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Merchants Of The Tang And Five Novels

Posted on:2011-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z F LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360302997768Subject:Ancient Chinese literature
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Before the Tang Dynasty novel,due to the traditional concept of restraining commerce, merchants of this role is almost unknown.However, the Tang Dynasty, many artists began to break through the traditional concept of restraining commerce in its creation, a lot of description of the story of the merchant, can be said is unprecedented. In this essay, primarily from the following three chapters of the novel to explore Tang merchants.Chapter I:Tang main features of the novel merchants. Mainly in three aspects:First, Tang and Five Dynasties merchants novel filled with the breath of gods. Sin business one, business opportunities is the main performance cents. The reason why merchants novel filled with gods, and a great addition of the novel's ghost but also with the desire to get rich merchants dream about. Second, the novel is full of merchants Tang Buddhist thought. Buddhism has two main mainfestations:First, there are merchants novel concept of karma; Second, merchants, businessmen all novels read devout Buddhist scriptures. The prevalence of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, and the creator of the sermon is filled with Buddhist merchants novel ideas and congcepts of reason. Third, the Tang Dynasty merchant taken omniscient narrative novel perspective for merchants to conduct all-round display.Chapterâ…¡:Novels Tang Merchants. This chapter I will focus on three aspects:the first section of the Tang Dynasty and the origin of Merchants type. Tang Merchants in most of the novel comes from Persia, great food, and other countries. Hu business, there are three main types:Bao Hu eye for business, in medicine Hu business, set up banks of Merchants. Second, the novel Hu Tang merchants in China's distribution business and why. Tang Merchants novels mainly in YangZhou and other places. Because the commercial prosperity of YangZhou, transportation, and population is very dense. Thirdly, Tang dynasty China Merchants reasons. In addition to liberal policies and rulers, the main reason is because the Turkish people of high quality.Chapter III From the Tang and Five Novels of merchants and business men rheological relations. This chapter I will focus on three aspects:the first, in the base business idea before the Tang Dynasty under the influence of relationships and business men. "Restaining Commerce," the traditional concept, and "Shi-chi on the road" makes the value orientation of the scholars of the business before the Tang to take the attitude of contempt in his novels a negative attitude. Section II, from the "restaining commerce-Scholar-to abandon Confucianism and business" relationship between the Tang and Five Dynasties and business men the flow. Scholars write about Scholar, Scholars in business, government officials and business officials and businessmen make all showed a relationship between Tang and the integration and business men. Sectionâ…¢, Tang Shi Relationship change. Tang made the business boom was beginning to concern scholars of this special group of businessmen, Tang Dynasty imperial examination system defects caused by a large number of scholars in the examination Minglasunshan, making many outstanding scholars to have to change jobs, and in this point, many Scholars Deliberate selection of commercial this road, as their means of livelihood.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tang Dynasty, Business Novels, Exotic Merchants, The relationship of Business and Scholars
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