Research On Local Public Houses In The Ming Dynasty

Local Administrative Building(yamen)are the symbols of ritual culture in ancient Chinese history,and also the key to local politics.The rulers of successive dynasties attach great importance to the architectural pattern and administrative functions.Because of the large-scale construction of the Ming Dynasty,they promoted the architectural etiquette culture,and then the culture of the government offices spread all over the country,thus forming the basic characteristics of "yamen offices of the Ming and Qing Dynasties".Most of the Qing Dynasty followed the construction of the Ming Dynasty Building mode.Although there are only a few examples of existing architectural sites,in terms of architectural history,there are countless research achievements in the shape and artistic expression of public buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties,and even in the culture of public buildings in Qing Dynasty.On the contrary,it can be seen that the research status constrained by the "architectural history" has not existed a comprehensive and systematic cognition covering politics,economy and culture in Ming Dynasty.Therefore,this paper widely uses historical books,local records,notes of scholars,literary works and other historical materials,and tries to combine the advantages of historical research and literary research,so as to further explore the influence and political results of Local Administrative Building on the politics of the Ming Dynasty.Through the study of the above methods,we can see that the evolution of the Ming Dynasty's Local Administrative Building reflects the political dynamic of the Ming Dynasty very much.The evolution of the Ming Dynasty's Local Administrative Building also reflected the political dynamic of the Ming Dynasty.It was also the most important point for the first emperor to show his authority and national legitimacy,as well as the local government's clean officials,which played a positive role in the governance of the Ming Dynasty.However,with the gradual decay of local officials and the ossification of state ideology,the "political" and "spiritual" nature of Local Administrative Buildingsoon lost its flexibility.The expansion of public offices at the local higher level,colleagues and lower level departments leads to the weakening of the real power of local officials.Since the middle period of Ming Dynasty,the free and open atmosphere brought by mercantilism and "temperament theory" has been a heavy blow to the establishment of the ideal form of "disinterested mind" in Ming Dynasty.Since then,the political reform of architecture in the Ming Dynasty has failed to achieve a fundamental solution,and the world has entered a cold period,with frequent disasters.The destruction of pornographic temples and academies for the purpose of cultural restraint has only imposed heavy labor burden on the people,causing resentment.Therefore,the local officials in Ming Dynasty were very cautious about the camp renovation activities.In order to avoid the bad evaluation of their superiors,they tried to avoid the construction projects.At the same time,the Ming Dynasty often encountered internal and external invaders,and the bureaucracy gradually survived.The local officials had to rely on the folk forces to maintain the public order.It was normal for the nongovernmental people to enter the official arena.Therefore,the political trend of "from the official to the nongovernmental people" was obvious in the late Ming Dynasty.In the novels of the late Ming and Qing Dynasties,there were more and more descriptions of satirical corruption,such as officials' greediness,the beat to deathof prisoners by yamen runner,the suppression of civilians by petty official,and the dependence on favours of gatekeeper.It can be seen that the contradictions and complex interpersonal relationships in the Ming Dynasty,including the decadent atmosphere of the local public servants.To sum up,the Ming Dynasty Local Administrative Buildinghas a strong political nature,which directly reflects the political concept and social dynamics of the central government.With the passage of time,the policy of poverty eradication and the thought of clean and honest advocated by the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty are no longer in line with the reality.However,there has always been a control of "ancestral law" inside and outside the Local Administrative Building,and it is difficult to change the concept of governance because of the solidification of feudal thoughts.Therefore,as the "end of the palace",in order to maintain the concept of governing the country,the Ming Dynasty Local Administrative Building became a tool to show power,cultural restraint,and fetter officials,highlighting the limitations of ancient Chinese feudal society.