What is Confucius' thought of etiquette?

The "ceremony" mentioned by Confucius generally refers to the slave society, hierarchy, moral norms and specific etiquette and ceremonies in China since the Yin and Zhou Dynasties. The content is political and economic systems, which are in charge of state governance, state education, state ceremonies, state administration, state punishment and everything. According to legend, "Shi Li" also began in the Duke of Zhou, and comprehensively stipulated the life etiquette of the nobles in the Zhou Dynasty, such as crown, marriage, funeral, offering, drinking, shooting, offering and hiring. These specific provisions were immutable laws in feudal times.

The Negative Effects of "Rites"

Confucian culture of rule by courtesy has both essence and dross. The Book of Rites focuses on "five virtues" and "three cardinal principles" and emphasizes the ideas of "correcting names" and "not correcting names", which has a negative impact on people's hearts and culture.

"Rite" takes the family as the standard and the family blood relationship as the basis, which brings the negative effect of patriarchal hierarchy and imprisons people's thoughts. Improving the status of "ceremony", giving it the status of "justice" and standardizing society with "ceremony" have affected the judgment standard of society and brought negative effects.