Why should we keep the tradition?

Excellent traditional culture is the accumulation of 5,000 years of Chinese culture, and the reasons for preserving a healthy traditional culture are as follows:

1. Value of traditional culture

(1) Specific significance

The main body of the traditional culture is Confucianism, and its modern value is firstly expressed in its openness to other cultures. This is a basic prerequisite for the development of traditional Chinese culture to this day and its role in modern society. But the openness of traditional culture or Confucianism also has its own specific meaning, which is to advocate the openness of each individual to the social state in which he lives, and to emphasize the individual's sense of participation in the social state. This sense of participation is characterized by an emphasis on the practical process of participation itself, rather than an over-emphasis on the utilitarian results of the moment. Under such a cultural model, people are able to temporarily endure hardship and work tirelessly, which can be said to be an important cultural impetus for the realization of China's modernization. In an atmosphere where science has become the orientation of the group and society, accepting and pursuing science at the behest of the group also becomes the real content of moral self-discipline that restrains one's behavior. The self-character exercise of cultivating one's moral character can be translated into establishing, cultivating and holding fast to the aspiration and belief in scientific civilization. In a sense, the unprecedented enthusiasm for science in contemporary China reflects, to some extent, the positive role of ethics in facilitating and fostering this trend. Moreover, traditional Chinese culture advocates seeking change, and the Zhou Yi says, "Poverty leads to change, change leads to communication, and communication leads to longevity." It can be said that one of the most prominent modern values of Chinese culture is that it loudly proclaims the spirit of development through change. It can be said that the interaction between change and development is most prominent in the modernization practices of China's reform and opening up. This "righteousness" has shaped a resilient national spirit and sustained an unbroken cultural tradition. However, traditional culture does not disregard the value of material life. The idea of filial piety, which is based on the transmission of material life, emphasizes the dissemination and promotion of moral consciousness and natural knowledge carried in life, and encourages positive efforts, whether for the sake of merit, wealth, or fame. Although this conscious pursuit of "for" itself became "human desire" after the Song and Ming dynasties, as an internal motivating mechanism, it actually governed people's daily life practices and value pursuits. The core category of Chinese culture and the ultimate value ideal pursued by Chinese people is "to know the Way". Confucius said, "If one hears the Way, one can die in the evening." It is both traditional, with thousands of years of historical development, and modern, even compatible with post-modern culture. The "Tao" of the harmony of yin and yang is the product of the tradition of "harmony and difference" thinking. Whether it is yin or yang, no nature is perfect in itself, and if it is not perfect, it needs to develop in the direction of perfection, it needs to be supplemented by the opposite nature, and it needs to be transformed by the affinity between the nature of the outside world and the nature of the self. This point can be said to be the most important theoretical basis provided by traditional Chinese culture for the complementarity between East and West. In terms of the popular viewpoint that views Chinese and Western cultures and their values in terms of the division of heaven and man, Chinese culture is neither a typical division of heaven and man nor a simple unity of one. Rather, there is a combination and a division, and the division and the combination complement each other. The unity of heaven and man originated from the primitive affinity relationship between man and nature, the Taoist unity of heaven and man is based on natural inaction of the relationship between man and nature on the basis of harmony, Confucianism, the unity of heaven and man is mainly as a moral ideal and the spiritual realm of the role of the Confucian scholars to ethical based on the construction of their own picture of the world product. Recognizing the difference between man and nature and making reasonable adjustments, considering and respecting the value of man, and giving fullest play to his role are the most important features of the idea that there is a division between heaven and man. Precisely because Chinese philosophy is the unity of unity and division, it does not lack the concept of subjectivity as the basis of philosophy. Belief in the power of man himself and in the ability of the subject to grasp the object are both the most reasonable elements of the contemplation of heaven and man, and necessary for modernization in China today.

(2) Thought and Belief

Traditional Chinese culture has a strong humanistic flavor. China was the first country to break away from the authoritative control of the gods. Although there were various kinds of religious ceremonies in ancient China, such as sacrificing to heaven, worshipping ancestors, etc., the theology really had very little control or bondage on people at the level of ideological beliefs. "The traditional Chinese culture has adopted an attitude of "respect and distance" towards ghosts and gods; on the contrary, it pays more attention to human beings, and cares about the multitude of people who are composed of mortal bodies and fleshly bodies. On the contrary, it pays more attention to people and cares about all beings composed of mortal bodies. The son said: "The benevolent one loves people", "love all people and kiss benevolence", and advocating the care for people is one of the major essences of traditional Chinese culture. This point, and our contemporary society to promote the concept of people-oriented and democratic people-oriented is completely consistent with the strong significance of the times.

