北宋慶曆以前的《周禮》研究，形成了《周禮》漢學研究方法並長久因循，它造成了呆板固化的《周禮》研究氛圍。北宋慶曆以後，《周禮》研究開始突破《周禮》漢學研究方法。北宋熙寧變法後，更多學者關注《周禮》，並在多方面突破《周禮》漢學研究方法，初步形成《周禮》宋學研究方法。南宋末年，經歷不斷完善，《周禮》宋學研究方法最終確立。《周禮》宋學研究方法具有可觀的研究新方法，深刻地影響了元、明、清的《周禮》研究。

The studies on the book Rite And Ritual of Zhou(Zhou Li) in the Song Dynasty is a major breakthrough to the counterpart studies done in the Han Dynasty, the former established a new pattern of research with distinct characters and outstanding achievements, thus the studies achieved in the Song Dynasty is a turning point in the history of studies on the Rite And Ritual of Zhou. From the academic historical perspective, the writer partitions this essay into three parts (stages) to comb the evolution of the Rite And Ritual of Zhou studies in the Song Dynasty as well as particular changes, nuances and academic traits in each parts (stages).