A Research On Du Guan In The Law Of Qin And Han Dynasties

Du Guan is an important political system in ancient China,which was originated from the Fief System of Zhou Dynasty,roughly formed in Warring State Period and continued to exist as a part of the state system in the Qin and early Han Dynasties.The paper focuses on the following two questions:1.What's the real meaning of Du Guan in the period from the Warring State to early Han Dynasty?2.What's the difference between Qin and Han Dynasties in Du Guan?The main body of the article is divided into four parts:The first part is mainly on the analysis of several representative point of view in previous studies,tries to find out their problems,and grasps the academic research of chief concerns to improve my understanding on Du Guan;The second part is mainly on the analysis of Du Guan one by one in the Qin and Han Bamboo Slips and establishes the argument:Du Guan is the officials of fief;Based on the bamboo materials,the third part compares the characteristics of fief of Qin and Han Dynasties.The differences fully prove that Qin attached importance to the centralization system,while Han Dynasty advocated the system of enfeoffment.The fourth part makes a preliminary inquiry on the evolution of Du Guan in Han Dynasty.The paper chooses the Qin and Han Bamboo Slipsa the main materials,collects all the clauses related to Du Guan and conducts further studies.In the specific issues of interpretation,the paper tends to quote more hand-down-litrature as the evidence.The proofs explain that the meaning of Du Guan in the Qin and Han Dynasties is not as Yan shi gu said,but there is a historical process of evolution.