The Taihe Literary Style of the Northern Wei Dynasty under the Influence of Confucianism

Abstract

Taihe period was an important historical stage in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Before the Taihe Period, the Northern Wei regime only used the Confucianism inherited by the Han scholars as a political means, which limited the development of the literature of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After the Taihe Period, the integration of the North and the South strengthened, and the regional Confucian culture was further infiltrated into the literary creation. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Hanization was deepened further. The author will analyze the literatures of the Northern Wei Dynasty under the influence of regional culture and Confucianism in the Taihe Period, and the influences of northern minorities' culture with the Northern Wei Dynasty as the representative of the northern minority culture.