The Analysis Of The Caring Aged System In Tang Dynasty

The Chinese nation has a fine tradition of respecting and caring the aged, a quite perfect system and idea was formed in the Pre-Qing Era. In the Tang dynasty, long period stabilization of the society makes the dominator attach the importance of the caring the aged, and the system of provide for the aged was improved in this phase. This paper mainly analysis the system for caring the aged of the Tang dynasty, by gathering, coordinating and analyzing of the dates and materials of the Tang and the whole antiquity. The caring aged system in Tang dynasty mainly conclude five respects:Yang lao ritual system, the caring aged Imperial Edicts, the system of provide for the aged in the family caring, the law and household registration system, the caring aged of the retiring functionary and the prescripts to provided the aged in the Social Protection System. The text would demonstrate these five respects in detail. In the same time, the system of Caring aged of Tang is inherited and improved from the Sui and Pre-Qing Dynasty, this paper also comparing the differences between the system, and reached the characters of the Tang Dynasty, which is:The dominators regard the Caring aged problem; the strengthen of the imperial power with decline of the Yang Lao ritual system, finally it exist in name only; the Caring aged system has sharp contrast between the prophase and anaphase of the Tang dynasty; at same time the system also made some progress in the time. The purpose of the emperor attach the importance to caring the aged is to achieve the idea of Govern the World with Filial Piety, to maintain their govern, but the impersonality effects of the Caring aged system is sparkplug the society respecting the aged and formed the custom to provide of the old man, and boost conditions of the aged man.