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Use when planning or conducting the Fengshan ceremony (封禅仪式) to legitimize imperial rule. Covers legitimacy requirements, material preparations, the four-phase ritual at Mount Tai, and historical precedents from 无怀氏 through 周成王.

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Imperial Ceremony Procedure (封禅仪式)

This procedure outlines the requirements and steps for conducting the Fengshan ceremony.

Prerequisites

Legitimacy Requirements

  1. 受命而王 - Must have received the Mandate of Heaven
  2. 功至 - Must have achieved significant accomplishments
  3. 德洽 - Must have virtue that reaches all people
  4. 符瑞见 - Must have auspicious signs appear

Material Requirements

  • 鄗上之黍
  • 北里之禾
  • 一茅三脊
  • 比目之鱼
  • 比翼之鸟

Ceremony Steps

Phase 1: Preparation

  1. Select auspicious date
  2. Prepare ritual vessels and offerings
  3. Purify participants
  4. Construct altars

Phase 2: Feng Ceremony (封泰山)

  1. Ascend Mount Tai from south side
  2. Perform sacrifice at summit
  3. Bury jade documents (玉牒书)
  4. Erect stone monument

Phase 3: Shan Ceremony (禅梁父)

  1. Descend to designated location
  2. Perform earth sacrifice
  3. Offer prayers for continued blessing

Phase 4: Proclamation

  1. Announce completion to realm
  2. Grant amnesty
  3. Distribute rewards
  4. Commemorate with inscriptions

Historical Precedents

Ancient rulers who performed Fengshan:

  • 无怀氏
  • 伏羲
  • 神农
  • 炎帝
  • 黄帝
  • 颛顼
  • 帝喾
  • 尧
  • 舜
  • 禹
  • 汤
  • 周成王

Warnings

  • Do not perform without proper signs
  • Do not perform without sufficient virtue
  • Failure brings ridicule and loss of legitimacy

Validation

  1. Confirm all four legitimacy requirements are met: 受命而王, 功至, 德洽, 符瑞见
  2. Verify the four-phase ceremony sequence was completed in order: Preparation, Feng at summit, Shan at foot, Proclamation
  3. Check that jade documents (玉牒书) were buried and stone monument was erected, and amnesty plus rewards were distributed to the realm