The book is composed of three parts: Overview of Researches on the Chinese Legal Genealogy during the Period of the Republic of China, Summary of Researches on the Chinese Legal Genealogy—Process of my Study on the Chinese Legal Genealogy since Reform and Opening-up, and Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation and Remolding of the Chinese Legal Genealogy. Professor Zhang not only deeply expounds the characteristics and values of the Chinese legal genealogy, but also objectively summarizes the historical origin of the termination of the Chinese legal genealogy. He points out that the reconstructed Chinese legal genealogy is the contemporary socialist legal genealogy with the assimilation of the world’s excellent legal cultures.

Mr. Jinfan Zhang, born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in 1930, is a tenured professor and PhD supervisor of China University of Political Science and Law. Since 1983, he has been teaching and doing research in this university. In 1987, he became the academic leader of the state-level key discipline—History of Law and in 1991 he received special allowance of the State Council. He has published over 30 monographs, among them The Tradition and Modern Transition of Chinese Law and The History of Chinese Legal Civilization (2 volumes  of Ancient China and 1 volume of Modern and Contemporary China) are published by Springer, and more than 300 academic papers. He has delivered lectures on law in the United States of America, Japan, Korea, Israel and other countries.