A More Analysis on the Filial Piety Themed Tombs Prevalent in the Northern Central Plains in the Song Dynasty
The filial piety culture is among the core ideas on political power and national cultural identity of ancient China.The filial piety themed illustration as the classic subject in the tombs in the Northern Central Plains of the Song Dynasty went through three stages in evolution,spreading suddenly and rapidly in the 1080s,first appearing in large number in southeast Shanxi in the context of the political factors and the regional culture,which promoted the prevalence of the filial piety culture.The climax to the dissemination of the filial piety culture came with the incidents of the'Pu Argument'("濮议")in Emperor Yingzong period,the'Li Ding Concealing Funeral'("李定匿丧")and'Zhu Shouchang Looking for His Mother'("朱寿昌寻母")in Emperor Shenzong period of the Northern-Song Dynasty,but it actually reflects the complication of the conflict between politics and ritual system.The moral preaching has always been stressed in the southeast Shanxi since the Song Dynasty,which was leading the development of the filial piety culture locally.There are the tombs with the creative illustrations different from those of Hebei and Henan in style,which contributes to the spread of the filial piety in a way.
the Song Dynastyfilial piety themetombsoutheast Shanxi