I. INTRODUCTION The Civil Code in Contemporary China was made up of intellectual knowledge, mostly civil law experiences imported from foreign countries and indigenous Chinese legal practices.1 The knowledge composition, normative function and cultural style of the civil code would ultimately be determined by I. INTRODUCTION The Civil Code in Contemporary China was made up of intellectual knowledge, mostly civil law experiences imported from foreign countries and indigenous Chinese legal practices.1 The knowledge composition, normative function and cultural style of the civil code would ultimately be determined by