Study On Official Systems Of Chu In Spring-Autumn And Warring Periods

With a long time of history, Chu, which remained powerful state, was the southern center of politics, eiconomy, and culture in Spring-Autumn and Warring periods. Except its own specific culture, Chu produced complete official institutions, which had densely local characteristics. Study on official systems is of significance in history research. First, owing to the perfections, Chu country governing research plays a very important role on awareness of political regulations and its state in former Qin and affection to the following systems. Meanwhile it was an indispensable part on studying history of political rules in Chu and before Qin dynasty. Second, Chu instituted"Lingyin"system in its central official regulations. As the King's prime minister,"Lingyin"not only took the power of politics, military, laws and diplomacy, but also was monitored and controlled seriously by King. Its specific official rules distinctly showed the characters of authoritarian politics. Compared to the political centralization in Qin-Han periods, Chu's regulations were kind of embryonic form, but reclaimed for the political centralization setting and consoling of the following feudal society. Third, Chu set counties in local regime, and it was the first country to set that institution. Although county rules were not perfect, they provided mode for the following dynasties'Jun-Xian. Just as Gu Ju-gang said:"Chu county broke the governing rules for...