Ritual is the core component of Confucianism. It takesbenevolenceas the core,three cardinal guides and five principlesas the basic principle,the natural emotion and family ethical as the base,combination of knowing and doing as the mean. All of this helps to build up a huge ethical norm system. It not only makes people identify and practice the feudal ethics,but also ensure the stability and order of feudal society. Although ritual eventually becomes the tool of feudal society,it's very successful for the c...