The Fushan Gazetter，which was compiled by Fang Yizhi's disciples in the early Qing Dynasty is detailed annals of Buddhist geography and culture in Fushan． This works includes many letters and poetry that was exchanged between Fang Yizhi and the literati of Fushan． Thus，the Fushan Chronicles became very important documentation．The author's inquiry into the close ties between Fang Yizhi's senectitude and Fushan elites is mainly based on the Fushan Chronicles and other relevant historical materials．It makes full use of the historical data to mutually confirm and supplement some questions raised in Yu Yingshi's textual research into Fang Yizhi's integrity in his old age．