Some analysts, western and Chinese, attempt to reach further back into Chinese history, to the traditions of Confucianism or so-called legalism, to discover buried cultural signposts.

• 一些西方和中国的分析家试图倒回去分析中国历史，中国儒家传统和所谓的律法主义，来揭示被埋藏的文化路标。