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The Legal Tradition of Incorporating Ritual into Law and China’s Legal Modernization

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Haoyu Wang1, *
1Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, 401120, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 995229733@qq.com
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Haoyu Wang
Available Online 26 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_93How to use a DOI?
Keywords
China; Rule of Law; Ritual; Modernization; Morality
Abstract

Traditional Chinese society, shaped by the “Hundred Schools of Thought” discourse, established the process of “Confucianization of law” under the dominant influence of Legalist and Confucian ideologies, making the incorporation of ritual into law a paradigmatic model for social governance. In modern times, under the impact of Western modernity, China faced the dilemmas of East-West cultural friction and the tension between tradition and modernity. The Communist Party of China (CPC), guided by Marxism, reconstructed Chinese society through constitutionalism, accomplishing its modernization transformation. In implementing the rule of law, protecting the market economy and individual rights has become a critical task. Building upon this foundation, reviving the tradition of incorporating ritual into law—grounded in the dialectical fusion of “sentiment, reason, and law”—and advancing “virtue-law co-governance” are imperative pathways for achieving modernization of China’s legal system.

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Volume Title
Proceeding of 2025 8th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2025)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
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26 March 2026
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2352-5398
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