中国民法典的制定是历史摆在我们面前的课题。带着这个问题,文章考察了民法法典化的内在品质及其缺陷、古典法学中法典化成就及其学术背景、现代法学中法典化危机和制约民法典制定的因素。通过这些考察,文章认为当前我国民法典制定工作缺乏应有的学术背景和相应的政治、经济和文化环境;因此,要想制定出一部21世纪民法典,我们还需要对相关问题进行更深入地研究。 The formulation of Chinese civil code is a topic that history has before us. With this question, the article examines the inherent quality and shortcomings of codification of civil law, the achievements of codification and its academic background in classical jurisprudence, the codification crisis in modern jurisprudence and the factors restricting the formulation of the civil code. Through these investigations, the article holds that the current formulation of civil code in our country lacks the academic background and the corresponding political, economic and cultural environment. Therefore, in order to formulate a 21st century civil code, we also need to further deepen the relevant issues Study.