On the Development of Traditional Shooting Culture in China

"History of Li Zhoubao" said: "Cultivating the country by Tao is to teach six arts: one is five rites, the other is six music, the third is five shots, the fourth is five emperors' rites, the fifth is six books, and the sixth is nine numbers."

In the Confucius Six Arts Garden, children experience archery and rubbings around the six arts of ceremony, music, archery, imperial art, calligraphy and mathematics, and feel Confucius thoughts and excellent traditional culture.

The content of quality education put forward by Confucius is "six arts", namely, etiquette, music, shooting, restraint, calligraphy and mathematics. "Six Arts" was first formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when it was still a teaching subject of official schools. Manage the six basic talents that students are required to master.

"Six Arts" includes the knowledge and experience of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and social education, covering all aspects of nature, society and life. Confucius practiced the "six arts" education in his own educational practice, and cultivated talents with comprehensive personality through the "six arts" education to realize the goal of "turning human nature into the world". ?

0 1 Li

Confucius attached great importance to etiquette education, so he put "ceremony" at the top of "six arts". Confucius has been exploring, pursuing and practicing etiquette all his life, and he is a modest gentleman who knows and keeps etiquette.

In the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius advocated "self-denial and restoration of rites", hoping to change the troubled times and return the society to order by restoring Zhou rites. But he is not an empty talk theorist. He is a veritable activist who practices, advocates and even influences more people with his words and deeds.

In Confucius' view, courtesy is an essential element to maintain the orderly operation of society. For the sake of political country, social stability, dealing with people and personal cultivation, we should be polite and observe etiquette. Confucius advocated acting according to etiquette, emphasizing the use of different specifications of etiquette and ritual vessels according to different status, and did not allow, let alone advocate, acts that violated etiquette.

Ceremony is the standard to distinguish right from wrong; It is the embodiment of benevolence, righteousness and morality; It is an effective way to teach correct folk customs; Until now, the ethical code is still the source of the Chinese nation becoming a state of etiquette.

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Confucius' musical complex is innate. Confucius loved music and devoted himself to it all his life. He is not only good at vocal music, but also loves guqin, and he has achieved a lot. He pinned his joys and sorrows on the melody and integrated his unique feelings and pursuit of life into the rhyme.

Music, including poetry, singing and dancing music, is closely related to "ritual", so it is also called "ritual music". Because there was no other prosperous art at that time, it could be regarded as a general term for art.

Confucius appreciated and praised music, was obsessed with music, was proficient in music, and was good at music. Therefore, "Music" is regarded as an important part of "Six Arts".

For today's children, you don't have to be proficient in everything, but you have to have a certain ability to appreciate art and music. Let them cultivate their inner feelings through music or art and cultivate elegant young gentlemen!

03 shooting

Among the six arts, Confucius thinks archery is very important. Archery is "gifted enough to command saints", which is Confucius' standard for saints.

Archery is a foreign traditional archery sport, which developed from "archery", one of the six arts respected by Confucianism in previous dynasties, and has developed into a way to cultivate temperament in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Traditional archery is not aimed at the outside world, but at your own heart.

Confucius himself is a master archer, attracting fans when shooting arrows in the countryside of Lu. Later, Confucius also taught his archery skills to his disciples, thus forming Confucian archery in China Archery School.

Before archery, we all need to salute each other to show respect and etiquette.

The necessary posture, etiquette, mental effort and self-cultivation in archery can fully exercise the shooter's body and mind.

04 Yu

Riding a carriage is a labor skill that ancient nobles and warriors must master, and it has gradually become an indispensable item in ancient quality education. At that time, in ancient times, the requirements for "drivers" were still very high. Not only can they drive, but they are also polite. For Confucius, he personally enjoyed driving a carriage.

05 books

Books, as the name implies, are the art of calligraphy and painting. However, it is not only an elegant skill, but also a tool and magic weapon for self-cultivation. Many literati attach their feelings to calligraphy and painting, not only to exercise their skills, but also to be intoxicated.

"Book" refers not only to calligraphy, but also to notes, compositions, books, poems and songs.

