英文摘要 |
Era Zaji, divided into two volumes, was written by Lu Xizhe(1039~1116) , called Yuan Ming as well, from Nothern Song Dynasty, both volumes of which have been lost. Era Guangji was compiled by Chen Yuanliang in Southern Song Dynasty. Though Era Zaji has been lost, some of its content, about 172 customs, which is the datum of importance to study folklore before Song Dynasty, was recorded in Era Guangji.
Those customs, compiled in Era Guangji, were originally written in Era Zaji, and they are about solar terms and food customs, for instance, the food eaten on New Year's Day, the Beginning of Spring, Renri, Lantern Festival, Spring/ Autumn Pray, Cold Food Fetival, Qingming, Outing Festival, Buddha's Birthday, Dragon Boat Festival, Shiyue Chao, Great Heat, Tanabata, Ghost Festival, Climbing Festival, Winter solstice, Sacrifice Day and New Year's Eve. The most in spring, followed by summer, winter and autumn. Its contents include diet, taboos, drugs, evil spirits, blessings, festivals, entertainment, etc.
The main idea of this paper is to do the research on solar terms and food customs based on the data in Era Zaji of Era Guangji. More than thirty references are cited to refer, such as Jade Candle Collection, Tokyo Dream Records and so on to make Era Zaji not disappear in the Chinese literature history and to illustrate the importance of historical basis for ancient Chinese life. |