Watch New Frontiers Chinese Civilization - The Origins of Rites and Music Li and Yue

The Bronze culture of ancient China was said to center around religious activities. The rulers of the Western Jin Dynasty, during the 11th century BC, devised rigid rules about the ritual bronze objects. Two concepts emerged, Li and Yui. While Li translates in English as behavior code and social etiquette, the term Li implied much more than this phrase suggests. And Yui, which translates as music, covered a wide arrange than suggested by the word music.