唐代新进士樱桃宴考

大量征引第一手文献资料,以传统的考据学方法,对唐代新进士宴集活动之一的樱桃宴做出细密考证,勾勒出当时文人生活的一个侧面。不论在国家礼仪(荐新或尝新)、社会风俗(赏赐和馈赠)方面,还是在文学领域(作为意象和象征),樱桃都占有显赫的地位,朝野上下均对樱桃的社会和礼仪功能十分看重,因此,樱桃宴成为新进士宴集中“尤重”的节目。

Cherry Banquet of New Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty

Based on large numbers of classical literatures and traditional textual research methodology,this paper researches the cherry banquet,one of the activities held by the new Jinshi(newly-awarded scholars) in the Tang Dynasty,and outlines the life of literati in those days.The conclusions are: cherry played an important role in national rites(in Jianxin or Changxin as tribute),in social customs(as reward of present),as well as in literature field(as image of symbol),and its social and ritual functions were highly valued,therefore,the cherry banquet was regarded as an all-important fete activity by the new Jinshi.