中国传统宗藩制度基本特征述论

On the Basic Features of the Traditional Clan and Vassal Institution of China

狭义的传统宗藩制度主要是围绕皇帝处理皇权与宗室、功臣等地方实力集团关系而设立的重要行政机构。其基本特征主要有四：制度设置上迷恋家族与偏爱国家并举，制度内涵表现为内在传承与外在发展互动，制度工具体现为一定理想与浓厚致用结合，制度运作归于目标合理与具体合理统一。它们在一定程度上顺应了古代中国政治制度的内在演化规律,比较符合当时社会的现实需要。

The traditional clan and vassal institution in the narrow sense was the executive branch mostly set up to deal with the relations between the imperial power and the district strength groups of his patriarchal clan and the vassals by the emperor. Its basic features are made up of the four component parts: Being infatuated with the patriarchal clan was simultaneous with showing favor towards the nation in the system setting up. Inheriting the fine traditions in essence and developing externally helped each other forward in the system content. Containing some ideals was combined with having strong practical value in the system application. Possessing a rational goal was integrated with owning pragmatic roles in the system operation. These features conformed to the law of the internal evolution of the ancient political system of China to a certain extent and fairly accorded with the real social demands then.