The word "consultation" means consulting, inquiring, planning and soliciting opinions in Chinese. At first, consultation and inquiry were two words, information desk and information desk. The word "consultation" was first found in the Book of Songs, and there is a poem "riding fast, loving consultation in a week", which means that the monarch condemns the envoys and asks them to visit the people's sufferings carefully to show the world. In ancient times, counselors, parliamentarians, military advisers and diners who made suggestions for rulers were all people who specialized in consulting activities. of course,
China's ancient consulting activities and his understanding of the word "consulting" are random and random, which is different from modern consulting activities.