Song Dynasty Artifacts Of The Cultural Background Of The Northern Song Dynasty Of Ancient Catalog Comprehensive Examination,

The research of ancient implements is a specialized subject in Chinese history. In addition to studying the implements themselves, the drafting works of implements are also an essential part of the subject. As to this field, we have no research of the implement drafting works up to now. This paper is going to take a view of the cultural background for the research of ancient implements, and study the origin and development of the works.The prosperous of implements-research in North Song Dynasty is not inadvertently, but has its cultural background. The reviving of Ritual system is a root of the prosperous. The North Song Dynasty reforming its Ritual system led to a fashion of collecting and studying ancient implements. By the Huizong period, this fashion had gone to a great prosperity. The real purpose of the collecting and studying is to excavate and manifest history and culture.Another root of implements-research is the rise of Neo-Cortfucianism. Ritual is the centre of Neo-Confucianism, and Confucian scholars, such as Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, had attached importance to it, and expounded it in their works. The ideological trend of Neo-Confucianism in North Song Dynasty, as rooting in the Ritual theory, brought an ideological trend of doubting the history. Although this trend made the learning looked vacant, it advanced the research of ancient implements. The scholars in North Song Dynasty did the research so as to correct history works, and thus is the influence of doubting.As to outer conditions, scholars and bureaucrats' hobby on ancient implements took the leading role of contemporary fashion. They study the implements on the purpose of excavating and manifesting history culture. They considered it as an expression of the noumenon, and wanted to spread it to the descendants, which reveals their sense of responsibility.Searching for ancient implements in non-governmental circles is a powerful support to the implements-research. Many people seek profit from ancient implements, or donate them to the government for awards. That propelled the research of implements.The royal government's enthroning was a guarantee of the ancient-implement-research. In behalf of reviving Ritual system, the government commanded ancient implements, so a fashion of ancient implements boomed.Ancient-implement-research in the North Song Dynasty was prosperous, with many famous scholars and considerable works. The first works was Jigulu written by Ouyang Xiu. Later, scholars as Lv Dalin, Xue Shanggong, Huang Bosi, Zhao Mingcheng and Hong Shi all had their own great works. They had successful experiences of others to go by, and made a complete set of research method. The contents of their researching works were rather copious.There are four sorts of implement-researching works, including catalogue works, characters works, textual research works and drafting works. The scholars created and perfected the types and style of their researching works.Among these works, drafting works is especially noticeable, and it could stand for the research level of North Song Dynasty. The outstanding representatives include Kaogutu by Lv Dalin, Chongxiu Xuanhe Bogutu by Wang Fu, and Xuanhedian Bogutu by the royal government. These works is not only a basis for implement research, but also valuable for us to study ancient arts, religion, economy and society.