Rubbing is an ancient traditional technique in China, which rubbings the characters and patterns on inscriptions and stone carvings with rice paper and ink.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, calligraphy has gradually become an art. In order to facilitate appreciation and study, people have the need to copy inscriptions, and the primitive circulation technology of our ancestors has played a role. Gradually, rubbings caught fire for a while.

Children are learning rubbings, understanding the beauty of rubbings from the rhyme of stone carvings and feeling the feelings of calligraphy.

No.06

"Number" is a mathematical number, which refers to mathematical calculation, technology, methods and skills. Ancient mathematics and computing technology are also compulsory courses.

07 Beauty of Six Arts

Confucius was the first educator in China who consciously summarized the experience of aesthetic education in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and creatively applied this experience to his own educational practice.

Six arts is a kind of personality education, which focuses on the promotion of human nature and the cultivation of spiritual world, and focuses on cultivating students' cognitive ability, emotional ability, willpower and judgment, so that students' knowledge, feelings and intentions can be coordinated and their personality can be unified and harmonious.

When we experience the "Six Arts", feel the excellent traditional culture left by the ancients and appreciate the profoundness of Chinese studies, we can let our children know how to be a modest gentleman, carry forward the essence of Confucius' thought and cultivate the all-round development of their personality!

08 Teacher Sun Jian: The Root-seeking Journey of Inheritance and Development

We often mention "Zhi Zhi" to children. What does this mean? ? Teacher Sun Jian said: At this moment, you should know your identity, what you should and should not do. Since you are a student, you need to sit up straight. At home, you are the child of your parents, so you should learn to be filial.

In this study in Shandong, children read and understand "University" many times. What is the meaning of university? The children all gave the answer. .

In this regard, Mr. Sun replied: "University" is an excellent knowledge, and it is the study of saints. It is the knowledge of adults, the introduction of Confucianism, and shows the confidence of human nature, which is worth studying and thinking about.

Why did we come all the way to Shandong to study Confucius' culture and thought?

Because we are from China, this is an unforgettable journey to find our roots. We are nourished by such excellent culture, and we need children to plant such a seed. As a new generation of successors, we need to have the determination to inherit the excellent traditional culture and constantly innovate and carry forward it.

Nowadays, nourishing teenagers' hearts with "Six Arts" is a way for us to cultivate our self-cultivation. Hong's "Six Arts" does not simply and narrowly retain the traditional ideology and culture of the ancients, but cultivates people's emotions, nourishes people's spirit and promotes people's spiritual realm through "Six Arts", which helps to realize the truth, goodness and beauty of personality and achieve the aesthetic realm of artistic beauty, human beauty and inner beauty.

We also continue to accompany our children on the road of becoming "polite", "benevolent" and "moral" young gentlemen, so that children can feel the roots of the 5,000-year-old traditional culture left by their ancestors and cultivate virtues that are more important than ability.

At the end of our study in Shandong, we also gave each student a customized gift for this course, wishing them success in their studies and becomingno. 1!

08 students share

Sharing students-bear

In Shandong, we visited various temples. These ancient houses with a long history actually have their own uses. Maybe people have never paid attention to this. Many people pay attention to souvenirs, whether the house is big or not, and whether the yard looks good or not. I just think their house is too big ... but I really didn't think about what efforts these people made to get it. So this also shows how hard Confucius worked to cultivate his self-cultivation, so that future generations will build Confucius Temple and Confucius House and erect a monument for him.

Nothing for nothing. Anyone who wants to achieve something needs to work hard to achieve his goal. These days, I have learned deeply from Confucius how to be a gentleman. In the future, I will try my best to manage my emotions, learn morality, be a gentleman and achieve my goals.

Sharing students-Zhang

After studying these days, I have learned and understood a lot of new knowledge. From Mr. Wang's explanation, I learned some stories about Confucius' disciples and Confucius Temple.

In understanding the life and thoughts of Confucius, I learned the quality of persistence from the sage Confucius. Confucius is an example for us to grow up. He never gave up his ideal and stuck to it. Therefore, in dancing, I will keep practicing every day and dance better.