在中国古代,祭祀是社会生活中的头等大事,所谓“国之大事,在祀与戎”。中国古代的祭祀文化在夏商时期初具轮廓,至西周时期基本定型,后经孔子等先秦儒家的整饬,在秦汉以后不断发展,到隋唐时更加规范,宋以后进一步发展,随着清代的灭亡 In ancient China, ritual worship was the top priority in social life. The so-called “major event of the nation, worship and honor” was the ritual sacrifice. The sacrificial culture in ancient China was initially outlined during the Xia and Shang Dynasties, and was basically shaped by the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the pre-Qin Confucian reorganization such as Confucius, it continued to develop after the Qin and Han dynasties, became more normative in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and further developed after the Song dynasty. Perish