Xiao SU. The Construction of the "Yueling and Five Forms Deity System" in Pre-Qin Period of Ancient China[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2020,30(1):83-91.
Xiao SU. The Construction of the "Yueling and Five Forms Deity System" in Pre-Qin Period of Ancient China[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2020,30(1):83-91.DOI:
The construction of the "Yueling and Five Forms Deity System" in pre-Qin period of ancient China has experienced the development process from the simple "farmer’s time" to the meticulous "royal government regulations". Taking the "four seasons" as the longitude and the "five directions" as the latitude
the system has built an "ordered time and space" covering natural phenology
royal government orders
sacrificial etiquette
etc.
which has an important impact on the agricultural production
laws and regulations
and etiquette systems of ancient Chinese society. Exploring the operation mode of the system and its gradual construction process can provide us with new perspectives for understanding the ancient Chinese people’s thinking methods and spiritual world.