The Study Of Henan Academy Sacrifice In Qing Dynasty

The academy is a special educational and cultural organization in the East Asian Confucian culture circle, and the sacrifice is one of the main functions of the academy. Qing dynasty is the popularization and change period of academy. In Henan Province, forming a Luo culture circle centered on Dengfeng, Nanyang, Xiangcheng, Daliang, etc. It greatly promotes the revival of Luo culture and the development of Henan Academy, the sacrifice is one of the most important parts.The Sacrificial people of the academy in Henan province are similar with the Confucian sage sacrifice in Song Dynasty, except for the sages in Confucian, government officials, celebrities in history, Wenchang emperor, Kuixing are also in sacrificial people scope of academy. On the one hand, it shows the sacrificial people diversification trend, on the other hand, it greatly highlights the status in sacrificial sequence of Luo cultural circle of the central figure, Chenghao and Chengyi, and the status of those related with Henan Cultural notables, officials and Historical celebrities.To memorialize these people, Henan Academy in Qing dynasty built large-scale sacrificial building, such as the Songyang academy,built the first temple to sacrifice Confucius, Daotong temple specially sacrificed Yao, Yu, zhougong,.At the same time, the status of different sacrifice buildings in one academy is not the same, which fully embodies in the layout, and prominently reflects the status of the Chenghao, Chengyi, and Zhu Xi and so on.Henan Academy in Qing Dynasty also regularly holds sacrificial activities. Different Academies have different ceremonies on the same sacrificial people; different sacrificial people also have different levels, such as Songyang academy,releasing food to sacrifice Confucius. The offerings have tailao, shaolao, fruits, and wine in distinction. People who participated in sacrificing are not only the teachers and students of the academy, also the administrative officials,which shows the phenomenon of classical learning in Henan Academy in Qing dynasty.Generally speaking, the purpose of Henan Academy sacrifice in Qing Dynasty is mostly consistent, which expresses their respect for the ancient sages and develops students' Confucian orthodoxy consciousness, strengthens students' academic cohesion, stimulats students' enthusiasm to learn from sacrificial object, as well as makes effect on surroundings of the Academy, it showsthe significance of sacrifice on academy and the spread of Confucianism.