On the Core Values of Chinese and Western Traditional Folk Cultural Spirits

"People-oriented" is an important feature of China traditional culture and China traditional values. Most of the world's major ancient civilizations pursue "God-oriented", and China first changed from a "God-oriented" culture to a "people-oriented" culture. By the early Western Zhou Dynasty, people's status was getting higher and higher.

For example, Confucius said, "Stay away from ghosts and gods." At that time, the basic view of "people-oriented" was that personnel were more important than God. This kind of thinking has always influenced modern times. Comrade Mao Zedong said: "Of all things in the world, people are the most precious." Is to play the value culture of "people-oriented".

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In the traditional culture of China, when dealing with the relationship between groups and individuals, it must also be a group-based position. It was not until the west16th century that it began to replace "God-oriented" and emphasized "People-oriented", but from the main point of view, it still emphasized "individual-oriented". In ancient China, "people-oriented" emphasized "group-oriented" in the relationship between groups and individuals.

In ancient China, groups had different levels, which could be infinitely enlarged. Derived from individuals, it is family, clan and clan; Further, the country, the country and the world. Because of this concept, we put forward "one world" very early.

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