Introduction. The structure of the book; 1. The conception of law in traditional China; 2. The essence of modern rule of law; 3. The Rule of Law: contemporary challenges and paradigmatic innovation; 4. A Rule-of-Law Democracy (Rechtsdemokratie): social diversification and reconstructing the system of authority; 5. Judicial reform in China: the status quo and future directions; 6. Reconstructing legal ideology; Appendix 1. Themed discussions of this book; Appendix 2. An interpretation of and reflection on china's cultural traditions; Appendix 3. China: the way to democracy via Rule of Law; Postscript; References; Index.