“礼”是中国社会近代以来批判的靶子。经济不发达、社会发展停滞、思想僵化、法治不兴、民权难申,以致落后挨打等,追根溯源无不与国人一向引以为自豪的“礼”有关。礼在中国古代社会所受到的推崇和在近代社会中所遭遇的批判,又一次证明了国人好走极端的性格。时至今日,靶子已然被打得支离破碎,但令国人始 “Ceremony ” is the target of criticism in modern China. Underdeveloped economy, stagnant social development, rigid ideology, undeclared rule of law, civil rights infringement, and subsequent beatings are the root cause of tracing back the tragedy. The reverence the ceremony possessed in ancient Chinese society and the criticism it encountered in modern society proved once again that the Chinese people are extremly optimistic. Today, the target has been beaten to pieces, but the country people start