On Su Shi's Thoughts of Ritual System and His Maintenance to the Ritual System of the Song Dynasty
Su Shi attached great importance to the development and maintenance of the national ritual system,and had his own views on the origin,essence,and function of rites,forming his own thoughts on rites.Su Shi believed that the stability of the country's ruling order and the prosperity and development of the country require the maintenance of the ritual system.Su Shi not only strictly followed the ritual system personally,but also required the public to follow it.For the people who violated the funeral rites,military rites and other rites,and even the members of the royal family who violated the Lu-bu system,Su Shi actively took measures to resolutely safeguard the national ritual system,making an important contribution to the development of the ritual sys-tem in the Northern Song Dynasty.