Why etiquette has been passed down through the ages

Ancient Chinese etiquette is an important part of traditional Chinese culture, although it has undergone some changes or improvements in the process of historical evolution, but it has always had a profound impact on traditional Chinese culture and national life. As a traditional cultural style, the role and influence of etiquette on society naturally has both positive and negative aspects, which we should keep a clear understanding of, and make it play a positive role in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. Ancient China was once known as the "State of Etiquette". As early as 3,000 years ago, at the time of Yin and Zhou, the Duke of Zhou made the rites and music, and later on, through the promotion and perfection of Confucius and others, the civilization of rites and music became the core of Confucian culture. After the Western Han Dynasty, the classics of etiquette and music culture, such as the Rites of Passage, the Zhou Rites, and the Records of Rites, were successively included in the school officials, and became the mandatory reading for the ancient literati. Etiquette is one of the most important components of "rites". Among the six traditional Chinese arts of "ritual, music, archery, calligraphy and mathematics", the word "etiquette" is the first, which fully illustrates the Chinese tradition of emphasizing etiquette. There is a story in the Analects of Confucius, in which Confucius warned his son, Kong Lei, "If you don't learn the rites, you can't stand on your own feet." Meaning: there is no way to get a foothold if you don't learn the rites." The "Three Character Classic," which is a household name, states that children should familiarize themselves with the etiquette of different occasions and learn the rituals of etiquette from their childhood. Some famous historical "ancient training", "family training", "school rules", there are also a large number of daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, treating people and other aspects of etiquette norms. There are rules on how to address each other, how to stand, how to welcome and greet each other, and so on. Even if it is to eat, should also be in the hands and feet at the time to show their own cultivation, known as food etiquette. Behavior in line with the ritual, is the performance of cultivation, and vice versa can not be elegant. Nowadays, many people neglect to do people