Ming Dynasty, Beijing Shih Tien Ceremony Rheological Dynasty

Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi is one of the most important ceremony in Chinese traditional society, which indicates the respect for teachers and knowledge.Since LiuBang, the first emperor of Han dynasty, initialed the memorial ceremony for Kongzi, an official institution has been gradually built. From the Tang dynasty, the Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi was written into the decrees and regulations. In the Ming dynasty, Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi had been held in Beijing Confucian shrine since Yongle Period.The Confucian shrine of Beijing was first built in Yuan Dynasty, and was renovated in Ming dynasty.The rite of Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi was changed many times during Ming dynasty, especially in Jiajing Period. The Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi became more and more solemn in the earlier yeas of Ming dynasty, and then encountered the huge reduction in Jiajing Period. Anyway, the Memorial Ceremony for Kongzi was still one of the most important memorial, which affected the poitics and culture of the whole siciaty.