What is the position and function of Qilu culture in China traditional culture?

Qilu culture occupies a leading and core position in China traditional culture and plays an important role in the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization.

Qilu culture is a combination of Qi culture and Lu culture. The State of Qi, which is adjacent to the seashore in the east, produced the ideology represented by Jiang Taigong, and absorbed and developed the local native culture (Dongyi culture). These two ancient cultures are different. Relatively speaking, Qi culture is utilitarian, while Lu culture is ethical. Qi culture stresses innovation, while Lu culture respects tradition. In the process of development, the two cultures gradually merged organically, forming Qilu culture with rich historical connotation.

Qilu culture, especially Confucian culture, is based on self-cultivation, with special emphasis on moral cultivation and practice. The goal of Confucian self-cultivation is to completely implement the inherent moral belief into moral behavior, so the Confucian self-cultivation method objectively constitutes a systematic and effective moral practice method. These moral cultivation methods have effectively implemented the values of self-improvement, loyalty and integrity, openness and simplicity, respect for ceremony and justice, honesty and trustworthiness in Qilu culture in traditional society, and become an effective way to cultivate and practice Qilu's excellent traditional cultural spirit.