[]2003-12-15[]http:PP[]1.(1947-),,,,,;2.(1978-),,,,,1999,6973-75;,1991,26-28;,1987,121;,19978,38-39,(,310027)[],,,,,,,,,5[];;[]G256.1;D911.09[]A[]1008-942X(2005)01-0161-07197812,()10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(306)(217);227,;;;[1],,,243217,[2](p.3),35120051()JournalofZhejiangUniversity(HumanitiesandSocialSciences)Vol.35,No.1Jan.2005261()353611,:,,,,,,[9],,,,1982,,[10](p.96),,,,,,,,[8](pp.26-28),,:,,,,[11](p.120),,,:,,,(),(),(),(),();(),()():,,,(),,,[2](pp.15-16):,,,,,,,,[2](pp.19-20),,,,,,,,,,,,,(),,,(,)(,),,(),(),,,,,,[2](pp.171-229),:(1),461()3530,,26(2),,,,,,,(3),,,,,(4),,,,:(1),,,,,(2),,(3),(4),,,(5),,,:,;,,30[2](pp.30-31),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5[8](pp.26-28),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5611,:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,[8](p.27),,,,,,,[8](p.27);,,,[8](p.27);,[8](p.27),:(1):(2):(3):(4):(5):[][1].[J].,1976,(5):1-6.[2].[Z].:,1978.[3].[M].:,1986.[4].:[M].:,1983.[5].[J].,1976,(5):55-63.[6].[M].:,1985.661()35[7].[M].:,1999.[8].[M].:,1991.[9].:[Z].:,1984.[10].[M].:,1982.[11].[M].:,1982.[]OntheDocumentofAdministrationLawofYunmengQinjianZHOUSheng2chun,WEIGuang2yan(DepartmentofPublicAdministration,ZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou310027,China)Abstract:BasedonthecompleteanddeepanalysisonYunmengQinjian(theQinsBambooStripsatYunmeng)thispaperpointsoutthatYunmengQinjianisnottheearliestdocumentoflawinChinesehistory.Therelatedreasonsinclude:(1)regardingtheform,itisthepersonaldocumentcollectedbyXiratherthananofficialdocument;(2)regardingthecontent,itcomprisesnotonlylegaldocumentsbutnon2legaldocuments,suchasBiannianji,Weilizhidao,andRishu,andthereforenotthetypeofpurelegaldocuments;(3)regardingtheconceptoflegaldocuments,manyofitspiecesareinnoconditionlistedamongthem;and(4)regardingthetruedefinitionoflegalscience,itisnotatallthefirstlegaldocumenteverfoundinChina,asthesaiddocumentappearedintheWesternZhouDynasty.Weilizhidaoisnotthedocumentofadministrativelawbutmoralrule,whileYushuandsomearticlesofFalvdawenareregardedasadministrativelaw.Ontheonehand,Weilizhidaocouldntprovetobealegaldocumentfromtheperspectiveofthenatureoflaw.InlinewiththelawsystemofeithertraditionalChinaormodernChina,thelaw,formulatedandapprovedbytheGovernment,isthesummationofbehaviorcriterionwhichisenactedorapprovedandcarriedintoexecutionbythestronghandoftheGovernment.However,nowordscanbefoundinWeilizhidaotoshowitwasenactedorapprovedbytheGovernmentorSovereign.Ontheotherhand,itcannotbeconsideredasalegaldocument,becauseitisincompact,disorderlyandunsystematic,andfarfrombeingconsistentintermsoftheformandwording.WhatWeilizhidaodescribesaretheprinciplesofgovernment.Itistheearliestformofbookofadmonitionsforgovernmentofficialsaftertheseparationofmoralfromlaw.Yushuisabookofadministrativelaw,foritcontainsthelegalproclamationsandlocalstatuteswhichwerenewlyformulatedandissuedforenforcementbytheNanjungovernment.ItistrueofFalvdawen,sinceitincludedalotofrulesandexplanationsonofficialsbehaviorcriterion,thoughitmainlytookcriminallawastheinterpretiveobject.TheadministrativelawinYunmengQinjianfeaturesthefollowing:(1)ItsmaincontentsaretherulesoftheGovernmentfunctionaldepartmentsandofficialsbehavior.(2)Itsrulesaredetailedandspecific.(3)Itmainlyinvolvesthefinancialandeconomicadministration.(4)Itisintendedforlocalgovernmentorlow2rankingofficialswithpunishmentasmajormeans.And(5)Itischaracterizedbyitsvarietyofformsanditsdiversityoflaws.ThearticlesofYunmengQinjianshouldbeclassifiedintoZhidian,Jiaodian,Zhengdian,XingdianandShidianaccordingtotheRitualsoftheZhouDynasty(Zhouli).Keywords:Yunmengqinjian;newinterpretation;historyoflaw7611,: