History of Han National Customs (Complete 5 Volumes) - Late Qing Dynasty. Republican Han National Customs

Author: Xu Jiesun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: From the pre-Qin period to the end of the Han Dynasty, from the Sui and Tang dynasties to the early Republic of China, the five thousand years of history on the Chinese land have been deeply rooted in the blood of the Han ethnic group, transforming into customs and folk traditions, embedded in the hearts. Observing the changes in customs of the Han ethnic group—a vast nation that has long resided on the Chinese land—can give us a general understanding of the historical process of the Chinese nation over five thousand years. The History of Han Ethnic Customs unfolds a historical scroll of a great nation's five thousand years of spiritual heritage. The History of Han Ethnic Customs is divided into five volumes: Introduction·Han Customs in the Pre-Qin Period, Qin and Han·Wei and Jin·Southern and Northern Dynasties·Han Customs, Sui and Tang·Five Dynasties·Song and Yuan·Han Customs, Ming Dynasty·Early Qing·Han Customs, and Late Qing·Republic of China·Han Customs. Based on the historical trajectory of the Han ethnic group's origin, formation, and development, by interpreting the social and cultural backgrounds, forms of customs, evolution patterns, and spiritual essence of customs in different eras, with historical changes as the warp and the six major customs phenomena—productive customs, daily life customs, ritual customs, seasonal customs, belief customs, and social customs—as the weft, it reconstructs ands the customs of the Han ethnic group in various historical periods.
A glance at the entire book reveals that it has made significant contributions in both the theory and methodology of Han ethnic customs historiography. This book is the first systematic monograph in China to describe and study the customs of the Han ethnic group. It spans from the origins of the Chinese nation to the Republic of China, covering the entire process of the Han ethnic group's customs from their inception to development. With history as the warp and customs phenomena as the weft, it places folk customs in a broad social environment, historical context, and human living conditions for detailed examination, thoroughly describing the development and changes of Han ethnic customs in each historical period and striving to reveal their characteristics and evolution patterns. The book is well-supported by substantial evidence and clear viewpoints, making it a "work of originality and high academic value."