法律是一种社会规范,立法是为了规范人们的行为。一部法律依照法定的程序公布了,只能说明这部法律具有了效力,而只有人们都遵守这部法律才能说这是一部有实效的法律。法律一旦不被遵守就成了一纸空文,立法的目的也无法实现。守法理由算是一种思想文化,这种思想文化并不是凭空产生的,而是一个历史过程,是经过沉淀、积累才被人们所认同的。因此,探究传统中国的守法理由更加有助于发现当下公民守法理由。本文将从传统中国的守法理由入手,探究传统中国人们遵守法律的原因。 Law is a social norms, legislation is to regulate people’s behavior. A law promulgated according to statutory procedures only shows that the law is in force. Only people who abide by the law can say that it is a valid law. Once the law is not complied with, it becomes a dead letter and the purpose of the legislation can not be realized. Abiding by the law is regarded as a kind of ideology and culture, this ideology and culture is not generated in the air, but a historical process, is through precipitation, accumulation was recognized by people. Therefore, exploring the reasons for law-abiding in traditional China can help to find out more about the current law-abiding citizens. This article will start from the traditional Chinese law-abiding reasons to explore the reasons for the traditional Chinese people to abide by the law.