中国素称“礼仪之邦”,然而自19世纪晚期以来,源远流长的礼仪传统已经越来越远离中国人的生活,彭林先生撰著的《中国古代礼仪文明》(中华书局,2004年)适时出版。该书介绍了古代礼仪的基本内容,从中可看出作者对礼学所表现出的热爱,以及在礼学研究方面厚积薄发、提要钩玄的学养 China has long been known as the “state of ceremonies.” However, since the late 19th century, the longstanding tradition of ceremonies has moved away from Chinese life. The timely publication of “Ancient Chinese Ceremonial Civilization” by Peng Lin (Zhonghua Book Company, 2004) . The book introduces the basic content of ancient etiquette, which can be seen from the author’s love of ceremony showed love, as well as in ritual studies, profound knowledge