What is the subculture of ancient Chinese legal culture?

Ancient Chinese legal culture is a cultural system with Confucian legal thought as its core.

Legalization is a concept in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which means that laws and regulations are biased towards Confucianism. The so-called legal Confucianism refers to the injection of Confucian moral spirit into laws and decrees, so that feudal laws have the nature of ethical law, that is, Confucianism is taken as the guiding ideology and basic principle of legislation, legal annotation, conviction and sentencing in judicial practice.

Confucianism is a mainstream cultural thought, philosophy and religious system, which originated in China and influenced and spread to other neighboring countries in East Asia. Born out of the tradition of rites and music in the Zhou Dynasty, it takes benevolence, forgiveness, honesty and filial piety as its core values, emphasizes the moral cultivation of gentlemen, emphasizes that benevolence and ceremony complement each other, attaches importance to the five ethics and family ethics, advocates enlightenment and benevolent government, criticizes tyranny, tries to rebuild the order of rites and music, changes customs, and is full of ideals of joining the WTO and humanistic spirit.

Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, takes "benevolence" and "ceremony" as the core. Put forward "the benevolent loves others", "don't do to others what you don't want others to do" and "rule the country by virtue", requiring rulers to observe people's feelings, oppose tyranny and arbitrary punishment, and advocate extensive understanding and consideration of others.