A Study On Female Official System In Zhouli Through Jinwen

"Zhou Li" "establishes officials,each has its own duties,so that the people can get their own,without losing their place".It’s an important document to study the pre-Qin official system.The female official system was first seen in "Zhou Li"."Zhou Li" follows the natural laws of yin and yang and incorporates women into the corresponding ministry system.The design of the female official system has the characteristics of the times.The Jinwen material records the frequent participation of aristocratic women in political,economic,religious and military activities during the Zhou Dynasty.It is not the "women have no foreign affairs" as recorded in the traditional literature.This paper studies the female officer system and its characteristics of the times,which compared the traditional literature with jinwen materials.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,the paper is divided into six chapters.The first chapter analyzes the setting system of the female officers of Zhou Li.According to their status and title,they can be divided into four categories.The first is the queen,the second is the wife of the zhuhou and qingshi,and the third is the witch nvshi of the religious culture.Fourth,the service is widely used in the harem’s private service,sewing people and other officials,the female officials have strict hierarchy.From the second chapter to the fourth chapter,the comparison between the Jinwen and the traditional literature studies the functions of female officers in rites,politics and economy.At the rites,the female officer of "Zhou Li" is responsible for sacrifices,guests and mourning,involving all aspects of ritual affairs.In the political field,unlike the extensive political participation of women in Jinwen,the female officer of Zhou Li is restricted to the palace,only the affairs of the princes,reflecting the ideological concept of that women can not participate in political affairs.In economics the comparison of the economic affairs related to the royal family in the Queen of the Zhou Dynasty and the Queen of the Jinwen materials is only a yin and yang thought.The female sericulture and silkworms from the following queens are the reflection of women’s economic activities under the natural economic system of "women have no business,and take their silkworms " since the Spring and Autumn Period.The fifth chapter Analysis of the different functions of Zhou Li and the female officers seen in Jin Wen.First of all,the educational function,"Zhou Li" pays attention to the moral literacy of female officials,and conducts moral education.It is exactly The same as the women’s moral requirements in the handed down documentary records,reflecting the moral quality requirements of women in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.Second,military functions.The female military activities shown by Jin Wen have no relevant records in Zhou Li,which is a reflection of women’s foreign affairs.The sixth chapter mainly analyzes the characteristics of the female officer system in Zhou Li."Zhou Li" female official system is not a fiction.It’s based on the activities of the women in Zhou dynasty.In the process of constructing the functions of female officials,the changes in the era of profit and loss.The female officer’s design is guided by the idea of “yin and yang”,paying attention to the etiquette and economic function of the female official,while rejecting the political activities of women.It has the characteristics of "women have no foreign affairs" The functions of female officials in etiquette,politics,economy and education are in line with the social characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.