Traditional cultural etiquette in the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Bowing down in ancient times is nothing more than the poison of feudal hierarchy, which shows the hierarchical order of ancient times and the hierarchical order of tombs, or an expression of the feelings of the living for the dead, that is, the grief for the tomb owner. Most of these prone and prone figurines in the Tang Dynasty began in the era of Wu Zetian.

At first, it was used by some landlords and rich people to fill cemeteries. It is only used to show the luxury of the tomb owner. In fact, to put it bluntly is to put on airs and want to be respected. Vanity wow! Later, the bowing figurines spread to Chang 'an, and Wu Zetian began to use the image of the buried figurines. But this kind of buried figurine can't be an ordinary slave of Wu Zetian, at least it must be a decent official, and ordinary small officials and local officials still despise it.

In fact, at the beginning, bowing didn't have any feelings of discrimination and humiliation, just simply kneeling, just like we are sitting on a stool normally now, and we can also refer to the traditional kneeling methods in Korea and Japan without any disrespect. But later, unconsciously, it evolved into a rule that highlighted the feudal hierarchy, and people with great power naturally became more distinguished.

Even the grave is different from others. When you go to hell, you can still have slaves to serve you. The size, color, shape and appearance of the terracotta figures are also different due to the influence of powerful people, and there are special literature records, which are insurmountable. It's like only the emperor can use a sedan chair with six horses. Other best officials can only use four horse-drawn sedan chairs. With some discriminatory colors. Not an excellent traditional culture. It can only help us trace back to the source of history.