Understanding of China's Traditional Society

The so-called traditional culture refers to the culture that has been formed and developed in the long-term historical development process and has a stable form among various ethnic groups.

China culture is one of the oldest, most stable, most splendid, richest and most developed cultures in the world. The recorded history has a long history of 5,000 years, which has gone through several major periods: germination, formation, establishment, prosperity and summary transition. During the formation of China culture, a hundred schools of thought contended and a hundred schools of thought contended in the Spring and Autumn Period, which formed the first wave of ideological emancipation in the history of China. According to the division of Sima Tan and Liu Xin in the Han Dynasty, the philosophers are mainly Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Legalism, Agriculture, Miscellaneous, Vertical and Horizontal, and Famous Scholars, which became the cornerstone of China's traditional cultural thought theory and profoundly influenced the development of China culture in later generations.

At present, many schools carry out classical poetry reading activities, the contents of which are basically works of that period, and mainly Confucian classics, aiming at promoting national culture, cultivating sentiment and enriching ideas. People's recognition of traditional culture is higher and higher. The ratings of CCTV Lecture Room and the sales of Yu Dan's The Analects of Confucius are enough to prove this point. These experts and scholars have narrowed the distance between ordinary people and unfathomable ancient books. Although people have different opinions about Dan and Yi Zhongtian, I think its influence cannot be underestimated. After all, these scholars have aroused people's attention to the essence of national culture. Yang Shuzi, an academician of China Academy of Sciences, pointed out that the cohesion of a nation is mainly reflected in its recognition of its humanities and culture. A nation lacking humanistic spirit will eventually move towards nothingness and alienation. In this way, the current national follow-up to traditional culture is the embodiment of the gradual enhancement of national cohesion. Therefore, it is not only correct but also extremely necessary to read the masterpieces of the ages.

My favorite is a sentence in the Book of Changes, "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement; The terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality. " This shows the spiritual characteristics of China's traditional culture. The general idea is that celestial bodies reflect the vigorous spirit, and people follow the example of heaven and earth and strive for self-improvement; A gentleman's mind is as wide as the earth, and his virtue is as deep as the earth, so he can grow, bear and tolerate everything. This sentence is also the motto of Tsinghua and Peking University.

Self-reliance, self-improvement and vigor are the mainstream spirit and one of the national characteristics of the Chinese nation, which makes the Chinese nation endless and stand proudly. This national character of self-improvement is reflected in the following aspects: First, it is ambitious.

"Ambition" refers to a firm belief, a great desire and determination for a certain value goal, and a powerful spiritual driving force for pursuing life goals and realizing life values. The so-called "nothing is difficult in the world, I am afraid that there is a will." "What can't you do with ambition?"