Legal analysis: punishment is not an end, but a means to prevent and stop illegal acts by educating offenders and citizens through punishment. Education is the basis and purpose of punishment, and punishment is the means and guarantee of education. The two complement each other and are indispensable.

Legal basis: Article 5 of the Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China should adhere to the combination of punishment and education in implementing administrative punishment and correcting illegal acts, and educate citizens, legal persons or other organizations to consciously abide by the law.