Abstract
The object of this paper is Figures, a painting scroll handed down by Hu Gui, a painter from the Khitan period. Hu Gui, the most representative man of Northern Grassland Painting School. He had a lot of painting works, at present, Figures must be the largest, the most representative and most abundant one in content. This picture can be roughly divided into three parts. It depicts the hunting life of the Khitan nobles. Zhuoxie means to set up a tent and take a rests. Based on historical documents, this paper explores the hunting procedure and culture of Qidan (also known as Khitan, an ancient nationality in China) in Liao Dynasty. In this paper, by means of analyzing the picture scroll content and historical data, the basic procedures of hunting in Liao Dynasty have been sorted out and summarized. In this way, further analysis of the role of hunting in Liao Dynasty has been carried out. Also, the influence of hunting culture in Liao Dynasty on the customs of northern ethnic groups in later ages has also been preliminarily investigated. The results have shown a duality of culture in Liao Dynasty: It has characteristics of incorporating ethnic cultures and other advanced cultures of diverse nature that were absorbed and accepted.
Highlights
The Khitan people were nomadic and hunting people on the northern steppe in ancient China
Hu Gui, the most representative of the Qitan painters, and Zhuoxie Figures, the most famous painting scroll in his paintings, has been selected to perform a comprehensive study on the hunting culture of Liao Dynasty based upon mutual verification and complemented of paintings and historical materials
Liao Dynasty Through Zhuoxie Figures pommel horse as his home, and concubines of the noble were good at riding and archery, and they would always go hunting with the emperor
Summary
The Khitan people were nomadic and hunting people on the northern steppe in ancient China. They were not seen in historical arena officially until the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). Khitan people established Liao during the Five Dynasties. In the nearly one thousand years of the activities of the Khitan people, hunting has been throughout the ups and downs of the nation. It was one of its important economic sources [1]. Hu Gui, the most representative of the Qitan painters, and Zhuoxie Figures, the most famous painting scroll in his paintings, has been selected to perform a comprehensive study on the hunting culture of Liao Dynasty based upon mutual verification and complemented of paintings and historical materials
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