Han Dynasty "world View"

The view of T'ien Hsin" is a very important concept in ancient China,"the T'ien view" of Xinhan Dynasty is people's perception of "T'ien Hsin" in the time of Xinhan Dynasty.The word of "T'ien Hsin" has been used for a long time,it can be found in many ancient Chinese classics and records,which also has very rich connotations,already including the meanings of state,territory,regime, people and so on.In the period of pre-Qin Dynasty,the main contents of people's T'ien Hsin view are the systems of "Jiuzhou" and "Wufu".In the Xinhan Dynasty,people regard the emperor as he has the mandate of heaven so that he can rule the world,which is the main point help us understand the T'ien Hsin."T'ien Hsin" and "Heaven" are inseparable, the supreme master of T'ien Hsin is the personification "Heaven",T'ien Hsin is under the jurisdiction of "Heaven";the supreme right of T'ien Hsin is the mandate of heaven,which is the willpower of "Heaven",the person who has the right of the highest implementation is the emperor,"the son of heaven",therefore,"T'ien Hsin" is governed by "the son of heaven" under the commission of "Heaven",this also can be explained as "the son of heaven" is subjected to "the mandate of heaven" to rule "T'ien Hsin".The ancients often claim, "seigniors have states","senior officials have land",what the emporer own is the heaven.As speaking to the Xihan dynasty,the title of reign is "Han","if the title is not 'Liu',the world would fight to it',meanwhile it introduces the concept of using filial piety to manage the state,viewing the whole world as the possessions of Liu family."T'ien Hsin" also has a close relationship with "Dao":In Xihan Dynasty,people think all under heaven are produced by the earth,they share a common source,that is all under one homology;the people all in the world,including the Huaxia and surrounding barbarians,have the common ancestors,that is all under one clan;all the people under the heaven should act in accordance with the will of heaven,regardless of the son of heaven or subjects,they should follow the "Dao of heaven","Dao of heaven" are the norms should be observed under the heaven,heave is the supremacy,everyone should respect the saints,rituals are made by the saints according to the "Dao of heaven",so everyone should practice the etiquettes,that is all under one Dao; at last,the heave should be unified,not only the boundaries of the world should be unified,the emporer has the paramount rights,but also the world should "espouse Confucianism as the orthodox state ideology",realize the unity of ideology and culture,that is all under one heaven."The view of T'ien Hsin" in Xihan Dynasty is different from the one in pre-Qin and subsequent dynasties, it has very rich connotations,implementing the fundamental values of unification,it is also very inclusive and open-minded to the surrounding different civilizations.Why "the view of T'ien Hsin" in west han dynasty has these features can be explained by many sides,like the influence of "the view of T'ien Hsin" in the period of pre-Qin,and the imbue of Confucian culture such as the thoughts of harmony,saint moral and benevolence, even the excitation of the reality of Qin and Han Dynasty.As a kind of ideology,the view of T'ien Hsin promotes the sustainable development of Chinese civilization,effectively maintaining the diversity of nationalities,also plays an active role in the long-term reunification of our country.