Abstract:

This paper studies the Records of Emperor Xian's Daily Life(Xiandi Qijuzhu) based on its extant fragments. It records the history of Emperor Xian in the Han Dynasty in a chronological order. It begins from the 6^st year of Zhongping(189 C.E.), or more exactly, probably begins with the "Luoyang Incident in August", which was closely related to Emperor Xian's accession to the throne. It doesn't end in the 1^st year of Yankang(220 C.E.) when the Han Dynasty was replaced by the Wei Dynasty. Rather, it ends in February of the 21^st year of Jian'an(216 C.E.), marked by the event that "Emperor Xian will no longer issue proclamations". Featured by the annalistic style, it mainly records the establishment, development and the end of the power of Emperor Xian. It attaches great importance to the achievement of Emperor Xian's court in the institutional constructions as well as harmonizing cosmos order. It also reveals the continuity of history in Emperor Xian's regime and its significance of the time. The writing of the book initiated a new tradition of the writing of Qijuzhu in medieval China, i.e., "writing by a close courtier".

Key words: Xiandi Qijuzhu, Emperor Xian in the Han Dynasty, Qijuzhu