当人们经常从史书、小说、戏剧、电影中看到有关中国古代处罚犯人、使用刑具的内容时,同时也带来了一些疑问:铁器出现以前,手铐和脚镣怎么戴?林冲脖子上戴着枷锁,脸上刺着字是什么惩罚?中国古代的绞刑同西方的是否一样?千刀万刮、五马分尸是传说还是历史上真有这样残酷的刑罚存在?“礼不下庶人,刑不上大夫”究竟是怎么回事?……这都是人们具有浓厚兴趣而急于弄清的问题。 When people often read about the punishment of prisoners and the use of torture instruments in history books, novels, dramas and movies, they also brought some questions: how to wear handcuffs and feet before the ironwork? Lin Chong wearing a yoke on his neck , His face stabbed word is what punishment? Ancient Chinese hanged with the West is the same? Thousands of knife scraping, five horse sub-body is the legend or the history of such a cruel punishment? “ ”What is going on? ... These are questions that people are keen to find out with great interest.