The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国民法典; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Mínfǎ Diǎn), or in short Minfadian (Chinese: 民法典; pinyin: Mínfǎ Diǎn) is the first complete civil code in the People's Republic of China.

However, the drafting of the "Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" has experienced four consecutive delays due to the subsequent anti-rightist movement and the Cultural Revolution.

In the process of studying and drafting the Civil Code, the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress did a lot of preparatory work.

In accordance with this instruction, in September of the same year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress established a “Civil Law Research Group” headed by the Deputy Chairman and Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Director of the Law Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Due to the nature of the central economic planning during, socialist education movement and the Cultural Revolution drafting of the Civil Code once again interrupted from 1965 to 1976.

With the end of the Cultural Revolution and the commencement of the redress of unjust, false and wrong cases, the political situation in the People's Republic of China stabilized, putting the drafting of the Civil Code on the agenda once again.

In September, the original " Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China " was revised to adapt to the new situation since the reform and opening up.

On June 27 of the same year, the draft of the General Provisions of the Civil Code was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the first deliberation.

On October 31 of the same year, the draft of the General Provisions of the Civil Code was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for a second review.

On December 19 of the same year, the draft of the General Provisions of the Civil Code was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for three deliberation.

On March 8, 2017, the draft of the General Provisions of the Civil Code was submitted to the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress for deliberation.

On March 15, the draft of the general provisions of the Civil Code was passed through the closing ceremony of the Fifth Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress to form a law.