| Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan is a kind of lost divination documents which was unearthed from Huxishan No.1 tomb of the Han dynasty,the systematic use of divination theory of five elements in soothsaying,integrity and strictness of text structure and style in Yan zhao are different from other discovered divination documents in bamboo and silk manuscripts,and it provides valuable information for us to understand the development of divination theory and divination documents in the Han dynasty and even early China.This paper is based on the interpretation and plate of Yan zhao in Tomb No.1 of the Han Dynasty at Huxishan in Yuanling County,combined with ancient documents and discovered bamboo and silk manuscripts and fully absorbed the relevant academic research,divided into two parts to study Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan.The first part is divided into two chapters,the first chapter is a comprehensive study of the relevant issues of Yan zhao’s text in three sections based on the elucidation of Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan:section one analyzes the text structure of Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan according to the divination principles applied,it is believed that Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan can be divided into four structures,namely Yanshiwusheng and Yanshiwusheng as the theoretical framework,Yanshichengri as the basis of divination,other chapters as specific application and historical events as deductive examples,in addition to some chapters should be extracted from other divination documents;section two conjectures the circumstances of completion and spread of Yan zhao in combination of ancient documents and Daybook of Han bamboo slips of Shuiquanzi,it is believed that Yan zhao probably rose in Chu region during the Warring States Period and spread to other parts of the country in the Han dynasty,becoming one of the most influential divination schools at that time,it content has also been continuously increased by future generations of diviners;and section three examines the literature nature of Yan zhao of Han bamboo on the basis of sorting out the relevant studies of the reason why"Hanshu-Yiwenzhi"divided"Zhuzilve-Yinyangjia"and "Shushulve-wuxinglei",the definition of Daybook and so on in the academic community,it is believed that Yan zhao belongs to divination documentary,but there are differences in structure and content between the Daybook in other unearthed documents.The second chapter is divided into three sections to study the relevant issues of divination in Yan zhao:section one examines"Wuxingjia"in "Shiji-Rizheliezhuan"on the basis of analyzing the divination theory of five elements and combining with other divination documents,it is believed that "Wuxingjia" in a narrow sense should be a divination school similar to the school of Yan zhao which divine based on divination theory of five elements;section two starts with "Yanshichengri",discusses the relationship between Yan zhao and shipan from Huxishan No.1 tomb of the Han dynasty in combination with archaeological findings,it is believed that shipan from Huxishan No.1 tomb of the Han dynasty is the tool used by Yan zhao when performing the divination,and it is different from other early shipan currently seen in shape,which may be special for"Wuxingjia";section three puts forward author’s opinion on the status and significance of Yan zhao of Han bamboo slips of Huxishan in the development of divination in the Warring States,Qin and Han dynasties,from a diachronic perspective,Yan zhao is the representative of divination scholars in the Warring States,Qin and Han dynasties,reflecing the systematic process and specific application of divination theory of five elements at that time.However,compared with the divination documents of the same era,the divination theory in Yan zhao is still limited in terms of standardization and progressiveness.From the synchronic perspectives,the school of has a certain characteristics of Chu region,but we can not overestimate the regional differences of divination documents in the Warring States,Qin and Han dynasties.The second part,on the basis of the academic research on Yan zhao,the full text is divided into chapters,notes and explanations. |
