Zhou Dynasty Wine Ceremony Research

In the Western zhou dynasty, Zhou Gong made pleasure in making music, and formed a relatively complete system of music and politics which wine is one of the most important part of the rites.The wine ceremony is not only 'artistic performance form',such as Rituals,Yan Xiang Li, the township drink ceremony and people in the ceremony to let, lift, sit,pitch and so on, Strict regulation of the wine system, respect for other types of wine and category of flourishing bronze drinking vessels also consistute a symbol of the difference between the inferiority and inferiority. Embodied in the Zhou Dynasty wine ceremony: although the seven wine officers didn't establish an independent system of office in the wine system level, but their responsibilities are clear, and for the standardization of Zhou Dynasty wine ceremony held to provide a guarantee. Jiu Zheng is always in charge of' wine and the decree , all related to the production and use of wine are by his ruling. Jiu Ren, Jiang Ren, Yu Ren, Chang Ren, who are responsible for the production of different liquor, and in accordance with the superior order for the wine to provide a sufficient number of Five Qi and Three Jiu. Secretary Zun Yi mainly in charge of the wine and display, to ensure that wine and bronze drinking vessels in the wine gift mach each other. Ping is responsible for supervision of wine and the politics, disciplinary duties. Second, Five Qi, Three Jiu in accordance with the value of their respective prices were loaded into different drinking vessels,such as Yu and Five Qi are both very percious, they need to use the same distinguished vessels Yi, in the room from the room to the different occations of the ceremony,because Three Jiu are humbler than Five Qi , generally use Pot and Lei. Thus,according to the different specifications of the wine gift to determine the amount of alcohol and wine containing and put, undoubtedly reflects the standardization of the system of the Zhou Dynasty wine ceremony. Third, people is by means of the wine art form to express their inner emotion indirectly, which the reed thought and ethic affection is blended in. Also, 'The Book of Songs' in the articles of the wine drunk is full of mellow and it is accompanied by the temple above the sound of elegance through the time and space of the long river, people's memory back to the Early western zhou dynasty. Regardless of memories the ancestors, or in the process of practicing the spirit of self-improvement of the virtues, they always pursue the harmony of emotion and rite.