What is the relationship between man and nature in Confucianism?

Confucianism believes that human society naturally exists in the natural environment, and nature is the food and clothing parents of human beings. All the raw materials used for people's food, clothing, housing and transportation come from nature, and human beings themselves are part of the natural environment.

Based on this understanding, Confucianism has the ecological consciousness of understanding nature, fearing nature, protecting nature, making rational use of nature, planting trees to benefit the people, self-denial, ecological education, people-oriented, harmony between man and nature.

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The connotation of Confucianism is rich and complicated. On the basis of absorbing the essence of ancient books and periodicals, it gradually developed basic theories and ideas, that is, emphasizing unity and emphasizing the monarch, minister and father. Confucius, the founder of the Confucian school, broke the monopoly of the ruling class on education for the first time, changing from "official learning" to "private teaching", so that traditional cultural education spread to the whole nation.

The essence of Confucianism includes pre-Qin Confucianism, Confucius' benevolence and propriety, the ritual and music system in the pre-Confucius era, Confucius' benevolence and propriety, Confucius' filial piety, filial piety in the Analects of Confucius, filial piety in the Book of Filial Piety, Confucius' outlook on life and the background of Confucius' outlook on life.

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