Xunzi incorporated the strengths of the essence of the pre-Qin philosophers,forming a thought on rites and law with very feudal characteristics,namely,"enhancing rites and law with rites as the basis",which had a profound impact on more than two thousand years of Chinese feudal monarchy.The philosophic foundation of Xunzi's thought on rites and law is the humanity theory.Xunzi firmly believed that people are the fundamental factor to determine social order.Because he believed that"human nature is evil",he advocated"rule of rite...
