A Study On The Daily Life Of Ryukyu Scholars From The 14th To The 19th Century

In the early Ming dynasty,Ryukyu began to accept Chinese culture after the establishment of feuding-tribute relationship between Ryukyu and China.The three groups of Ryukyu scholars,namely " Fujian 36 surname","Ryukyu tribute envoys" and "Ryukyu overseas students",were the direct contacts and learners of Chinese traditional culture.As an elite group of Ryukyu scholars and intellectuals,Ryukyu scholars act as a bridge and carrier between Chinese culture and Ryukyu society.The Ryukyu scholars were well received by the government of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China.They had undergone strict training in official schools.They met with Chinese literati and literati in poetry and literature,held parties and banquets,and visited mountains and rivers.They brought back to Ryukyu a whole set of traditional Chinese lifestyle,including festival celebrations,wedding and funeral customs,clothing and appearance,social etiquette,dietary habits,artistic sentiment and entertainment games,and led the whole Ryukyu society to sinicize its daily life,which to a large extent improved the material living standard of Ryukyu society.Under the deep influence of Chinese traditional culture,Ryukyu scholars present a unique spiritual outlook and living state close to that of Chinese scholar-officials,which objectively reflects the micro-texture of social life changes in Ryukyu from the perspective of east Asian cultural circle.This article through to the Ryukyu and historical study,from the perspective of daily life of Ryukyu life scenes and face the whole community construction,and the four to ten of Ryukyu social culture in the 19 th century,further investigate the Ryukyu gentry in Ryukyu and history and cultural history of the east Asia in particular status and important value.