The chapter“Xiangdang”in the Analects presents the virtue and conduct of Confucius ineveryday life,with its main content centered on the transfomation of demeanor and its essence lying in theprimacy of timeliness.Ths chapter depicts Confucius'physical appearance and bearing in different ritualcontexts,such as in his hometown,ancestral temple,and court,and records his bodily perfomance of nites inceremonial activties including reception rites,court rituals,and diplomatic missions.The beauty of a nobleperson's benevolence and righteousness,as well as the propriety of their behavior in rtual and musical life,requires participants not only to perform rituals in form and solemnity but also to maintain inner reverence andconsistency between inner disposition and outer expression.Through matters of careful preparation and order,moderation in food and drink,conduct in the hometown,sincerity in friendship,and rituals in serving thenuler,the“Xiangdang”chapter illustrates the beauty of ritual embodied in Confucius'physical form andappropriate demeanor,portrays his image within the framework of ritual life,and reveals how ritual and music,as general principles,provide institutional aesthetic norms for society even in non-itualized daily life.