliang, Taoism in Ming Dynasty