Research On The System Of Sealing Official Seal In Qing Dynasty

The system of sealing official seal provided the only public holiday in Qing dynasty,which was solemnly recorded in the literature of decrees and regulations in the official documents.The ceremony of this system was solemn and guided by the principle of "sealing seals".From the central government to local governments,from ethnic Han areas to areas inhabited by ethnic minorities,this system’s influence reached far overseas.From the beginning of Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty,it has been adhered to and achieved the unification of horizontal geographical scope and vertical time scope.From the name of "sealing",it can be seen that the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to seal and emphasized on "sealing".All official seals were sealed,showing that the Qing court gave officials at all levels a holiday during the Festival,to realize the official and the people’s happiness.In practice,it was necessary to take into account the fact that the dynastic machinery would not stop running,so the policy of "urgent affairs" was taken as the guideline to ensure the normal handling of military affairs,people’s livelihood and some critical affairs concerning the imperial rule.Through the long-term interaction between the system and practice,Qing people constantly improved the method of "pre-use blank",which was an important measure to guarantee the "urgent affairs" after sealing.In addition to"urgent affairs".The system of sealing official seal required no public business,sealing seal and taking a holiday.And because of the existence of a number of details and deferred matters,which guaranteed the necessary rest time of the whole bureaucratic system from the early Qing Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty in practice.Even if the governors,the emperor’s close officials could be rested after the sealing when there were no urgent affairs,so the holiday of the system of sealing official seal was also a real holiday in the Qing Dynasty.The seal day is the end of a year’s official business and the beginning of one month’s vacation,the bureaucratic system on that day has two different states of rushing to do important work and relaxing.After the sealing,the speed of government affairs processing slowed down,and the control of civil society was relaxed.At this time,the civil mechanism played an important self-management function,especially in the northern region established light officers to perform government functions,which was also an important manifestation of the"mutual support between the officials and the populace" in Qing Dynasty.The seal system implemented at the beginning of the New Year reflects its profound connection with the Chinese New Year.The seal day is an important year-end deadline and the signal of the all sectors of society to have a holiday at the end of the year.The system of sealing official seal is a holiday for the Chinese New Year festival,which reflects the importance of Chinese people to the New Year festival.After the sealing,people held various ceremonies to celebrate the ceremony,which is the organic unity of traditional Chinese natural time and humanistic time.