How is the traditional legal culture in China formed?

The earliest laws in China were all called "punishment", such as "Yu punishment" in Xia Dynasty, "Tang punishment" in Shang Dynasty, "Nine punishments" and "Lu punishment" in Zhou Dynasty. The earliest implementation of feudal "rule of law" was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

At that time, the decline of patriarchal clan system and the germination of individual consciousness, as well as the emergence of a new country beyond blood,

Thus, the state and individuals have established a concise relationship of rights and obligations. As a result, the "vertical method" replaced the "horizontal method"