The Research On The Consciousness Of Advocating "Qing" Of The Power Clans In Han Dynasty

The power clans were regarded as a very important component of social stratum in Han Dynasty. They were the link between the state and the society. The spiritual world of the power clans is one of the three main research fields of the research of the power clans, and the consciousness of advocating "Qing" of the power clans is an important part of their spiritual world in Han Dynasty. It was formed in the process of theirs becoming Confucianists and tycoon scholars. From the perspective of the interaction between the thoughts and the society, the thesis studied the formation process and the expression form of the consciousness of advocating "Qing" of the power clans and the conflicts between the consciousness of upholding "Qing" and the fact of "Zhuo" in Han Dynasty.The author firstly analyzed the original meaning of "Qing", and then explored the development process of "Qing" concept, finally explained the power clans’ spiritual world which transformed from attaching importance to violence to valuing knowledge, then to treasuring "Qing" in the process of theirs becoming Confucianists and tycoon scholars. They persisted in poverty and devoted to their clans family in daily life. Cautiousness, uprightness and loyalty were their traditions. They were loyal, uncorrupted and responsible for education in political behaviors. All of these were performance of their consciousness of advocating "Qing".With the completion of theirs becoming Confucianists and tycoon scholars, the behavior of advocating "Qing" was becoming their spiritual pursuits solidly. Therefore, they often showed the qualities of "Qing". In the deteriorating social situation and turbid political atmosphere, the consciousness of advocating "Qing" of the power clans in Han Dynasty suffered the resistance from their hostile forces. Both parties conflicted with each other inevitably. The power clans not only resisted the luxury community, fake filial piety, but also fight with these phenomena. However, due to the powerful hostile forces, the power clans suffered brutally "party forbiddance" scourge twice. Along with the new thoughts and new awakening, the spiritual world of the power clans transformed from attaching importance to Confucianism to valuing Taoist. Their treasuring "Qing" consciousness also changed from Political Ethics type to Aesthetic type.During this period, with the consciousness of advocating "Qing" becoming significant in Aesthetic Category, it didn’t lose its status of ethical and political category. In fact, there were many uncorrupted government officials who persisted in poverty from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the present in China.