Great Archery Ritual was one of the highest level ancient archery ritual before Qin and Han Dynasties. It was aimed to select talents in imperial college by checking whether their appearances and etiquettes were consistent with Ritual and Music System. After Qin and Han Dynasties, the characteristics of the archery ceremony were gradually disappearing and showed different historical attributes in different periods. By sorting and analyzing documents of archery ceremony in all ages, its historical vein was reduced after the Qin and Han Dynasties. Research showed that the Great Archery Ritual was gradually integrated into Bin and Yan Archery Ritual. Although it was called archery ceremony, it completely lost its essential attribute and intended to show the characteristics of entertainment spirit.