唐代宾礼与亚洲格局——读《唐代宾礼研究:亚洲视域中的外交信息传递》

The Tang Dynasty’s Diplomatic Etiquette and the Asian International Relations Pattern

古代的中国虽然王朝不断更替,不同朝代的制度也多有因革,但礼制始终是支撑国家统治秩序正常运转的基础性制度之一。《左传》有"礼,国之干也"[1]的记载,《礼记》也称:"夫礼,先王以承天之道,以治人之情。故失之者死,得之者生……故圣人以礼示之,故天下国家可得而正也。"[2]《周礼》把礼分为吉、凶、宾、军、嘉五类,其中"以宾礼亲邦国"这一记载对古代中国宾礼的主要内容、实施原则等有着深远的影响。唐代的宾礼是与周边民族、国家有关的礼节,只有当唐与这些民族、国家发生实质性联系时,宾礼才能真正发挥作用。

The Study on the Tang Dynasty’s Diplomatic Etiquette analyzes the interaction on diplomatic etiquette between Tang and Asian countries in the dynamic background of Asian international relations.It holds that "Depoliticization"is the development trend of Tang Dynasty’s diplomatic etiquette,which began in Chunqiuperiod."Depoliticization" of diplomatic etiquette was the semblance of the Asian international relations pattern in the Tang Dynasty and the fundamental reason was the development of the "Power Center Theory" in Asian countries."Power Center Theory" is the author’s theoretical conception to explain the Asian international relations pattern in the Tang Dynasty.The Study on the Tang Dynasty’s Diplomatic Etiquette is an important work in recent years.