Abstract: "Caudine Forks" refers to the hypothesis that undeveloped countries could pass through the capitalist state to go straight
into socialism based on absorbing capitalism's positive acquisition, and therefore avoid the disasters brought by capitalism. The
domestic academical discussion on this hypothesis is mainly focused on the use of terms such as "passing through" or "not passing
through", and the theoretical exploration of partial and complete leaping. A clear understanding of the subject and the conditions is the
basis for understanding the basic content of this hypothesis. Although there is a certain gap between the hypothesis and China's actual
development situation, it still can provide certain practical enlightenment for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: Marxism, Caudine Forks, capitalism, socialism