Brief Discussion Of Nation Thoughts In The Middle Of Liao Dynasty

The middle period of Liao Dynasty mainly refers to the ruling period from Liao Jingzong to Liao Shengzong.the study of the national thoughts in the middle of Liao Dynasty included not only the thoughts of Liao Jingzong and Liao Shengzong,but also the Empress Dowager Xiao.In the middle of Liao Dynasty,all nationalities were in great turbulence and development period,and Liao Dynasty also began to develop from the bottom to the top.In order to stabilize the rule of Liao Dynasty,the rulers of Liao Dynasty had to deal with the increasingly complicated ethnic relations and internal contradictions,and their national thoughts were very rich.The full text can be divided into two parts: introduction part and body part.The introduction part mainly introduces the purpose and significance of this topic,research status at home and abroad,research methods,key points,difficult points and innovation points of this paper.There are four chapters in the body part.The first chapter starts with the background,analyzes the social development and the national condition in the middle of Liao Dynasty.It mainly includes the following two aspects: the development of various nationalities in the middle of Liao Dynasty and the relationship with Song Dynasty,Gao Li and Dang Xiang in the middle of Liao Dynasty.The second chapter sorts out the national thought in the middle of Liao Dynasty.It mainly includes the following three aspects: first,the national thoughtsof Liao Jingzong,such as Grassland-centred Thought,from only helping the Northern Han Dynasty to initiating Southern Expedition to retaliate agaist the siege a city and so on.Second,the thoughts of the Empress Dowager Xiao,such as ruling according to custom;from initiating Southern Expedition to advocating peace and keeping pace with the trend;the idea of the combination of "force and morality",etc.Third,the national thoughts of Liao Shengzong,such as worshiping Buddhism,drawing on the culture of central plains,"abiding by the covenant in the Song Dynasty,not having a slight opening to the margin";and dividing and ruling other ethnic minority,etc.The third chapter analyzes the origin and characteristics of the national thoughts in the middle of Liao Dynasty.The origin of national thoughts in this period mainly includes the influence of the plain's traditional national thought and social development in Liao dynasty,and the rulers' s personal cultural accomplishment and political orientation.The characteristics of national thoughts are as follows: complement the shortcomings of Qi Dan by the merits of Han Dynasty,at the same time,retain the national characteristics,change the ruling attitude of Han people that from guard against Han people to cultivate Han people,change the process of Confucianism,and the systematicness and integrality of theoretical thinking,and so on.The fourth chapter evaluates the national thoughts in the middle of Liao Dynasty.The influence of the rulers' national thoughts in this period mainly includes promoting the development and prosperity of the Liao Dynasty,thenational integration,and the economic and cultural exchanges among all nationalities,and the influence on the national thoughts of the later generations,and so on.The limitations of national thoughts in this period are mainly the aim at safeguarding the special political status and economic interests of the ruling class,treating other nationalities differently,and the negative effects of personality factors of rulers,and so on.