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Study on the Communication of Ritual Spatial Pattern of Zhu's Family Rites on the Korean Peninsula

Author(s)

Yue Zheng1, Jiacheng Ye2, Hui Wang1,*

Affiliation(s)

1Department of Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 2Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

Zhu's Family Rites is a famous book written by Zhu Xi (1130-1200) who was a prominent Confucian scholar of the Southern Song dynasty. Due to its complete system, refined rituals, and practicality, it has been widely spread in later generations, becoming a model for family ritual activities and spreading among neighboring countries, especially in the Korean Peninsula. This paper is mainly based on folk family ritual works in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), exploring the spatial relationships displayed in the literature and examining the communication of the ritual system described in Zhu's Family Rites on the Korean Peninsula. During the Joseon Dynasty, the ritual system centered around Zhu's Family Rites tended to be common, bringing out a great number of folk family ritual books, such as Jia Li Ji Lan, Si Li Bian Lan and so on. According to these books, the residence that conformed to the ritual adopt a multi courtyard layout mainly consisting of “Tingshi” and “Zhengqin”, and included an ancestral hall with its own courtyard. The spatial features described in Zhu's Family Rites can also be seen in High-class houses in the Joseon Dynasty. Based on process of cultural communication of Zhu's Family Rites, the study from the perspective of dwelling space can reveal the considerable impact of Confucian culture represented by Zhu Xi's theory on daily life in Joseon Period.

Keywords

Zhu's Family Rites; The Korean Peninsula; The Joseon Dynasty; Ritual Spatial Pattern; Layout of Residence

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