Is the core of China's traditional culture "harmony but difference"?

"Harmony without difference" means harmony without difference, that is, "harmony without difference" to maintain one's independence. "Harmony" has the meanings of "harmony" and "harmony", and China traditional culture is understood from many angles.

The Taoist classic "Book of Changes" puts forward the viewpoints of "protecting harmony and harmony" and "Xianning for all people", that is, it advocates harmony between countries; Lao Tzu said that everything can exist only by maintaining the balance of yin and yang, and it also needs to maintain a harmonious state in the world. The first is the harmony of self-body and mind. In Zhuangzi's view, people's hearts are harmonious and should be harmonious.

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China traditional culture emphasizes "harmony but difference", and * * * lives and * * * exists. "Harmony without difference" does not mean the same without difference, but the existing state of different things. The concept of peace in China's traditional culture is neither monism nor dualism, but advocates multiculturalism and generally adopts an inclusive attitude towards foreign cultures. "Harmony without difference" is embodied in international relations, that is, it advocates "multipolar existence" and respects the diversity of world civilization.

This concept is conducive to abandoning the struggle thinking of either or and establishing the concept of harmonious coexistence between the two. Different countries and nations have built different civilization systems due to different cultural traditions and religious beliefs, but the diversity of this civilization should not be the reason for confrontation or even conflict. Different actors can seek common ground while reserving differences, learn from each other's strong points, communicate peacefully and develop together on the premise of mutual respect.

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