History of Ancient Punishment Instruments

Author: Yang Yuqu
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Ancient instruments of punishment, which evoke a chilling dread, inspire fear, and are even considered inauspicious. It is uncertain whether it is fate or a single misstep that led me to be entangled with these unappealing and charmless objects for decades. As a negative legacy of traditional legal culture, the collection, research, and organization of ancient instruments of punishment are highly obscure and solitary. Starting from neglect and indifference, the ultimate goal is to realize my dream of enabling people to understand how human society has progressed from barbarism to civilization through the physical remains of ancient instruments of punishment. Traditional Chinese legal culture is a multi-source synthesis, and the culture of ancient instruments of punishment is a strange phenomenon within this synthesis. Throughout history, there have been diverse opinions and conflicting evaluations. This book aims to be a pebble dropped into a pond, striving to explore the historical origins of this phenomenon. Ancient instruments of punishment, which evoke a chilling dread, inspire fear, and are even considered inauspicious. It is uncertain whether it is fate or a single misstep that led me to be entangled with these unappealing and charmless objects for decades. As a negative legacy of traditional legal culture, the collection, research, and organization of ancient instruments of punishment are highly obscure and solitary. Starting from neglect and indifference, the ultimate goal is to realize my dream of enabling people to understand how human society has progressed from barbarism to civilization through the physical remains of ancient instruments of punishment.