The Development Course of Ancient Confucianism in China

The development of ancient Confucianism in China is as follows:

From about the 7th century BC, the feudal rule of the Zhou Dynasty began to decline. The teachers of the children of the royal family and some members of the royal family themselves are scattered among the people, teaching classics for a living, and some become masters of ceremonies for weddings, funerals, sacrifices or other ceremonies because they are familiar with etiquette. These people are called "Confucians".

In the pre-Qin period, Confucianism and Mohism were also called outstanding scholars. When Qin Shihuang was hit hard, he was called "burning books to bury Confucianism". In the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty took inheriting the orthodoxy of three generations of Central Plains culture as its basic line of cultural construction. These three generations of Central Plains culture are the Confucian Six Classics. Confucius is famous for inheriting Chinese culture, so Confucianism itself is the cultural essence of the Chinese nation.

Confucianism has also been severely impacted many times in history, from the literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty to the Sikuquanshu, which seriously damaged ancient books, and then to the book burning order of Qin Shihuang. However, after all kinds of shocks, disasters and even attempts by the official regime to completely eradicate Confucianism, Confucianism remains the core value of ordinary people in China society.

Ideological proposition

Confucianism refers to the thought of Confucian school, which was founded by Confucius, a thinker at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucianism founded by Confucius has formed a complete ideological system on the basis of summarizing, generalizing and inheriting the traditional culture of respecting relatives in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Sima Qian said in Historical Records of Confucius' Family: "Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period because of historical records, and went up to Yin Gong, and eventually lost 12 Gong in 14 years. According to Lu, pro-Zhou, so Yin, three generations of luck. "

Confucius, the founder of the Confucian school, said, "Words must be faithful and deeds must be fruitful", which is the essence of his own thoughts. Confucianism is basically divided into "inner sage" and "outer king", that is, personal cultivation and political opinions.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Confucianism.