Tang Dynasty Hunting System

The hunting visit, mainly referring to the political inspection activities that the emperor went out of capital to make their rounds of inspection , was the etiquette standard and a guide to action . Its appearance , having the complex ritual process and the profound historical background , was to be a comprehensive expression of medieval ritual systems .The Tang Dynasty was the flourishing period in ancient China . It was the collection of the etiquette of Middle Ages that was a link between three generations , the Qin and Han Dynasties and the Song , Yuan , Ming and Qing Dynasties , spreading the east Asia countries . The hunting visit ceremony , as one of the important element, showed its strong vitality at this time . Thus , to study on the hunting visit system in the Tang Dynasty not only made clear off the threads of the hunting visit system in the Tang Dynasty , but also analyzed the station politics , the social development trends and the interactive function with the Confucianism , Buddhism and Taoism . So carrying on the overall analysis on it could open a new path and enrich the research of the cultural history in the Tang Dynasty , which had the important academic value and theoretical significance .Through the concept definition of the hunting visit system and its origin backwards in the Tang Dynasty , this article analyzed the main context and cultural connotations in detail. At the same time , it outlined the specific circumstances of the hunting visit of the all generations in the Tang Dynasty , on the basis of which we summarized the function and characteristic of the Tang emperors' hunting visit. The full text was divided into six parts .Chapter I is an introduction which introduced the reasons why to select this subject, reviewed this issue's research situation at home and abroad and elaborated the research methods to be taken in the writing process which the author must solve the problems .Chapter II is a generalization of the hunting visit . The author studied the related documents before the Tang Dynasty , especially pre-Qin period , then summarized the specific definition and development and evolution process .Chapter III , chapter IV , chapter V are the concern of this paper . From the Chapter III , it formally entered into the exploration period that the hunting visit system of the Tang emperors . Chapter III, after having analyzed the massive historical data of state rituals , the author inspected the contents of the hunting visit in the Tang Dynasty and analyzed the cultural connotation of the hunting visit of the Tang Dynasty . On this basis , chapter IVelaborated in detail the concrete implementation situation of the hunting visit system of the Tang emperors and divided the activities of the Tang emperors into five parts.Through the above summarize of the Tang emperors' hunting visit system and implementation details , chapter V boiled down to the politics, social, religious and other functions that the emperors' going on a journey took. It considered that the Tang emperors' hunting visit has the effect of the rule of rites , the rule of virtue , intensification of absolute monarchy , consolidating the local authority , defending the frontiers and compromise of all religions . In addition , owe to the different background , the hunting visit in different period showed different characteristic. The Tang emperors' hunting visit etiquette system was complete that has been taken in "Ji" etiquette , which was a great transition of Middle Age etiquette . In real life , the Tang emperors' going on an inspection attached importance to the place which the ancestors were born in order not to forget their primary . As the same of other generations , most Tang emperors in peacetime worked diligently and patrolled the local place to examined the public feeling . Unlike it , the emperors' hunting visit in fading period not only was reduction in number, but the contents was mainly refuge . So basically there was no hunting visit in the true sense . On the whole , the hunting visit range was broad , but there was no step into south of the Yangzi River, which was a key feature in the hunting visit history in the Tang Dynasty .In the Tang Dynasty , the emperors made general surveys frequently . Every trip was involved in every aspects of the nation and society . At the same time, it also reflected all varieties of reality social problems . Compared with the Qin and Han Dynasties , the hunting visit even more strengthened its cultural role, which was the inevitable result of historical development.There were two catalogues attached to the end of the paper, which were A Catalogue of the Tang Emperors 'Hunting Visit and A Comparison Table of Ancient and Modern Names of the Tang Emperors' Survey Place . I hope that the Tang emperors' hunting visit came through directly in these two catalogues, which there was a better reference to the future research work.