Wei Jin, the full name of Wei Jin period (220-420), refers to the period from the Three Kingdoms to the Jin Dynasty after the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is the first half of the history of Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties (220- 589 AD).
Wei Jinzhong's "Wei" refers to the regime of Cao Wei and Cao's father and son in the northern part of the Three Kingdoms, and "Jin" refers to the Jin Dynasty established by Sima's family. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the north was in the period of five lakes and sixteen countries.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the state power changed frequently and the thoughts were free and open. Culture has been greatly developed, and literature, thought, art, calligraphy and music have had a great influence on later generations. People's evaluation of characters has changed from moral demeanor to appearance, and then developed into spiritual temperament, which is called Wei-Jin romance or Wei-Jin demeanor in cultural history.
Starting from the demeanor of Wei and Jin Dynasties, the scholar-bureaucrat spirit with complementary Confucianism and Taoism laid the personality foundation of China intellectuals and had a far-reaching influence. Today's young people's love for life, self-discovery and affirmation are similar to the values of Wei and Jin Dynasties. On the other hand, young people's pursuit of a beautiful and elegant personality complements the aesthetics of Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Wei and Jin Dynasties were a period of frequent regime changes in China's history. Due to the long-term feudal regime and constant wars, the development of China culture in this period was particularly affected. Its outstanding performance is the rise of metaphysics, the introduction of Buddhism, the prosperity of Taoism and the introduction of Persian and Greek culture.
During the 360-odd years from Wei to Sui, during the alternation of more than 30 dynasties, due to the interaction and infiltration of many new cultural factors mentioned above, the development of Confucianism and the image and historical position of Confucius in this period became complicated.