1. The ancient deep dress was made according to the definite ways by use of the compass and square, the line and balance, and the steelyard. It was not made so short as to show ones skin, not so long as to reach the ground.2. The front and the behind piec...[继续阅读]

    1. Zeng Shen asked Kong Qiu,“When a sovereign dies his son is born. How will it hold such a ceremony?”2. Kong Qiu replied,“Ministers, officials and officers follow the minister who administers the government to the palace where the coffin is, and stand at...[继续阅读]

    1. Mourning Record says that there are cases in which one who should wear light mourning but wear deep mourning later. A sovereigns son by a concubine is in such a way to wear mourning for his aunt. There are cases in which one who should wear deep mourni...[继续阅读]

    1. The sovereigns eldest son by his principal wife died between the years of 16 and 19, in the funeral it may use three carriages on which the sacrificial meat was loaded. His eldest son by his concubines died between the same years old. In the funeral it...[继续阅读]

    1. The king orders the prime minister to go to the people and educate them how to manage their own families.2. As a son, he should serve his parents. When the cock gives its first crow, he should get up and wash his face and hands, brush his teeth, comb h...[继续阅读]

    1. In progress of a diplomatic visit [ceremony of mission], a duke should be with seven assistants, a marquis or a count with five assistants, a viscount or a baron with three. This shows the distinction of the state-princes.2. The assistants should pass ...[继续阅读]

    1. When a sovereign was abroad and died in the hotel arranged by the host state, the ceremony of calling back his soul was held the same as in his own state. If he died on the way, the minister should go up on the axle of the left wheel of the carriage an...[继续阅读]

    1. When King Wen was a crown prince, he went to pay respects to his father Wang Ji three times every day. When the cock crowed at its first time, he got up and dressed himself, and then he went to the outside of his fathers bedroom to ask one servant on d...[继续阅读]

    1. The throwing of arrows into the pitch-pot is a game and a ceremony as well. The host carries the arrows used for shooting into the pot in his hands. The officer of the archery carries the vessel in which the tallies are, and another attendant holds the...[继续阅读]

    1. The songs are produced from the mind. The mind is aroused by the effect of the things. The mind that is aroused is manifested in the sounds. The different sounds respond to one another and form melodies in their change. This is a song what we call. The...[继续阅读]