The Lv clan,residing in Lantian County during the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty,had a significant influence on the contemporary academic thought,social culture,and even court politics.The third-generation family members meticulously planned the Lv family cemetery on the Taiwei Tableland.The community included many renowned scholars,and the cemetery reflected their adherence to ritual etiquette.This cemetery is the first and only known example that highlights the patriarchal clan system through burial practices.The Zhao-mu ritual system,employed in the cemetery,directly inherited the funeral concepts of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi.Moreover,the affiliated burials represented the Confucian attitudes toward ancient family burial etiquette of the time.The Lv family notably deviated from conventional protocol by emphasizing the eldest son and his progeny,thereby reviving and practicing the patriarchal clan system in the Northern Song Dynasty.This practice may also reflect the Lv family's views and statements on contemporary politics.
Northern Song DynastyCemetery of the Lv ClanPatriarchal Clan SystemZhao-mu ritual systemAffiliated Burial
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