At that time, such gatherings also had the significance of recommending merit to the royal family, and were usually held on auspicious days of the first lunar month. After the Han Dynasty, the local administrative units of the counties often held township drinking ceremonies in schools, and the emperor held township drinking ceremonies in higher universities. After the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system was officially implemented, and the head of the prefecture and county served as the master, and when the highest imperial examination was taken, the village drinking ceremony was also performed. In the Ming Dynasty, under the Jingshi and the prefectures and counties, the people were ordered to take 100 families as one meeting, and the chief or grain chief was responsible for the organization, and when sitting at the table, it was divided into 3 classes according to good and evil, which could not be confused, and this way was used as one of the means to implement feudal moral education.

The village drinking ceremony originated in the Zhou Dynasty, and was originally just a way of gathering for the villagers, and Confucianism injected the idea of respecting the virtuous and caring for the elderly, so that the people of the township were educated when they feasted and gathered. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the township drinking ceremony was followed by the scholars and doctors of the past dynasties for a long time, until the 23rd year of Daoguang, the Qing government decided to allocate the cost of the township drinking ceremony as military salary, and it was ordered to be abolished. The village drinking ritual has been practiced for about 3,000 years and has had a profound impact on Chinese rituals.

Although the village drinking ceremony is only a local ritual, it is still the same as other ancient rituals and other ceremonial activities, with a set of strict management systems and procedures.

This kind of etiquette in the form of banquets and drinks requires the chief executives of each prefecture, prefecture, and county to be present in person on behalf of the imperial court to show respect for the guests at the banquet and at the same time highlight the solemnity of the ceremony.

The guests who were invited to participate in the village drinking ceremony were all local gentry with clean wealth and high morality, among which the retired officials were called Dabin, the elderly and virtuous people were called Xianbin, and the virtuous people were called Jiebin, and these guests were generally collectively referred to as Xiangbin guests. The selection of village drinkers is first selected and recommended by the Confucian officials in charge of local culture and education, and after being reviewed and approved by the local governor, they are reported to the higher levels for approval before they can be allowed to be invited to participate in the village drinking ceremony.

According to the records of "Jinning Prefecture Chronicles", in the township drinking ceremony, the host and the big guest symbolize heaven and earth, the virtuous guest and the jie guest symbolize yin and yang, and the big guest, the virtuous guest and the jie guest symbolize the sun, the moon and the stars. This symbol of higher meaning actually reflects the importance of the village drinking ceremony in social activities at that time.

In order to commend the local virtues and righteous deeds of the village drinkers, in addition to the township drink license issued as a certificate in accordance with the regulations, the local officials also presented plaques to show their honor. At the same time, the governor and governor had to report to the imperial court, and after the request of the Ministry of Rites and the approval of the emperor, they were given official positions. Finally, the names of the previous villagers will also be recorded in the local history and go down in history.

The township drinking ceremony is held once a year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month and the first day of the tenth month, and the location is set up in the main hall of the Confucian Academy of the prefecture, prefecture and county. As a banquet event of the government, the system at that time stipulated that the government must be responsible for the expenditure, and it was absolutely forbidden to share it with the private sector.

Ancient China was a country with strict etiquette, and the ancients also formulated a set of strict etiquette procedures for the village drinking ceremony, and made strict and meticulous regulations on the personnel setting, seating arrangement and item furnishings in ceremonial activities.

First of all, in the village drinking ceremony, each local official should lead his subordinates to host a banquet on behalf of the imperial court to invite many guests; Some of the officials' subordinates served as the chief of the celebrant and presided over the conduct of the village drinking ceremony; Some serve as deacons and are responsible for managing specific affairs such as admiring, reading the law, clocks, and drums.

Secondly, the arrangement of seats in the township drinking ceremony should strictly follow the orientation of the five elements of yin and yang and the relationship between the elder and the young, and the relationship between the elder and the young, and the dignity and inferiority, and the furnishings of various items have clear regulations. In the process of salutation, there are very detailed procedures from welcoming guests, ascending to the hall, entering the seat, sitting down to reading the law, feasting, and sending off guests after the ceremony, so as to ensure the solemnity and grandeur of the whole ceremony.

In addition, in the process of drinking in the township, in addition to the personnel involved above, there is also an important celebrant personnel, that is, the person who manages the wine utensils and the case, and he is responsible for supervising whether every move of everyone present is strictly in accordance with the etiquette regulations. Regardless of whether the guest or the host, if someone makes a loud noise, sits in the wrong place, or commits other infractions of etiquette during the ceremony, this person will immediately stop and correct him, and even punish him for drinking alcohol in accordance with the etiquette law. So as to ensure that the township drinking ceremony can always comply with the norms of etiquette and be carried out in an orderly manner.

In the process of holding the village drinking ceremony, Si Zheng and other personnel will continue to recite and explain various feudal moral and ethical norms in accordance with the process of etiquette.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the village doctors of the vassal states were local officials in charge of education, prohibitions, and other affairs, and they would conduct an inspection of the virtues and talents of the people in their hometowns every three years, and recommend those with both ability and integrity to the monarch for appointment. After the candidate is determined, the township doctor will set up a banquet for him before leaving, and at the same time invite people who are highly respected in the township to accompany him.

In the Han Dynasty, the banquet of the township drinking ceremony and the ceremony of sacrificing the ancestors and teachers of the county schools were carried out at the same time. In the Sui Dynasty, the banquet of the township drinking ceremony was divided into two levels, the imperial court held in the Guozijian, and the county held the salute in the local school. In the Tang Dynasty, it was popular to take the imperial examination, and after the candidates completed the state and county examinations, the local officials would immediately entertain them with the township drinking ceremony; Wu Zetian pioneered the martial arts examination for the selection of military generals, and he would also send martial arts candidates to the military department with the township drinking gift.

In the Song Dynasty, the village drinking ceremony was held in the month when the emperor personally presided over the palace examination. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the students of Guozijian and local state schools were divided into three classes from top to bottom, that is, upper students, inner students, and outer students. Each state is required to elect a scholar to the Guozijian once a year or every three years in accordance with the regulations, that is, to elect 1 upper student and 2 inner students to enter Taixue. At that time, it was up to the local chief executive to take the initiative and invite the recommended people who were willing to give up and those who were respected in the local area.