The excellent qualities of traditional Chinese culture, as well as its splendid traditional culture, are praised by many countries in the world. This is important not only for building China's self-confidence, but also for the development of world culture. When utilitarianism and money worship are increasingly eroding people's minds, when people are facing the spiritual wilderness of "post-industrialization" and "post-modernization", and when they can no longer find their value beliefs in the materialistic modern society, traditional Chinese culture has become "inwardly inclined" and "inwardly inclined", and its splendid traditional culture has been praised by many countries in the world. How many people have been comforted by the "inward leaning" qualities of traditional Chinese culture and the principle of "inner sainthood and outer kingliness"? When people no longer believe in justice, kindness, fraternity and sympathy; when people focus on the carnal love of love, when people only do "harm to others and benefit themselves", "only profit", the purity of traditional Chinese culture and morality, how many people to act as a guideline? The purity of traditional Chinese culture and morality has given many people a code of conduct that no longer allows them to find themselves in modern society. China's excellent traditional culture is admired and admired by many foreigners, and the Forbidden City and the Great Wall always win the admiration of foreigners. The Forbidden City and the Great Wall always win the admiration of foreigners. This kind of thing that really belongs to China is of great significance to the world. The famous British history scholar Toynbee once said: if he is allowed to choose the time and country freely, he said he hoped he could become a Chinese in the 1st century AD. It can be seen that the attraction of ancient Chinese culture to foreigners. Nowadays, Hollywood, frequently takes materials from ancient Chinese historical stories and shoots movies, which all prove the excellence of Chinese traditional culture. In the process of developing and utilizing resources in today's highly developed economy, the ancient Chinese idea of "unity of heaven and mankind" provides a guideline for people.

2. The Core Values of Traditional Chinese Culture and Its Modern Significance

(1) The Care of the Benevolent: The Humanistic Color of Traditional Chinese Culture

In contrast to Western culture, which is dominated by religion, traditional Chinese culture has a strong humanistic color. China was the first country to break away from the authority of the gods. Although there were various kinds of religious ceremonies in ancient China, such as sacrificing to heaven, worshipping ancestors, etc., the theological control or bondage to people at the level of ideology and beliefs was extremely rare. "The traditional Chinese culture has adopted an attitude of "respect and distance" towards ghosts and gods; on the contrary, it pays more attention to human beings, and cares about the multitude of people who are composed of mortal bodies and fleshly bodies. On the contrary, it pays more attention to people and cares about all beings composed of mortal bodies. The son said: "The benevolent one loves people", "love all people and kiss benevolence", and advocating the care for people is one of the major essences of traditional Chinese culture. This point, and our contemporary society to promote the concept of people-oriented and democratic people-oriented is completely consistent with the strong significance of the times.

(2) Indoctrination of morality: an inevitable way to build civilization

In addition to the strong humanistic concern for people in the individual sense, traditional Chinese culture pays more attention to the moral norms and indoctrination of people in the group, ethical sense. Confucianism has a whole system of moral norms, summarized as loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. This kind of moral norms for the individual, internalized into the cultivation of personal character, externalized in human relationships to practice moral obligations: respect for the elderly, love for children, loyalty to the king and so on.

This is also a point of controversy about traditional culture: in the past, when we criticized traditional culture, we always used to take the three principles and five rules of feudal culture as the first object of criticism, and then put the whole traditional culture into the cold palace regardless of the rest. If we change our thinking, it is not difficult to realize that this whole set of moral system, to a certain extent, has promoted rather than hindered the "harmony" and development of the society at that time. It is just that for the contemporary society, what we need is to eliminate the irrationality of its (moral indoctrination, or moral governance) form, to remove the falsehoods and to promote a kind of moral norms which are necessary for the normal action of the modern society. The idea of "ruling the country by virtue", which focuses on the moral education of human beings, is very worthwhile for us to inherit and carry forward in the construction of spiritual civilization today.

(3) Harmony: the highest state of life and the universe

Another major essence of traditional Chinese culture is the idea of harmony. "Harmony is precious", "family and all things prosper", "the unity of man and heaven" traditional Chinese culture in the treatment of man and man, man and society, man and nature and other aspects of the relationship, always consciously and unconsciously put harmony in the first place. Chinese traditional culture has always consciously or unconsciously prioritized harmony when dealing with relationships between people, society, and nature. The Middle Way of Confucianism emphasizes impartiality, and but not, and stresses the beauty of harmony and coordination. "In the view of traditional Chinese philosophy, the character of man is united with heaven and earth, the four limbs are in harmony with the four seasons, and the five viscera are in harmony with the five elements. Traditional Chinese culture describes the idea of harmony between man and nature in the most perfect and beautiful way, and the "unity of heaven and man" is a kind of harmony. The "unity of heaven and man" is a harmonious realm, but also a poetic life of the universe of the highest realm.

For contemporary China, the harmony emphasized by traditional Chinese culture is not only of great social significance, but also of strong aesthetic significance and philosophical flavor, which covers not only the scope of the relationship between human beings and the environment that we talk about in our daily life, but also rises to the scope of life beliefs, therefore, the traditional Chinese culture has far-reaching and extensive significance for the improvement of the realm of the life of the modern man and making up for the loss of beliefs. Therefore, traditional Chinese culture has a far-reaching and extensive significance for modern people to improve their life condition and make up for the loss of faith.