The period from 1 1 century BC to 77 1 BC was the Western Zhou Dynasty in the history of China. In order to strengthen the rule, the rulers of the Bai period in the early Zhou Dynasty implemented the policy of "sealing Wang Jian with the same surname", and enfeoffed the royal nobles of the Zhou Dynasty to various places and established the vassal state of the Western Zhou Dynasty. After Zhou Wuwang's death, the young king succeeded to the throne, and King Wu's younger brother Ji Dan became the Duke of Zhou. Zhou Gongdan is a loyal minister with both ability and political integrity. Cao Cao once praised his faithfulness by saying "The Duke of Zhou vomited food, and the world turned to his heart" in Short Songs. Duke Zhou's "Rites and Music System" summarized, inherited and improved it on the basis of "establishing the country by dividing the countries", thus systematically establishing a complete set of "Rites and Music System". The system of rites and music is an ideological system in which music is subordinate to ceremonies. Ceremony is used to distinguish the hierarchical order of patriarchal clan system, while music is used to distinguish the hierarchical order of ceremony, and the two complement each other. Within the ruling class, the level set is embodied in "eight emperors, six kings and four kings". In the ancient dance team, there were eight people in a line, which was called Yishu. According to Zhou Li, the Tiandi Dance Team consists of eight people (that is, sixty-four people), six people, four kings and two people. In this way, different classes and different numbers of dancers are used to instill in people the idea of hierarchical order, that is, no one can compete with the supremacy of the monarch.

The system of rites and music was formulated by Duke Zhou in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Its purpose is to consolidate the hierarchical society, and the second is to draw lessons from the demise of Shang Dynasty, oppose "debauchery" and take measures to "save music". The implementation of the ritual and music system consolidated the social status of the slave owner class and promoted the development of music. But it makes music a vassal of ceremony, a model music centered on ceremony, and gradually becomes rigid. In order to "rule", the ruling class has formulated a set of very complicated etiquette and music to match it. People of different occasions and identities not only have different manners, but also use different music. Such as "Worship God", "Playing the Yellow Bell", "Singing Big Lu" and "Dancing Cloud Gate"; The sacrifice to the land shows that "there are too many clusters, and the bells are ringing and dancing' Xianchi'". ("Zhou Li. When the two gentlemen meet, take the elegant "King of Literature" as an example; The governors gave a banquet to entertain the envoys of other countries, using Xiaoya's Luming Literature, Sidu, Huang Huangzhe, ("Zuo Zhuan Xiang Gong Four Years"). For example, the emperor used to praise the ancestors, but the literati could not use them. There are also strict rules about the establishment of bands and song and dance teams. The rules of the band are: "Gongxian", which is arranged in four directions: east, west, north and south; Wang Houxuan County ",lined up on three sides; Doctors judge the county ",arranged on both sides; Astor county ",only arranged on one side. The rules of the chorus are: the emperor used sixty-four people in eight rows, which is called "Ba Shu"; The princes used 36 people, arranged in six rows, called "Six Shu". QingDaFu with sixteen people, divided into four rows, known as "four shu"; Two rows of four scholars, called "second uncle"; ("Zhou Li. "Spring Palace" and notes); Wait a minute. In a word, all these regulations on rites and music are aimed at strengthening people's hierarchical concept and finally achieving the political purpose of consolidating the rule. It goes without saying that in order to implement the system of rites and music smoothly, we must strengthen the education of rites and music. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty established the first institution of rites and music in the history of China-the Spring Palace.