What are the influences of Confucius' thought in Vietnam and Japan throughout history, and how did they adapt to it?

The spread and influence of Confucius' thought in Vietnam

China and Vietnam are connected by mountains and rivers, and the spread of Confucius' thought abroad is considered the earliest and deepest in Vietnam.

In 214 B.C., Zhao Tuo, a Han Chinese, was appointed by Emperor Qin Shi Huang to be the magistrate of Longchuan County, which governed the upper reaches of the East and North Rivers of the Pearl River, and was part of Nanhai County. In 206 B.C., when Qin Ershi surrendered to Liu Bang, Zhao Tuo's subordinates, believing that Qin had already died, installed Zhao Tuo as the King of Southern Zhao. At this time, Zhao Tuo already had jurisdiction over the Three Rivers (Li River, Pearl River, and Hong River), and Zhao taught his subjects with Confucianism and a system of rituals and ceremonies. In 196 B.C., the Han Emperor Liu Bang sent Lu Jia as a special envoy, with the Han Emperor's royal gift engraved with the "Seal of the King of South Vietnam," the gold seal green ribbon mission to South Vietnam, after the evacuation, Zhao Tuo automatically returned to the Han in Panyu, Yue Wang Mountain to the north of the three kneeling and nine kowtow, from the hands of Lu Jia received the gold seal, which is recorded in the history of Vietnam's northern belonging to the period, the northern part of Vietnam is the Western Han Dynasty in the map of the Jiaozuo County, and from this time onwards, the ideas of Confucianism transmitted to Vietnam. By the Northern Song Dynasty, Confucian culture was developed and a large number of Confucian texts were transmitted to Vietnam. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and Mongolia invaded the country, and the country's situation became more and more miserable. Vietnam took the opportunity to become independent, but it introduced a lot of Confucianism and Chinese culture, and used Chinese characters to write history and literature. When the Southern Song dynasty died and the Mongols dominated China, Confucianism was greatly undermined, and the Confucius House, Confucius Temple and Confucius Forest in Qufu were turned into stables and pastures for the Mongol cavalry. The persecuted intellectuals brought with them the Confucian and Mencius texts, paintings and calligraphy southward, which brought a deeper Confucian culture to Vietnam. To the Ming Dynasty, Confucius thought in Vietnam has a greater development, the official organization of Confucian education, widely repair the Temple of Literature, the imperial examination to get a scholar, in Vietnam in the examination of students also asked to China to catch the examination, a good story, Confucianism masters, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phan Phuoc Sang, Ngo Shi Lien, Le Qui Chun is the most famous, and they have written a lot of books with the richness of the sinologist. China's late Ming and early Qing dynasties is also the period of Vietnam's Nguyen dynasty in its infancy, they all respectively use Confucius thought, to take the policy of union, tolerance, and softening of the new territories to open up, the Qing regent dorgon is a talented sinologist. Due to the recognition of Confucius and Confucianism by the upper echelons of the two countries, and the lack of conflict of interest between the two countries at that time, the relationship was relatively harmonious, and the Prime Minister of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam personally went to Beijing to pay homage to the Emperor, willing to serve as a vassal of China, and to pay tribute year after year. The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the Confucius Temple in Qufu, China, were linked for cultural exchanges. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty personally presented the Hanoi Temple of Literature with a plaque titled "The Master of All Worlds". In 1905, China abolished the imperial examination system, but Vietnam did not stop it until 1918, which shows the deep influence of Confucius and Confucian culture on Vietnam. In the early days of Vietnam's national democratic revolution, there was a strong Confucianism, and Ho Chi Minh, the leader of the Vietnamese revolution, was also a knowledgeable sinologist.

The influence of Confucianism in Japan

Confucianism has had a great influence in Japan, and it has been spreading for a long time. In particular, it has had a greater and more profound influence on the Japanese people's concepts of morality and education. When Confucius' thought was introduced into Japan, it gradually merged with the inherent Shinto of Japan, and formed the Japanese Confucianism. The so-called Japanese Confucianism is the interpretation of the teachings of Confucius and Mencius in the light of Japan's inherent national spirit and Shinto thinking.