The Legal History of China

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The Legal History of China

Before I introduce the legal history of China, I want to talk about

several points:

First, introduce the legal history of China should be based on the

general history of china:

As everyone has know the general history of China, I will not

introduce it in detail.( The ancient China had many dynasties, from

the Xia Dynasty (21th-16th century before Christ), to the Shang

Dynasty (16th―11th century B.C). West Zhou Dynasty (11century B.C-256

B.C. total 800 years), the Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C.―476

B.C), Warring States Period (403-221 BC),the Qin Dynasty

(221B.C―206B.C.) ,the Han Dynasty (202B.C,24EMPORALS,406years), Three

Kingdoms (220 - 265) ,Dynasties of the North and South (317 - 589)

,the Sui Dynasty (581-618), Tang Dynasty, (617- 907, 290years),the

Song Dynasty (960-1279, 18 emporals,320 years, Yuan Dynasty (1206

-1368 ,11 emperors, 98 years),Ming Dynasty (1368―1644), till the Qing

Dynasty (1616―1911).

It has been proved though textual research that China has a legal

history of five thousand years. During the passed thousands of years,

China had a continuous legal history, clear evolution, abundance

materials and content. China legal system had far-reaching influence

to other countries.

If we couldn't find a correct method to research, it would be

difficult to speak it out in several minutes.

Second, find a correct method to research:

I will introduce the legal history of china according to the nature of

social institution. It is the correct manner in studying the legal

system of china.

Third, I must point out the four stages of china legal history be...

... middle of paper ...

...real persons who exchange views with each other. Through such

exchanges, foreign concepts, values, etc. slowly entered China and

influenced Chinese laws too.

After twenty years effort, China has formed a completed legal system,

which has the unique characteristics. Now the legal system of china is

the most completed and the most plentiful in the history of china. We

can predict that the legal system of china will be more completed and

more perfect in the new century. It will reflect the excellent legal

achievement s, the growth of culture, and the tend of the times.

Vii: China is rich in traditional legal culture. The traditional legal

culture is in sharp conflict with social environment in contemporary

China. It is necessary for society ruled by law to accomplish the

modernization of the traditional legal culture.

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