A Comprehensive History of Chinese Customs: The Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties Volume

Author: Zhang Chengzong, Wei Xiangdong
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: The connotation of customs is extremely broad, involving many aspects of material and spiritual life. Research works on this topic have varied in scope. After multiple discussions, we have tried to break new ground by carefully absorbing previous achievements. Based on their content and form, we have divided them into major categories such as diet, clothing, housing, transportation, marriage, funeral rites, birthday celebrations, health care, social interactions, economic production, entertainment, and religious beliefs. We have also made efforts to explore the basic characteristics and evolutionary patterns of customs in each era. This book is divided into twelve volumes according to historical periods: Primitive Society, Xia and Shang Dynasties, Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou Dynasties, Qin and Han Dynasties, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and the Republic of China. It aims to comprehensively and systematically reflect the historical trajectory of Chinese customs. As for the chapter arrangements in each volume, we have adhered to the principle of "seeking common ground while preserving minor differences" to strive for an accurate representation of the characteristics of customs in each era.