秦系祀典的解体与汉系祀典的建立——中国礼治史研究系列之五

The Disintegration of the Sacrificial Rites of the Qin Dynasty and the Establishment of the Sacrificial Rites of the Han Dynasty:The fifth part of the research series on the history of the rule of rites in China

西汉高祖祀典、文帝祀典基本上属于对秦系祀典的完善,武帝祀典将秦系祀典发展到极致,秦系祀典走向解体。汉成帝建始祀典开启构建汉系祀典之路。汉平帝元始祀典确立了此后近两千年中华祀典的基本框架,属于真正的“汉典”。从秦系祀典到汉系祀典,标志着儒生主动参与以礼治国、中华文明进入以经学为主导的时代。

The sacrificial rites of Gaozu and Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty are basically the perfection of the sacrificial rites of the Qin dynasty.The sacrificial rites of Emperor Wu have developed the sacrificial rites of the Qin dynasty to the extreme,and the sacrificial rites of the Qin dynasty have been disintegrated.The Jianshi sacrificial ceremony established by Emperor Cheng of Han opened the way to the establishment of the Han dynasty sacrificial ceremony and The Yuanshi ritual established by Emperor Ping of Han established the basic framework of the Chinese ritual for nearly 2,000 years.From Qin sacrificial rites to Han sacrificial rites,the Confucian scholars took the initiative to govern the country by rites,and the construction of Chinese civilization had entered an era dominated by Confucian thoughts.