儒学催化的牌坊文化解析

Confucianism as catalytic of the monumental buildings

牌坊是中国独有的一种建筑形式,文化内涵丰富,它与儒学有着密不可分的关系。牌坊承载着道德教化功能,它旌表功德、节妇烈女和科举成就,是掌权者手中驾轻就熟的御民工具,而制造这种工具的就是儒学。儒学中的程朱理学打造的贞节牌坊最不人道,每一座贞节牌坊背后都是女人悲凉的故事,也彰显着理学的罪孽。

Monumental buildings are a China specific architecture full of cultural implicature and inseparable from Confucianism. They mainly represent moral teachings for those with moral virtues, exemplary chastity, and academic achievements in history. However, the paper discusses cruel or evil use of the monumental buildings by rulers, in particular, Cheng-Zhu new Confucian followers.