清季以黄帝祭祀为中心的国家认同构建——轩辕文化研究系列之五

Construction of National Identity Centered on the Yellow Emperor’s Sacrifice in the Qing Dynasty-Xuanyuan Culture Research Series Ⅴ

满清统治者入主中原后,继承了前朝的衣钵,对黄帝祭祀非常重视。除了庙祭一贯坚持外,对黄帝陵祭的重视更是前朝所不能及。满清政府以祭祀黄帝为手段,竭力进行国族、国家认同构建,成为清朝统治延续长达260余年的重要原因之一。

After the rulers of the Manchu Dynasty came to power in the Central Plains, they inherited the vessel of the previous dynasty and attached great importance to the worship of the Yellow Emperor. Apart from the persistent adherence to temple sacrifices, the emphasis on Mausoleum sacrifices of the Yellow Emperor was beyond the previ. ous dynasty. The government of Manchu and Qing Dynasty, by means of offering sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor, endeavored to construct national and national identity, which became one of the important reasons why the rule of Qing Dynasty lasted for more than 260 years.