| China is known as the "land of rites and righteousness",and the development of Confucian rites has always been active.It is manifested in the study of five rites represented by "good luck,bad luck,army,guest and beauty" at the national level,and the study of four rites represented by "coronation,marriage,funeral and sacrifice" at the daily level of human relations,also known as the study of family rites.The study of family rites reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty,and there were many books on private ritual practice.It is one of the important ways to understand the thought of family rites in the Ming Dynasty to do special research on private ritual practice books.Song Xun have been accepted Confucianism education,and serve for many years,is famous for its clean loyal interface,is a highly social sense of responsibility of the Confucian intellectuals.Song Xun sighed at the decline of the world,so the compilation of "Ancient And Modern Medicine",record good sayings and doings,to cultivate the "quiet","prudent","respect" as the main content of the time,and through the observance of etiquette norms to cultivate self-discipline.The theory of self-cultivation has a direct impact on Song Xun’s family rites thoughts.Song Xun devoted himself to promoting etiquette education among the people.He understood of national etiquette,also clearly state the ritual pomp and circumstance,abstruse,difficult to ordinary people.Therefore,he wrote the "Four Rites Manuscript" to express his thoughts on family rites: first of all,he took Zhu Xi’s Family Rites as the main reference,but deleted the red tape,simplified the rites,easy to operate,and highlighted the practicability.The second is the mutual proof of rites,drawing a number of rites to assist understanding.Finally,it is to integrate all rites,bring forth the new from the old,he referred to a number of rites,and combined with the custom of love and affection system of rites,so as to achieve the integration of rites and customs.In general,Song Xun’s family rites thoughts is given priority to with simple,practical,have the effect of moral enlightenment,convenient for the practice of the common people.There is a significant to the construction of his family tradition.It won the trust of people while was criticized by later scholars for not following the ancient rites. |
