Study Of The Qionglin Banquet Of Qing Dynasty‘s Ministry Of Rites

The Qionglin Banquet of Qing Dynasty was a banquet given by the emperor to the examiners and the new jinshi after the imperial examination.It originated from "Qujiang feast" and "Wenxi banquet" in Tang and Song Dynasties,and was called "Enrong banquet" in Yuan and Ming Dynasties.Qionglin banquet in Qing Dynasty was hosted by Minister of Rites.As a state banquet of Statutory,its procedures were all customized.Before the banquet,the Minister of rites should write a title and ask the emperor to set a date for holding the banquet,appoint the minister to preside over the banquet,and send the defend commander to maintain the order of the banquet.After receiving the approval,the Ministry of rites issued a notice to inform the government organs of Guanglu temple,Honglu temple,the music yamen,and so on.After the ceremony of "hairpin flower" held by new jinshi,they sat down and tasted delicious food according to their seats.At the end of the banquet,the imperial court made a custom-made banner,plaque,silver and imperial crown clothing,and the new Jinshi expressed his gratitude.The Qing government adhered to the rule of benevolence,righteousness and filial piety,advocated respect for the elderly,treated the elderly Jinshi courteously,and gave them preferential political treatment.In 1751,Emperor Qianlong celebrated the 60 th birthday of the Empress Dowager.In order to publicize the name of filial piety to the world,Emperor Qianlong granted the former Zhan Shi,Huang Shulin,who had been in the joint examination for 60 years,allow he second join the banquet of qionglin,thus establishing the second qionglin banquet system,Therefore,the imperial examination of revisited Panshui and re-attend Luming feast,and jointly constructed a unique culture of the imperial examination feast.So far,Jinshi,who has after 60 years in the joint examination,has been granted the emperor's approval and can go to qionglin banquet with new Jinshi to enjoy the supreme glory and become.It established system.It was not easy for jinshi in the Qing Dynasty to have the qionglin banquet for 60 years,from the tong sheng of children to the title of the golden list.And those who joined to the qionglin banquet are only 21 people,which is rare.The Qing government attached great importance to the examination of imperial examinations,attracted and valued the jinshi of Han nationality,gave them preferential political treatment and strengthened the sense of national identity to consolidate their own rule.But the Qing government treated the old jinshi with courtesy and feasted heavily in qionglin,advocated the social fashion of respecting the old,advocated learning and expanded the atmosphere of cultivating imperial examination,so as to encourage the younger generation to serve the imperial power and serve the country wholeheartedly.It can be seen that the customization and implementation of qionglin banquet in Qing Dynasty contains profound political implications.In the late Qing Dynasty,the political situation was turbulent,Western learning was surging eastward,national finance was in a dilemma,and qionglin banquet turned fromprosperity to decline.In 1905,with the abolition of the imperial examination system,qionglin banquet also came to an end.As an important part of the imperial examination culture in ancient China,the decline and disappearance of qionglin banquet also reflects the hard process of the transformation of Chinese society from tradition to modernization.