一、中国古代“礼”的观念我国自古就有礼仪之邦的美称,我国古代的法律的根本思想就是“礼法结合”。充分认识“礼”在我国古代法制史中的地位和作用,是研究我国古代法制史的必要条件。法律的出现是国家政权的出现后为了维护统治阶级利益而存在的,我国的法制史也就同早期夏、商政权的建立而开始。春秋战国时期,随着新的阶级的产生和封建制度的逐步形成,出现了我国历史上著名思想繁荣时期——百家争鸣。我国古代的法律制度也随着各种思想的交锋而逐渐地形成独特的体系。到了汉武帝接 I. The Idea of ​​“Ceremony” in Ancient China The reputation of ceremonial state in ancient China has always been known as “the combination of courtesy and law” in the ancient Chinese law. To fully understand the status and role of “ritual ” in the ancient legal history of our country is a necessary condition for the study of the history of ancient legal history in our country. The emergence of law existed after the advent of state power in order to safeguard the interests of the ruling class. The history of legal history in our country also started with the establishment of early summer and commercial power. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the emergence of a new class and the gradual formation of the feudal system, there emerged a period of well-known ideological prosperity in our history - a hundred schools of thought. In ancient China, the legal system gradually formed a unique system with the confrontation of various ideas. To the Emperor Wudi then