The State System Research of Guangxi During Tang Dynasty
Abstract
State was the region name from Han dynasty to the early Republic of China. The institutions of the state administrative region in Guangxi had a long history. Since Jian An eight years (203 years) of Eastern Han dynasty, the state changed from the office of Jiao Zhou feudal provincials into Jiao Zhou, and then the administrative region had its shapes. And from then on, it was adopted throughout the ages. But the inheritance of the state system was changeful. For example, Sui Dynasty abolished the state and then established county, this made the state alienated itself from the administrative division temporarily. Tang Dynasty abolished county to establish the state, this made "State - County" became an important feature of the political area in early years of Tang Dynasty; at the same time, the ruler began to put Ji Mi district policy into practice, then set up many Ji Mi Prefectures, which ensured the administrative region to keep stable. After the rebellion of An and Shi, for the central government reformed local system, the former areas were changed into real administrative areas, the status of state administrative region were declined. In the middle and later period of Tang Dynasty, the ruler set up Gui, Yong, Rong, they wanted a convenient way to control each state. In Tang Dynasty, the change of the state system in Guangxi was confused, for example,there are great changes in the name, the establishment, the abolition of tomb counties, the capital and so on.However, with the productive forces of Tang Dynasty continuously improving, the ruler paid more attention to the local management and development. In Tang Dynasty, the state system setting had an important and profound impact on economy, polity, ethic and other aspects.
Keywords: Tang Dynasty, Guangxi, administrative region, state system, great changes , impact.
