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Characteristics of China's Ancient Culture

The characteristics of China ancient culture: a long history, extensive and profound.

The historical context of China's cultural development and the factors that determine the historical development. Cultural development should have its own stages, but because of the basic consistency between cultural development and the general history of China, we can follow the historical development to study the context of cultural development.

The characteristics of China culture can be roughly divided into three parts: first, the harmony between man and nature, and the harmony between nature and things; Second, family ethics standards; Third, among your monks. Western countries are: First, man and nature are separated and nature is conquered; Second, individual standard; Third, rational spirit.

China ancient culture is divided into years. 1840 after the opium war, China entered the modern society.

So before 1840, it was called ancient China. Furthermore, it can be traced back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties recorded in Historical Records, and the culture produced and developed in this period is called China Ancient Culture. Its contents include literature, philosophy, economy, science and technology, etc.

It can also be divided by dynasties, such as Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Qin and Han Dynasties, Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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The causes of China ancient culture;

1. Developed economy and strong national strength. For a long time, China's productivity level and comprehensive national strength have been in the forefront of the world. This advantage provides a material basis for the development of science, technology and culture, and is the fundamental reason for cultural leadership.

2. National integration promotes the blending and sublimation of culture. China is a multi-ethnic country, and each ethnic group has created its own culture and formed its own characteristics in the course of history. However, in the process of the integration of all ethnic groups and the formation of the Chinese nation, the cultures of all ethnic groups exchanged with each other and created the ancient culture of China.

3. The economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries have enabled Chinese culture to absorb foreign civilizations extensively, develop and innovate itself, and be eclectic, thus creating the profoundness of China's ancient culture.

4. The promotion of national policies, such as the open foreign policy and the imperial examination system. Note: In 2005, the imperial examination system was established 1400 (605 years after its establishment) and abolished 100 (1905).

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