General contents of Japanese books

From the perspective of social and cultural history, Japanese books attach personnel to astronomy in the order of "time" and "things", which is a concrete manifestation of the "harmony between man and nature" in China traditional culture. The content of divination in the Book of Heaven can be summarized in eight words, namely: "Life and death, food and life." Japanese people often predict a person's birth in terms of time and place. For example, in quicksand slips, there is a short article that reads: "The first son in the East is rich; South first, expensive; The poorest in the west; The first person in the north will not live long. " This is based on the orientation of having children, and the chapter of "Japanese scholar" in sleeping slips is based on time. There is a brief article saying that Geng Yin was born on this day, "women are good for Jia, and men are expensive for clothes". As we know, Qu Yuan's Chu Ci "Lisao" said that "only Geng Yin and I will come down". Qu Yuan was born on the day of Geng Yin, and there are a lot of descriptions about clothes in Chu Ci, which is probably not accidental. As long as such materials in Japanese books are collected and analyzed, we can see the expectations of social people for a person's future at that time and the standards for personal career success.

Marriage is another joint of life, and Japanese books are rich in information about it. When it comes to whether it is suitable for marriage, it is often associated with famous myths and legends in history, including marrying Tu Shanshi, Weaver Girl and Petunia, Nu Wa and so on. The appearance and conduct of the married person are often the focus of people's attention, from which we can see people's mate selection standards and daily aesthetic concepts at that time. As for people's illness and aging, it is the focus of Japanese books. In the chapter "Diseases in Japanese Books and Sleeping Slips", when talking about the causes of people's illness, many people mentioned that the environment was not good and the food was not good, which shows that there was already a sense of environmental hygiene at that time.

In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, Japanese books pay special attention to housing and transportation. There is an article "Xiangzhai" in "Bamboo Slips of Japan in Jiudian" and "Bamboo Slips of Qin Dynasty in Sleeping Tiger Land", from which we can understand the basic forms of folk houses, ancillary buildings and the relationship between houses and surrounding environment in the Warring States period. There are many sacrificial rooms and temples for religious buildings in Japanese Chu bamboo slips, while there are many circles, ridges, pits and wells related to agriculture and animal husbandry in Japanese Qin bamboo slips, which reflect some basic differences between Chu and Qin cultures.

Japanese books basically do not involve military and public affairs. It only cares about personal life and death, food, clothing, housing and transportation. When telling the daily chores of these grassroots people, it is not directly understood, but covered with a mysterious coat. The root of this mysterious coat lies in the theory of five elements. Through the fog of the five elements theory, we can deeply feel the rhythm of the ancient people's daily life.