The Advanced Nature of China Traditional Culture

The advanced nature of China's ancient culture China's ancient traditional culture has a long history, extensive and profound, and its essence lies in three aspects: morality, kindness and harmony. Although it is also mixed with dross, from the main point of view, it can be said that the ancient traditional culture of China is moral culture, good culture and harmonious culture. This is the fundamental attribute of China's ancient traditional culture. First of all, the traditional culture of China is German culture. This is because the ancient culture of China has a high starting point, and its source emphasizes morality. According to experts' research, there was a symbol of "De" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. There are also many records and various forms of "virtue" in bronze inscriptions. Emperor Xuanyuan, the ancestor of China, has the ambition of "strengthening the army by virtue". It is quite common to record and discuss virtue in ancient books. The Book of Changes says that "an adult lives in harmony with heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, the four seasons, and ghosts and gods. Inherent nature, the day after tomorrow. " "Zhouyi" also said: "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement; The terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality. " Here, tangible heaven, earth, gentleman and intangible morality are juxtaposed, and the understanding of morality has reached a new height. There are also many comments on virtue in Shangshu. For example, "If the sky is not credible, I would rather be Wang Deyan." Wang Cheng said: "God has no relatives, and virtue is the supplement." He also said, "Xiaomi is not fragrant, but virtue is fragrant." "People are not easy, but virtue is difficult. If it is, it is immoral, the people are miserable, and God does not enjoy happiness. God's phoenix instrument must be in Germany. " Today's scholars generally believe that paying attention to morality is a kind of knowledge of people in the early Zhou Dynasty, and it is also a central proposition for later Confucianism to discuss the unity of man and nature. He Xin, a famous scholar, suggested that the core historical view running through Shangshu should be a word of virtue. This is based on the understanding of ancient politicians in history that "moral education will be better than violence". Their so-called virtue has two meanings: one is virtue; The second is moral education. In the Spring and Autumn Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and great thinkers had a further understanding and elaboration of virtue. Confucius mentioned virtue dozens of times in the Analects of Confucius, such as: "The golden mean is also virtue, which is extremely embarrassing"; "A gentleman is virtuous, a villain is virtuous, and the wind on the grass will be suppressed"; Another example is "how to repay kindness, complain directly, and repay kindness with kindness"; "I don't call it strength, I call it virtue"; Confucius put forward: "Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors", and he put forward to the generals: "Rule of virtue is like Beichen, living in its place, and the stars are arched." Zhuangzi, a Taoist, said in "Happy Travel": "Knowing the effect of an official, walking in a township, combining morality with monarch, and the self-esteem of those who levy the country is also the same." Laozi wrote 5,000 words in Tao Te Ching, and his morality was promoted to a new height. Tao and morality became the philosophical basis of Laozi. Secondly, China traditional culture is a good culture. As early as the Shang Dynasty bronze inscriptions, the word "goodness" appeared. The ancient sages of China all inherited the idea and pursuit of people-oriented rationality and human nature perfection. Although Xunzi of Confucianism tends to be evil, Confucius' original Confucian nature is good, and Mencius, the sage of Asia, has a profound exposition on the theory of human nature. Saint Amethyst, who has a wide influence among the people, also inherited the theory of good nature. At the beginning, it is said that "the beginning of life, the nature is good" has become the mainstream concept of folk grassroots. There are essential differences between the theory of good nature and the theory of evil nature in western religions about human being's original sin. Confucius advocated virtue and kindness, founded Confucianism with benevolence as the core, and also created a lot of virtues and requirements: benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith; Enthusiasm, kindness, respect, frugality and accommodation; Loyalty, forgiveness, etc , greatly enriched and expanded the theoretical basis of virtue and goodness. Thirdly, China traditional culture is a harmonious culture. People are higher social animals with different personalities and different stakeholders. How to get along? China's ancient Confucianism has a magic weapon-"harmony". Confucius reconciled. When discussing the value of the spirit of harmony, Confucius inherited the ideas of "harmony with reality, mutual benefit" and "reciprocity" of the sages, but was given new play and sublimation. When Confucius talked about "harmony", he first talked about the "harmony" between his own heart and nature, and then from himself and others, from small to large, he gradually promoted interpersonal harmony, family harmony, interpersonal harmony and harmony between man and nature. Mozi advocates non-aggression and universal love, which is actually harmony. Although Sun Tzu wrote Sun Tzu's Art of War, the highest strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting, and peace is also precious. Confucianism also provides a rule to deal with the relationship between people: "Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you" and "Do to others what you want them to do to you." This is recommended as Huang Jinlv by the international philosophical and ethical circles. For thousands of years, China's feudal society, political, economic and military strength were the first in the world. China did not invade and occupy small neighboring countries and weak ethnic groups, but made peace-even made peace with relatives, such as Wang Zhaojun and Uhaanyehe, Princess Wencheng and Songzan Gambu. This is a great invention of China's ancient diplomacy. The world-famous Great Wall of Wan Li is the solidification and materialization of China's harmonious concept, and it is also the ironclad proof of China's harmonious culture. Tens of thousands of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean in the Ming Dynasty were magnificent, but he didn't commit any crimes in the autumn. He only gives gifts and broadcasts friendship. Even the name of this adult Zheng was renamed "He". This phenomenon of adhering to and practicing the "harmony" culture for a long time in past dynasties is also unique among the world powers.