The Social Life Of The Han Dynasty As Seen In The Bronze Mirror Inscriptions

As a necessity of life in The Han Dynasty,bronze mirrors had a close relationship with people's life.During the Han And Han Dynasties,the prosperity of bronze mirrors laid a solid foundation due to the economic development and the establishment of a unified country.The industry of casting mirrors in the Han Dynasty was extremely developed,and the technology reached its peak.The number and distribution of mirrors unearthed in this period were unparalleled in the period before the Han Dynasty.A large number of bronze mirrors and their inscriptions have been unearthed from the Tombs of the Han Dynasty,providing rich material materials for exploring the social life of the two Han Dynasties.The first part: overview of the Han Dynasty bronze mirror,analysis of the Han Dynasty bronze mirror types and characteristics.Firstly,the stages of various types of Han Mirrors were carried out by classifying and comparing various forms of Han Mirrors.Secondly,the development characteristics of bronze mirrors in Han Dynasty are summarized by means of type fraction.At last,through the understanding of the above two aspects about the basic situation of the bronze mirrors in the Han Dynasty,this paper lays a good foundation for the following to explore the stages of the bronze mirrors in the Han Dynasty and the social life reflected by the bronze mirrors.The second part: sorting out the general situation of Han Mirror unearthed in China,sorting out the stages and classification of Han bronze mirror inscriptions.In the Han Dynasty,the casting mirror industry was developed,and there were many kinds and quantities of bronze mirrors unearthed.In teasing out the archaeology,on the basis of existing data,choose the most representative three hundred and forty-nine bronze mirror staging and classification,respectively from the early western Han Dynasty,the western Han Dynasty period,XinMang and the early eastern Han Dynasty,the eastern Han Dynasty middle-late period of four stages for the bronze mirror and classification,and introduced their name,inscription content,place,at the same time,according to thecontent of the inscriptions Han Mirror can be divided into home life,the country's social class,religion,class three.The third part: the analysis of the reflection of the Han Dynasty mirror life,perspective of the Han people's spiritual world.Through the analysis and study of the dynamic evolution of the Han Dynasty bronze mirror inscriptions unearthed throughout the country,we can find the Han dynasty people's family concept,namely: looking forward to riches and honor,love,posterity panchang and other good wishes;It can also be found that the Han Dynasty people's national social conditions,that is,the war between the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty caused by the turmoil of ethnic relations and the destruction of agricultural production,so as to convey the Han people's desire for national stability,the good wishes of grain harvest;We can also find the religious belief of the Han people,that is,the popularity of divination,the belief of immortals and the concept of health brought by the spread of Taoism,and the desire for immortality from the emperor to the common people.Although the content of the inscription and the time of its appearance have changed in different periods,it is ultimately a social pursuit of national stability and personal happiness,and today's society is also a good wish for people.The fourth part: The dynamic evolution of mirror inscription in Han Dynasty was summarized.There are many "Shang Fang Jing" and "Surname Jing" in the mirrors of Han Dynasty,which show the rise of official and private mirrors in ancient China.This paper summarizes the general characteristics of dynamic evolution of Mirror inscription in Han Dynasty,and summarizes the reasons for dynamic evolution of mirror inscription in Han Dynasty,which provides certain reference for a clearer understanding of social life in Han Dynasty.