践行与传承:北魏孝文帝之“奉老恤贫”

Implementation and Inheritance:Emperor Xiaowen’s Practice of Supporting the Elderly and Relieving the Poor in the Northern Wei Dynasty

北魏由拓跋鲜卑所建,立国之初即注重对中原传统文化的吸收。至太和年间,实施了田制、官制、姓氏、语言、服饰等方面的汉化革新;孝文帝亲政后,尤重对华夏传统文化礼仪的践行。在实施汉化革新的同时,孝文帝巡遍北魏疆土,所到之处皆“问高年”恤孤老,实则是与其汉化措施相辅,使其革新更加深入人心。因此,孝文帝旨在一统的汉化革新实际上是两轨并行,即诏令革新与追随两汉“奉老恤贫”传统的践行,从而促进了华夏礼仪在北方的历史传承。

The Northern Wei Dynasty,founded by Tuoba Xianbei,paid attention to the absorption of the traditional culture of Zhongyuan at the beginning of its founding.Till the time of Taihe,reforms had been carried out in the systems of farmland,bureaucracy,surname,language,clothing and so on.After Emperor Xiaowen had got the power,he paid attention to the implementation of Huaxia traditional culture and etiquette.While carrying out the innovation of Han culture,Emperor Xiaowen inspected the country to help the poor and elderly to make the reform deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.It is not only the implementation of decree innovation but also the maintenance of Han Dynasty tradition,which aims to promote the historical inheritance of Huaxia etiquette in the North.