Tang Dynasty Taboo

Taboo that in China is an important ancient system of the ancient Chinese community, this system have got a development in Tang Dynasty, and have had a profound impact to the later generation. The academic have conducted some research about the taboo of Tang Dynasty, but it still need a comprehensive and specialized research of the taboo of Tang Dynasty as a whole. Even some monographs about China's ancient taboo, are not enough systematic and deeply. From the point of view of academic development, it is necessary to the taboo of Tang Dynasty to have a comprehensive, systematic and in-depth study.This paper re-examines the results of previous studies, in view of the the weak links in researching of the taboo of Tang Dynasty, re-collected a lot of literature, inscriptions information and some Dun huang instruments, and on this basis, to explored several important issues of the taboo of the Tang Dynasty deeply.The full text is divided into four parts:Part I: Elaboration the major situation of researching of the Tang Dynasty taboo of scholars in the past, including the achievements and the problems that existed. Prior study to taboo of the Tang Dynasty from the overall and the partial, mainly concentrated in avoiding the name of king and parents two aspects. in the development and characteristics of taboo of Tang Dynasty, the social impact is also discussed, in the taboo of Tang Dynasty some influential cases were studied. However, there are many important issues have not been cleared, the research is not comprehensive enough, such as the system of taboo of Tang Dynasty that for a comprehensive study are very few, its focus is also limited to the early of Tang Dynasty and that the problem of generation which is related to taboo, it was rarely involved. Hence the importance of the taboo of Tang Dynasty a comprehensive, in-depth study.Part II: on the evolution of the system of taboo of Tang Dynasty that made a systematic and in-depth analysis, analysis the development of the taboo system of Tang Dynasty. The system of Tang taboo has gone through a process of evolution from the relatively relaxed to gradually strict, and eventually decline. First of all this change is because in the background of the imperial power has been strengthened, the rulers through the promotion of filial piety, to preserve feudal rule. Second, There are a relatively relationship between the political system of the Tang Dynasty and the impact of the rise and fall of the evolution of the system. Third, the feudal rulers extremely conceited psychological and the attitude towards taboo is an important factor for the evolution of the system. Fourth, since the Wei and Jin Dynasties taboo atmosphere, to a certain extent, affected the evolution of the taboo of Tang Dynasty. Part III: Analysis the type of the taboo of Tang Dynasty, method and its characteristics. Its range including King, Officials, Parents, Prince Edward, Queen's, Relatives of a king or emperor on the side of his mother or wife, and becauae hate somebody or something. The methods of Taboo for different types have performance out differences. Among them, king taboo use variety of methods, including the word default, renamed, with "a", "taboo" instead of the word, as well as variants, interpritation, dismantle the character and lack of pens, etc.The methods of avoiding the name of parents is by changing the name of the things, and asking others write the name of personal ancestor. Official taboo often changed his official or work place, as well as subordinate to change his name. Other types of taboo, or change the names, in order to achieve the purpose of avoiding. Finally, analysis the characteristics of taboo of Tang Dynasty. First, the scope of taboo of Tang Dynasty is larger. Secondly, the taboo of Tang Dynasty is linked with the Law and discipline rite. Third, taboo have many methods, is a synthesizer. Fourth, the range of taboo is wide. Fifth, the existence of relaxed and rigid geographical differences in the taboo of Tang Dynasty, thus forming the characteristic of tight in inside and loose in outside. Sixth, Tang taboo also extended to neighboring countries.Part IV: Analysis the role and impact of the taboo of Tang Dynasty. First analysis the role of taboo in reserving the feudal rule, followed by analysis the negative role of the taboo of Tang Dynasty to literature books, and analysis the use of taboo in academic research. Then analysis the impact of taboo to the Tang Dynasty's political, cultural and social. At last, analysis the impact of taboo to future generations.In short, the article closely around the system of the taboo of Tang Dynasty, concrete a in-depth study, then linked with the development of the social, and have a detailed analysis about taboo system and taboo atmosphere, and the methods and the role and influence of the taboo of Tang Dynasty of a specific study, a number of new views will help to create a comprehensive understanding of the Tang Dynasty taboo.