A Study Of The Mansion And Residence System In The Han Dynasty

The various systems pioneered by the Qin Dynasty are basically been inherited anddeveloped in the Han Dynasty. The complete system is the foundation of Han Dynastyflourishing situation. At the same time, the movement of people and goods also is anecessary condition for the existence and development of a country. Mansion and residenceplay pivotal roles in this process.According to the existing literature, the mansion includes the mansion of prince,country and barbarian. All are in the capital. Prince mansion is the product of the seigneuraudience in Han Dynasty, and “one vassal kingdom, one mansion” is its basic settingprinciple. For county mansions, they are divided in Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasty,but they may be concentrated in one place until the late Eastern Han Dynasty. However,barbarian mansion is only one in the whole Han Dynasty. Official accommodation agenciesconsist of Chuan, pavilion and postal in traffic arteries. Chuan is basic set in the county, inor near the city. In all kinds of pavilions, rural pavilion and urban pavilion can providelodging for pedestrians. The rural pavilion is located in the countryside, and its distributionhas an important relationship with the County location, but the urban pavilion is mainly inbig cities, the capital of vassal kingdom and county. Post is set depending on geographicalenvironment. Relatively, the private Hostels are more casual set, and the development of theEastern Han Dynasty is more prosperous than of the Western Han Dynasty.Mansion and residence are connected with the official political activities in the HanDynasty. Prince mansion primarily services for princes. The main task of country mansion ison the reception of “Shangji” messengers. For barbarian mansion, severing the leaders andmessengers of barbarians and foreign countries is primary responsibility. In all officialaccommodation agencies, the most comprehensive and special agency is Chuan. Post andpavilion play a supporting role. But the pavilion is more widely used, and if the commonpeople pay, they could stay pavilions. Anyone can stay the folk private Hostels, includingthe people and businessmen.In the Han Dynasty, the management system of mansion and residence isn’t perfect,but relatively complete. Due to limited historical data, we can only understand the outline,but simply speculate for many details such as the sources of funding. Mansion and residencecouldn’t merely provide a lot of convenience for passengers, but also their presence is moreclosely related to the daily rule of the Han Dynasty. Mansion and official accommodationagency are a manifestation the country is subjected to the central government, and animportant tool the court can supervise and control the local country. The private Hostels’ development is closely linked to economic policies, and can promote the economicdevelopment and social mobility.