Study Of The Culture Of Manchu In "the Story Of The Stone"

The Story of the Stone is our country' s literature on eminent, is also enjoys a good reputation around the world' s, It is also a historical famous work. A family prosperity and decline history says how many world sadness and happiness. Author CaoXueqin lives in the Qing Dynasty, probably the KangXi 54 years, in great-great grandfather CaoZhen in the Yan time, CaoJiazao by degenerate into the later Jin dynasty ruler from Ming Dynasty' s subject the house slave (coating). In his paternal great-grandfather Cao Xi a generation of start, dispatches the south of Yangzi River to be appointed weaves, in the family is deep Manchu nationality emperor to recognize, therefore has bestowed "the banner men census or resident register" . Caos' has been through repeatedly Five Dynasties, is hundred years, the long-term banner men census or resident register's life, nature Man Huajiao is deep, the Manchu nationality habits and customs which accepts is also different with the common Han people, may be equal to the Manchu nationality not completely, what therefore CaoXueqin from is born that one day to start to accept is the Manchu and Han Chinese culture "double-decked" educates and gradually influences. Especially CaoXueqin' s grandfather Cao third branch, since Emperor Kanji' s faithful lackey, simultaneously is also the cultural official who is very fond of the Chinese culture, to CaoXueqin' s thought that the talent and skill formation will have the enormous influence in the future. Therefore, The Story of the Stone the massive Man Yihan cultural consciousness also, also lives except the time reason with Cao Xueqin this also Man Yihan family receives the influence cannot separate.The article from The Story of the Stone analyzes contains Manchu nationality culture. Has analyzed several aspects, from the book the religious culture, the clothing culture, the diet culture obtains, to discover conforms to the Manchu nationality culture custom to study, then inquires into The Story of the Stone. The religious aspect, Shamanism is north the nomads unique religion category, but The Story of the Stone also mentioned this religious some related forms, but Buddhism and Taoism also after the Manchu nationality enters the pass obtains believes, also has the profound influence to the Manchu nationality; The clothing aspect, banner man' s unique archery sleeves, the Chinese dress also in the book can see that in the diet culture, Manchu and Han Chinese complete meal this kind has Man Youhan the banquet, at Jia government office's many banquets, is taken the writing the reference. Art originates from the life, is higher than the life, Cao Jiao the abundant potential moves toward when the deterioration, although far inferior Cao Yin in the date, still at maintains "abundantly -odd" the aspect, is precisely The Story of the Stone the Jia Fu scene. Because of the Cao family' s special status as well as their family, relative' s special position, enables them to have the opportunity to contact the emperor' s relatives, their family once alone welcomed the emperor four times, this is also the Jia Fu portrayal, but in book Jia Fei the new year' s day also has the primary form in Cao Jia, Cao Yinzhi female married has given the even Chunwang Naer Soviet, this also caused the inside story--—Wang Zhe construction which, the diet, the clothing, the etiquette Cao Xueqin could peep at the palace and so on. The magnificent and expensive life has also provided the source material for the showing book. In the future Cao Jia will deteriorate, Cao Xueqin will wander about destitute Beijing western suburbs, what will contact will be Manchus and han Chinese lives together with different nationalities the lower level common people, has also absorbed the considerable amount Manchu nationality custom public sentiment in there him.Regarding The Story of the Stone the Manchu nationality culture's description, we may also see, this to impelled the novel the plot to develop the very major function, although the book itself did not make widely known the location time, but might obtain the novel through the analytical study the time to locate the age, was occupies by ShengZhuanshuai Caos.The Story of the Stone the research has been omni-directional, how many everybody research discussion, pours into the life for this reason, but the Hong studies still had many confuse the same place to wait for that we inquired into, on this road, our given objective, must go forward, explores the inexhaustible Hong studies world.