On the Ancient Chinese Ritual in Terms of taiyi and hundun

Taiyi and hundun are two important concepts or categories in ancient Chinese philosophy. The former refers to the nature, and is about the knowledge of the origin of the cosmos; the latter refers to the interrelationships among the human beings. Society starts from hundun , differentiates gradually, goes through barbarism and savagery and then comes to civilization. Man is differed from woman when hundun differentiates; blood marriage is eliminated when barbarism ends; social roles of husband and wife are set when savagery is surmounted. Ritual follows civilization. Ritual sprouts from differentiation and takes shape in civilization. Ritual is one of the important indicators making the formation of Chinese civilization.