Sheng Jing Society In Qing Dynasty Seen By Chosun Envoys

In the East Asian “tribute system " centered on the Qing Dynasty,North Korea sends envoys to Beijing several times a year to pay tribute.All these envoys recorded their experiences in the Qing Dynasty in the form of diaries,which are called “Yan Journey Record".“Yan Journey Record "was written by the Chosun envoys on the basis of their own experiences and experiences when they visited the Qing Dynasty,which is obviously more outspoken,true,concrete and unique in perspective than the official book compiled by North Korea.Based on the historical materials of the Ming and Qing dynasties when the Chosun envoys went to Yan to pay tribute-“Yan Journey Record ",this article takes the cities,religious beliefs and Manchu folk customs of Shengjing area in the Qing Dynasty as the research object.Based on this,this paper will be divided into the following parts:Introduction,mainly including research significance;A summary of the basic literature and related research results at home and abroad;Methods of related research.The main body is divided into four chapters.The first chapter,North Korean Delegation and Shengjing Residence Stop.In the first year of Chongde in Qing Dynasty(1636),the Qing Dynasty and North Korea formally established suzerain-vassal relations and began a 270-year history of messenger exchanges.The envoys of North Korea are divided into regular envoys and other-envoys.The delegation is generally composed of an envoy,a deputy envoy,a writ officer,and interpreters.The size of the delegation is huge,with 200 or 300 people less and 400 or 500 more depending on the mission.After crossing the Yalu River,the North Korean delegation passed through Fengcheng ? Liaoyang ? Shenyang ? Guangning ? Ningyuan ? Shanhaiguan.The distance of the North Korean delegation in the Shengjing area can be divided into two sections.There are a total of 13 inspection houses.The delegation can either stay in the inspection house or rest in the people's home.The second chapter is about the city and city life of Shengjing in Qing Dynasty seen by the Chosun envoys-with Shengjing as the center.This paper discusses the city palace in Shengjing,the economy in Shengjing,the military and political system in Shengjing,cultural education and the contacts between envoys and scholars in Shengjing.In terms of cities and palaces,envoys focused on the walls,Gates,and city profiles of Shengjing.The military and political system fully embodies the principle of the first respect for Manchuria,and at the same time has the characteristics of the dual governance of the Han and Manchu people.Shengjing has a prosperous economy,developed industry and commerce,worshipped the god of wealth.In terms of culture and education,Shengjing area does not value Confucianism,and advocates riding and shooting with bow and horse.Through the contacts between the Chosun envoys and Shengjing literati,we can see the track of cultural exchanges between North Korea and China during this period,and thus explain the mentality of the literati in China and North Korea.The third chapter is the religious belief of Shengjing seen by the Chosun envoys.Starting from the Buddhist temples in Shengjing area,this paper describes the Buddhist temples in Liaoyang,Shenyang,Guangning and other areas seen by the Chosun envoys.Specifically,it includes the building and scale of the temple,the statue of Buddha to be worshipped,the inscription and layout of the temple,the surrounding environment of the temple and the life of monks in the temple.By observing the religious beliefs of the people in Shengjing,it can be seen that the religious beliefs in Shengjing area are diverse and utilitarian.The fourth chapter,the custom of Shengjing as seen by the Chosun envoys-centered on Manchu customs.The focus is on the clothing,diet,residence,transportation,marriage and funeral of the Manchu people.In terms of clothing,it includs the style and characteristics of Manchu men and women costumes.In terms of diet,it includes diet customs based on meat and sticky food and Manchu tobacco and alcohol customs.In terms of residence,the characteristics and interior furnishings of the Manchu room are elaborated in detail.In terms of residence,the characteristics and interior furnishings of the Manchu room are elaborated in detail.In terms of transportation,it is divided into land and waterway.Land traffic is mainly by car,including the carriage Hetaiping;Waterway traffic is mainly by boat,including Weihu and Jin boats.In terms of marriage and burial,the delegation specifically examined the Manchu marriage procedures and the funeral process from cremation to burial.In the conclusion part,the author synthesizes the study of the above chapters.The author believes that the Chosun envoys' observation and reflection on Shengjing society has always been carried out under the background of suzerain-vassal relations and Confucian culture.On the one hand,the North Korean takes the politics and cultural custom as a symbol of social civilization.It is believed that Shengjing is the hometown of vulgar custom.On the other hand,they were amazed at the prosperity and development of the Shengjing.The liberal Chosun envoys put forward the slogan of "learning from China".It has the historical progress.