1. The significant contribution of Chinese culture to the world
In the first 13 centuries AD, many technological inventions came out of China. One of the most important roots in the entire chemistry is It is said that the inventions and discoveries made in China are often far ahead of those in Europe at the same time. In terms of human understanding of nature and control of nature, the Chinese people have made great contributions. (Preface to Joseph Needham's "History of Science and Technology in China")
2. Inheritance and sublation of traditional culture
Hutong culture's "neighborhood", "contentment", "tolerance", etc., are of great significance to The construction of a harmonious society is very effective and deserves to be promoted. However, "easy to be satisfied", "not being nosy", "keeping to one's own standards and accepting things as they come", etc. are not conducive to reform and progress, and are not the qualities that modern citizens should have, and should be discarded. (Wang Zengqi's "Hutong Culture")
3. Music beautifies life
Music is the sound of the soul - awakening memories, gathering sorrow, compiling happiness, turning tears into laughter; music is life The power of music - leading in battle, driving away loneliness, and carrying a carriage for travelers; music is the accompaniment of the soul - welcoming you when you are alive, witnessing you when you get married, and attending your funeral when you die. Therefore Goethe said: "Those who do not love music are not worthy of being human beings...Only those who are fascinated by music can be fully called human beings." (Kahlil Gibran's "Music Short Chapter")
4. Written inheritance of humanities
Writing is the home of spiritual existence. The departure of writing is essentially the loss of the humanistic spirit and the loss of personality. "The beginning of Chinese people abandoning Chinese characters is the time when they abandon national culture." (Swedish sinologist Kobenhan said) (Deng Hainan's "If Beautiful Writing Leaves Us")
Jin Dynasty Shang Yun, People in the Tang Dynasty advocated law, people in the Song Dynasty advocated meaning, and people in the Yuan Dynasty advocated attitude. Chinese calligraphy in each dynasty has its own charm and is a unique masterpiece of Chinese culture. It is our responsibility to promote the art of calligraphy. (Chen Xiejun's "Book of Eternal Laws")
5. Aesthetics highlights the nation
Chinese language and literature pay attention to the aesthetics of meaning, and highlight the effect of empathy. By empathizing with the scenery, inanimate objects are endowed with human emotion, so the scenery comes alive and has a moving charm. Western language and literature focuses on psychological anatomy, highlighting the flow of consciousness and the dominant role of the characters' thoughts and psychology. (Zhu Guangqian's "Why Do You Feel Aesthetic")
Chinese painting emphasizes verve, while Western painting emphasizes resemblance; Chinese painting emphasizes meaning and virtual reality, giving people interest and taste (emphasis on art), while Western painting focuses on realism and gives people substance. Sensitive but less interesting (emphasis on science). Both Eastern and Western cultures have their own merits and complement each other even more. (Feng Zikai's "Chinese Painting and Western Painting")
The characteristics of national aesthetics are: choose the small from the big, see the big from the small, there is reality in the virtual, and there is virtual in the reality, either hidden or exposed, or shallow Or deep, it pays attention to openness (connection, integration) and pragmatism; Western aesthetics focuses on locality (isolation, closure) and is realistic. (Zong Baihua's "The Beauty of Space")