A Study On Community Drinking Ceremony Of Shanxi Province In Qing Dynasties

At first,the Community Drinking Ceremony was a kind of etiquette when the ancients dine together,because it had the function of respecting the elders and elite talents,and publicizing the edification.So it was gradually developed and passed down in the past dynasties.The rulers of the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the issue and promulgated a series of laws and decrees.In order to better carry out the Community Drinking Ceremony,let the capital Shuntianfu held as scheduled each year according to the prescribed time,so as to be an example for the whole country.The Community Drinking Ceremony in rural areas is in fact a means of administration by the Qing government in order to safeguard the regime.According to local records of Shanxi,the ritual process of Community Drinking Ceremony of Shanxi is mostly based on the Zhou ceremony,according to the ritual process issued by the Qing Dynasty,the requirement,and the law and order.Local records of Shanxi records the location of the local drinking ceremony,the arrangement of seating levels,the process of the ceremony,and the guests who participated in the drinking ceremony in the town.In Shanxi inscriptions,the honor of guests attending the drinking ceremony is recorded,which proves the fact of drinking in the area.Through the study on the implementation of the Community Drinking Ceremony in various counties of Shanxi,Take the Community Drinking Ceremony in three counties of Xiangning,Shilou and Daizhou as examples,the process of Community Drinking Ceremony in the countryside is analyzed in detail,Contrast the Community Drinking Ceremony in the countryside in different places.This paper compares the Community Drinking Ceremony between Shuntianfu and Shanxi.There are three aspects:whether there are reading orders or not,and whether there are supervisors or not,and different meanings.In 1843,the Qing governmentt cancels Community Drinking Ceremony.This paper discusses whether Shanxi continue to carry out Community Drinking Ceremony.In some places,Community Drinking Ceremony continued until it was abolished during the Republic of China,for example,Yicheng County,indicating that it have a great impact.Whether the Community Drinking Ceremony is held or not is mainly influenced by the national policy,social environment,local politics,economy and culture,self influence and so on.Study andAnalysis of Community Drinking Ceremony in Shanxi.Three characteristics are summarized:the ceremony is simpler than before,the difference between North and South is greater,and it is related to the development of economy and culture.Although rituals vary from region to region,their role is the same,one is to educate the people,the other is to consolidate the regime and maintain rule.The significance of Community Drinking Ceremony is that Respect the wise and the elderly,the law of historical development and the spirit it embodies,in keeping with the traditional virtues of the Chinese people.So it has a certain social education function,which is paid attention by the rulers of the past dynasties,and this is one of the reasons for the continuous improvement.