汉代后妃面貌考察

Research on the Identities of Concubines in the Han Dynasty

后妃制度是绵延我国古代社会数千年的一种腐朽的社会制度,是男尊女卑观念下的历史产物。汉代后妃是古代后妃中的一个特定群体。从出身来看,西汉后妃出身下层者较多,东汉后妃则大多出自豪门。西汉册封皇后以帝王宠爱与生育皇子为主,东汉则以德为先。两汉后妃大多受教育程度较高。西汉后妃以雅善歌舞为主,东汉后妃以熟读儒经为长。凭借良好的文化素养与杰出的政治才干,两汉后妃成为中国历史上后妃参政的代表性群体。与后世相比,其社会地位相对较高。

The concubine system is a decadent social system of ancient Chinese society that produce under the concept of thinking that women are inferior to men for thousands of years. The imperial concubines are a particular group. From the origin point of view, many the imperial concubines in Western Han Dynasty were born in lower stratum and those in the Eastern Han Dynasty mostly born in rich and powerful families. The concubines that win emperor＇s favor or bear prince will be appointed as the empress in West Han Dynasty. In East Dynasty, the concubines that born in rich and powerful families and with nobility nature, will be appointed as the empresses. The impe- rial concubines had mostly higher educational level. The imperial concubines in Western Han Dynasty were good at Singing and dancing and those in the Eastern Han Dynasty master Confucian classics. The imperial concubines become the representative group by the good cultural accomplishment and the outstanding political ability and have higher social status compare the later.