The Primary Study On The Wine Policy In The Western Zhou Dynasty

As a country with an ancient civilization and a long history,China also keeps pace with the times.Wine culture,which is one part of diet culture,has a long history as well.Since ancient times,wine plays a vital role in our political activities,social life and etiquette,and at the same time,the management of wine-related issues is coming into being.In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty,in order to stabilize the regime,better govern the country,the ruling class learned the historical lessons from the Shang Dynasty and promulgated the relevant Prohibition,so as to restrain the people.While wine was one of the important drinks,which was necessary in daily life and the rituals,so that was impossible to prohibit the wine completely.As a result,the officers who managed the wine were needed in this period.With the continuous development of society,the wine management was more systematic,so a special institution in charge of the wine was set up where there were different positions.After then the hierarchy of the wine officers was made,every officer had the corresponding responsibility,they performed their duties to manage all aspects of the wine.The wine had an important place in sacrificial culture of the pre-Qin period.In Western Zhou Dynasty,people couldn't worship the heaven and earth,the former kings,the ancestors and the country without the wine.Wine was essential in the daily life at that time.Now wine can help descendant to understand the etiquette,system and culture in Zhou Dynasty,and it is the most important cultural symbol in the etiquette system of Zhou Dynasty.Zhou's drinking ceremony is not to highlight the luxury of the feast,but to achieve political intention of the rulers,to carry a certain historical responsibility and to maintain the political rule,harmony of all ethnic groups and the upper and lower political role of communication.The drinking ceremony in the Zhou Dynasty's social and political life and ritual culture has a very important position and significance.Making,keeping and drinking wine can not be done without utensils that is called drinking vessels appearing at the same time with the wine.Drinking vessels are not only the derivative of Chinese wine culture,but also an important part of Chinese wine culture.Different drinking vessels reveal different age of social and historical connotations,the spirits and cultural characteristics of all classes.