What is the modern significance of Confucianism?

Confucianism is one of the doctrines of pre-Qin philosophers, which was founded by Confucius in the 5th century. It is the most influential school in China and the mainstream consciousness in ancient China. The connotation of Confucianism is rich and complex. On the basis of absorbing the essence of ancient books, it gradually developed basic theories and ideas, that is, emphasizing unity, emphasizing the monarch and his son, learning from Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism and Lu Wang's idea of abolishing feudal monarchy, which all reflected the contents of Confucianism. Two important reasons for the modern significance of Confucianism;

There are two important reasons: first, our Chinese nation is in the midst of a great all-round national rejuvenation. At this moment, we must review our history and cultural traditions.

Second, in the new century, China has put forward the requirement of building a "harmonious society". Mr Fei Xiaotong once raised the issue of "cultural consciousness". If we want to build a "harmonious society", we must also have our own "cultural" consciousness. What is "cultural consciousness"? Mr. Fei Xiaotong said: "Cultural consciousness only means that people living in a certain culture have' self-knowledge' of their own culture and understand its origin, formation process, characteristics and development trend. It does not mean' cultural return', nor does it advocate' total westernization' or' total otherization'. Self-knowledge is to strengthen the independent ability of cultural transformation and gain an independent position in deciding to adapt to the new environment and cultural choices in the new era. "