Public trust. Com Lanzhou, April 5 (Feisha Chen Yuxin) was afraid of water before his death, so don't cross the river during his burial. My son is still young, I hope my husband can take good care of him; Because I believe in Buddhism, I was not buried with my husband ... In 326, Mo Zhenhua, an associate professor at the School of History and Culture of Lanzhou University, sorted out 236 last words from many historical materials, from the empresses of emperors and wives of officials to official prostitutes and civilian women, and truthfully recorded the final answers of women in an era in the new book "Remaining in Wisdom: Women's World in Sui and Tang Dynasties in Last Words".

In September, 20021year, the manuscript was officially published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House. "This book can make up for the lack of research on the history of Sui and Tang Dynasties to a certain extent." Yao Zhenhua, who is also a woman, said in an interview recently that what the ancients were thinking and caring about before their death, and whether modern people can get inspiration from it, learn from it and explore their ideological wisdom. People's concern and reluctance at the last moment of life, their feelings and thoughts on life and death have both characteristics of the times and similarities.

Make up for the lack of research on the history of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Yao Zhenhua collected more than 700 last words of Sui and Tang Dynasties from very scattered historical materials, and separated 236 last words of women. For practical reasons and personal interests, she chose to start with a small number of female last words. "The status of women in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was relatively high in ancient China society, with distinctive characteristics of the times." In her view, this part of historical materials has strong theoretical value and practical significance.

20 19 By 2020, Yao Zhenhua began to write. Will these collected last words be classified by age, class, or religious belief? Mo Zhenhua found that they all overlapped, and finally chose to distinguish them by regions: Chang 'an, Tang Dou, Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the areas outside Beijing in the Tang Dynasty. The first part of the book takes the place and time of death as coordinates, accurately locates each woman's last words, and tries to present a three-dimensional world of women's last words in the Tang Dynasty. And further analyze the relevant characteristics of women's last words in various regions, and explore the influence of the identity of the deceased, family background, religious belief, marital status and other factors on the contents of the last words.

Yao Zhenhua said that in most cases, last words are expressions of true feelings of relatives and friends. Even if it is obscure, it is generally not illusory and beautiful, which can express the view of life and death of the deceased to a great extent.

Among the last words collected by Yao Zhenhua, there are famous historical figures such as the grandson of Emperor Taizong, the gifted scholar Xu Hui, Queen Tang Gaozong, Xiao Shufei and Wu Zetian, but what is more attractive are ordinary women who rarely appear in the official history, such as concubines, monks and women to be married.

Mo Zhenhua observed that compared with men, women's near-death mentality is more rational. Many women in the Tang Dynasty regarded life and death as inevitable, so they were calm and fearless. This may be related to the characteristics of the open era and the prevalence of various religions, especially Buddhism.

Without form and wisdom, there is nothing to be bored with.

The discussion about "women's status" has been endless. In ancient China society, the status of women in Sui and Tang Dynasties was relatively highest. Compared with the "hunger is small, humiliation is big" advocated by the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty paid more attention to women's own happiness, and the freedom of marriage was largely preserved. Under this background, it is an interesting and precious perspective to write the history of women in Sui and Tang Dynasties from the last words.

Thinking about death has its own characteristics and personality in different times, and it also reflects the development and changes of society. "If we regard life as a countdown, the last sentence of the ancients will inspire us today. After understanding the last words of our predecessors, we may consciously avoid some regrets and strive to achieve our life goals before we die. " Yao Zhenhua said.

After writing this book, Yao Zhenhua also had some insights on life and death: "The ancients and modern people had similar attitudes towards death. Although modern people's lives are richer, there is not much difference in essence in their ultimate concern for who they are and where they are going. For the survival of contemporary women, the greatest feeling is that having an independent and rich spiritual world is the most precious wealth for a person to stand on in the world. It can keep us from losing ourselves, which is very valuable in modern society. "