信访制度是新中国成立后所创建的一种法律传统,具有沟通、参与、保权、秩序的功能,四者之间互动互补,分别具有实质的内涵,共同促进和谐社会的建设。 The system of letters and visits is a legal tradition created after the founding of new China. It has the functions of communication, participation, protection of rights and order. The four systems interact and complement each other and have substantive connotations respectively to jointly promote the building of a harmonious society.