In the Ming Dynasty, the village drinking rituals of the Ming and Qing dynasties had obvious edifying content. In the Ming Dynasty, the village drinking banquet was held in the first month of Mengchun and the tenth month of Mengdong every year, and the central and local scholars would bring the elders of the scholars to the school. In the private sector, it is held in the spring and autumn festival with the Sato as a unit. Before the feast, the person in charge will first read the laws and regulations, and those who have been there will go to the feast and sit at the main seat to listen.

In addition, the person in charge will read out other relevant documents issued by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and give a reprimand. In the twenty-second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1389 AD), the imperial court stipulated that the members of the drinking banquet in Lishe Township were divided into three classes. Those who are old and virtuous, and have no public or private faults, are superior; Those who have been punished for delays in the distribution of errands and taxes according to households, or who have been punished, are of the inferior rank; Those who have committed treachery, hypocrisy, theft, stupid government and harm to the people are inferior. Since then, the village drinking ceremonies of the Ming Dynasty have blended patriarchal activities with the construction of grassroots political power, and obviously have the purpose of strengthening control and rule over the people.

The Qing Dynasty followed the system of the Ming Dynasty, looking at the spring and the day of Meng Dongshuo, and the drinking ceremony in the school palace was carried out in the township, and the instructor of the school served as the chief and gave a speech. During the Qianlong period, the imperial court made unified regulations on the township drinking ceremony, deleted some red tape, and ordered the drinking ceremony not to last too long.

(5) Township salute

The "Township Archery Ceremony" records the specific rituals of the archery competition held regularly by the grassroots administrative organizations in ancient times.

The village shooting ceremony is like this, the host will first go to ask for the virtuous guest, and the virtuous guest will go out to greet him and bow to the host twice. The host bowed twice, and then gave a speech to invite the guests. Xianbin excused himself and accepted the invitation. The host bowed twice to the virtuous guest, and the virtuous guest replied twice. The master retired, and when the virtuous guest saw off the master, he bowed twice.

The host then sets up a feast for the guests, facing south, with the east as the first priority. The seats for a large number of guests are arranged in the front and back of the west side of the seats. Lay out the seat for the master at the top of the east steps, facing west. Two wine jugs are set up on the east side of Xianbin, and the bottom of the jugs is carried over by the ceremonial vessels that hold the wine honor. The clear water used in the ritual to replace the sake is called the sake of the liquor, and the sake is placed on the west side, and one spoon is placed on each of the two pots.

The bamboo vessels are placed on the south side of the pot and are displayed in the direction of the east. The washing vessel is installed in the southeast of the east staircase, and the length of the washing vessel is equal to the depth of the hall from north to south, and the east and west sides are opposite to the east wing of the house. The water is set on the east side of the washer, and the bamboo container is on the west side of the washer, facing south. The percussion chime is suspended on the northeast side of the washer, facing west, and then the arrow target is set. Do not touch the rope tied to the target at the bottom of the target, and do not tie the rope at the bottom left of the target, but roll it up with the lower left side of the target to the east to cover the center of the target. Like a screen, the person who sings the song lacks the equipment to dodge the arrow, and it is set up at a third of the way to the front of the target, four or five paces away from the target.

After the meat is cooked, the host will wear court clothes to summon the virtuous guests, and the virtuous guests will also go out to greet the host in court clothes and bow to the master twice. After the host bowed twice, he retired, and the virtuous guests bowed twice to send off the host, and the virtuous guests and many guests followed.

When they arrived at the gate of the state school, the host and a saluting person went out of the door to greet them, bowed to the virtuous guests twice, and the virtuous guests bowed twice. Subsequently, the host greeted many guests. The host and the guest greeted each other, and the host walked in the door first. The guests invited a large number of guests, many of whom entered from the west side of the door, facing east, with the north as the first place. Xianbin walked forward a little, and the host and Xianbin faced each other three times, and walked forward at the same time. Before reaching the steps under the hall, the host and the guest humbled each other three times, and after the master ascended one step, the guest ascended the step and then ascended to the hall. The master bowed north from the top of the east staircase to the front beam of the house. The virtuous guest bowed two times at the top of the west staircase, facing north from the front beam of the room.

After the master sat down, he took the wine vessel in his hand from the bamboo vessel containing the goods on it, and walked down the hall with the wine vessel. The host sat down in front of the east staircase facing west, placed the wine vessel on the ground, stood up and thanked Xianbin, and walked down the hall, and Xianbin also gave a speech in reply. After the master sat down, he put the wine vessel in his hand, stood up, went to the washing vessel, sat down facing south, placed the wine vessel in the bamboo vessel containing the goods, and stood up to answer the guest of honor. Then, Xianbin returned to his place.

After the master finished cleaning the wine vessels, he and the virtuous guests exchanged for one time, and after some humility, they went to the hall at the same time. At the top of the western steps, facing north, he thanked his master for cleaning his wine vessels. The master placed the wine vessel on the ground at the top of the east staircase, facing north, and then bowed to the virtuous guests before walking down the hall. Xianbin also walked down the hall, the host thanked Xianbin and walked down the hall, and Xianbin also gave a speech to answer.

After the master washed his hands, he and Xianbin exchanged their hands once, and after being humble, he walked up to the hall. After Dabin walked up to the hall, he stood upright at the top of the west steps. After the host sat down, he took the wine vessel in his hand, poured it full, walked to the table of the virtuous guest, and faced the northwest to give the virtuous guest. The virtuous guest will thank his master at the top of the western steps, and the master will retreat slightly. Xianbin stepped forward, took the wine vessel and returned to its place. The host bows to the wine vessel at the top of the east staircase, and the virtuous guest will slightly avoid retreating as a courtesy.

The priest will place the dishes that accompany the sake in front of the table, the virtuous guests will enter the table from the west, and the priest will place the ritual vessels for the sacrifice in front of the table, and the host will stand upright on the east side of the east steps. After sitting down, Xianbin holds the wine vessel in his left hand and offers dishes to the ancestors with his right hand. After that, the host places the vessel on the west side of the dish, stands up and takes some of the lungs, then sits down and breaks off some of the lung tips to offer the lungs to the ancestors. Then the master raised his left hand upwards and tasted the lungs, then stood up and placed the lungs on the object on which the offering was placed. After that, the host will sit down again, wipe his hands clean, then take the wine vessel in his hand and offer wine to the ancestors, and after standing up, he will sit down at the end of the table and taste the wine.