“礼”是古人取法天地而创设的一套理想的人间秩序,它代表了古代中国人对和谐精神的追求。礼对中国传统法律的影响是显而易见的,对秩序与和谐的追求,构成了中国传统法律的一个基本特征。因而,我们对礼的研究,有助于我们全面理解中国的传统法律文化。 “Ceremony” is an ideal human order created by the ancients taking the world, which represents the ancient Chinese pursuit of the spirit of harmony. The impact of rites on Chinese traditional law is obvious. The pursuit of order and harmony constitutes a basic feature of Chinese traditional law. Therefore, our research on etiquette will help us fully understand China’s traditional legal culture.