"A small country with few people. Make it useful without using it "comes from Laozi's" Chapter 8 of Tao Te Ching "in the Spring and Autumn Period. The original text and translation are as follows:
Original text: small country with few people. Make it a tool without using it; Make the people die again and not migrate far; Although there is a boat, there is nothing to take it, although there is a soldier, there is nothing to show for it; Make the people use it again. Be willing to eat, be beautiful in clothing, live in peace and enjoy the customs. Neighboring countries face each other, and the voices of chickens and dogs are heard, and the people die of old age and do not interact.
Translation: Make the country smaller and the people scarce. Even though there are all kinds of appliances, they are not used; Make people pay attention to death instead of migrating far away; Although there are boats and vehicles, you don't have to take it every time; Although there are weapons and equipment, there is no place to fight; Let the people return to the natural state of ancient knotting notes. The country is well governed, making people eat sweetly, dress beautifully, live comfortably and live happily. Countries can see each other and hear the barking of chickens and dogs, but people don't communicate with each other from birth to death.
The author's introduction
Lao Zi, surnamed Li Minger, whose name is Bo Yang, or Bo Yang, was born at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, and his date of birth and death is unknown. According to many ancient books such as Historical Records, Lao Zi was a native of Kuxian County in the Spring and Autumn Period. After Lao Zi's death, Kuxian County belonged to Chu State in the Warring States and Chu State in the Han Dynasty.
China was an ancient thinker, philosopher, writer and historian, the founder and main representative of Taoist school, and was also called "Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi" with Zhuangzi. Later, he was honored as the ancestor by Taoism and called "the old gentleman on the throne". In the Tang Dynasty, he was regarded as the ancestor of Li. It has been listed as a world cultural celebrity and one of the world's 1 historical celebrities.
Laozi was a Tibetan keeper in the Zhou Dynasty, and he was famous for his erudition. Confucius once paid tribute to him in the Zhou Dynasty. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in chaos, and Lao Tzu wanted to abandon his official position and retire, so he rode a green cow westward. When I arrived at Hangu Pass, I was invited by Yin Xi, the Commissioner of Customs, to write the Tao Te Ching.
refer to Baidu Chinese-Tao Te Ching Chapter 8 for the above contents.