Study On Banquet Activities In The Imperial Court Of Chin Dynasty

The development of palace banquets in Chin Dynasty can be roughly divided into four stages.The formation of Taizu Taizong Dynasty and the initial development of Xizong Hailing Dynasty,the rapid prosperity development of Shizong Zhangzong dynasty,the prosperity and development of king Weishao and the gradual decline of Aizong Dynasty,the ups and downs of palace banquets in Chin Dynasty are the reflection of the rise and fall of national power in Chin Dynasty.There are many kinds of banquet activities in Chin Dynasty court,so it is difficult to divide them clearly by a standard.According to the reasons for the banquet and the main objects involved in the banquet,it is generally divided into the court banquet activities for the emperor to receive foreign envoys,the court banquet activities for the emperor to reward his subjects,the court banquet activities between the emperor and the emperor,and the court banquet activities held by the emperor during the festival ceremony.A variety of court banquets show the spiritual and cultural situation of the ruling class in Chin Dynasty with the emperor as the core.According to the previous generation of related etiquette,rulers developed a series of related Court Banquet etiquette.The ceremony,seating,drinking,music and dance entertainment,banquet and other contents of the Chin Dynasty court banquet were carefully and thoroughly stipulated.The tedious and strict etiquette reflects the "ritual drink" characteristics of the court banquet activities,but also reflects the hierarchy of monarch and superior officials.The main purpose of imperial banquet is not to eat and drink,but to have a certain political purpose.First,in the reception of foreign emissaries in the palace banquet activities,the emperor because of the food prepared by the food officials and the poor,showing the Chin Dynasty rulers to maintain the status and image of the great power.In the court banquet etiquette of the foreign minister,the different treatment of different regimes in the previous generation was adjusted to set up a banquet etiquette to treat the envoys of all countries equally,indicating the ruler’s declaration of his orthodox position in the world.Second.The emperor has set up banquet activities for his subjects because of his military achievements and achievements many times,and has also ordered meritorious officials to participate in royal banquets,and to give grand courtesy and generous rewards for property and fame in the banquet activities.This kind of behavior reflects the emperor’s desire to win over his subjects.At the same time,the emperor through the banquet to reward the relatives close to the minister to control the subjects,so as to stabilize and unite the ruling class.Third,the rulers invited the people to participate in the court banquet from time to time,set up the political attitude with the people and the political image of the people loving the people to the society,and played a civilizing role in the cultural values to the social people.The banquet activities of the court of the Chin Dynasty carried on the inheritance to the former Central Plains Dynasty in the contents of banquet custom,banquetetiquette,banquet drinking music and so on.The whole study of banquet etiquette comes from the etiquette system of Tang and Song Dynasties.Feasting and drinking music in the scattered and elegant music content is also used for reference in the Central Plains Dynasty.Such as the holy festival,the first day of the palace banquet activities held in the banquet tradition are modeled after the Central Plains Dynasty.In addition,many of the contents of the Chin Dynasty court banquet are rich in ethnic characteristics.The banquet flow is different from the diet flow of the wine and food peers of the Central Plains Dynasty,but the drinking order of soup and tea in the banquet is also different from that of the Central Plains Dynasty "first tea after soup ",but " first soup after tea ".In the banquet drinking music,many new women’s true lyrics and women’s true songs and other rich ethnic characteristics of the "music of this dynasty ",the party dancers dress makeup is also full of ethnic characteristics.Chin Dynasty court banquet activities presented a variety of content reflects a blend of different ethnic cultures,it is in this process formed a unique Chin Dynasty court banquet activities.