The classification of consortium legal person and association legal person is based on the traditional civil law, which has no great practical and research significance with the development of the times.

As a legal person, the consortium is based on property, has no members, and its funds come from social donations, so it can only engage in public welfare activities. Typical consortium legal persons in China include foundation organizations, temples and other public welfare legal persons.

Corporate associations are people-oriented and funded by members of the associations, which can be both public welfare and profit-making organizations. Typical corporate bodies in China include companies, various associations, political parties, organizations and other organizations.

With the development of market economy, the legal person system with company as the core is gradually established and improved. At present, the classification standards stipulated in China's civil and commercial law are: corporate legal person (enterprise legal person, unincorporated enterprise legal person) and non-corporate legal person (organ, institution and social organization).