On The Hierarchical System for State Ritual Sacrifices in The Qing Dynasty
The state sacrificial rites of the Qing Dynasty are officially graded into three----high,medium,low.The elements of etiquette are shared in general but quite different by rank.The implementation of ritual sacrifices varies by the status of the deities of the same temple.The rank differences of the state ceremonial sacrifices of the Qing Dynasty takes in both the tradition and the reality in practice.It is of significance to look into the official ceremonial rites of all grades based on the shared-elements of etiquette,which contributes to an overview of the state sacrificial rites and etiquette of the Qing Dynasty and recognizing the ceremonial occasion carried out in a specific altar and the temple.
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