On Du Fu's Confucian Spirit

Du Fu's Confucian spirit is embodied in the idea of loyalty to the monarch; Buddhism and Taoism; A sense of responsibility to the people of the country.

1, Zhongjun.

Du Fu has a strong Confucian idea of "loyalty to the monarch", and putting the country first is the starting point for Du Fu to think about the sufferings of people's livelihood. Du Fu's view of monarch and minister is the same as Mencius's, which is faithful in thought and revised in thought. Confucianism regards filial piety as the king, and Du Fu has done it.

At the moment of national survival, Du Fu's loyalty to the monarch is intertwined with his patriotism and love for the people. The ultimate concern for the country and the people is the core content of Du Fu's loyalty to the monarch. The tempering of poor life made Du Fu a real "poor Confucian".

Du Fu has a strong sense of "common people", sympathizes with the common people all his life, cares about the country and the people firmly and sincerely, expresses his feelings with poems and arouses the thoughts of ordinary people.

2. Buddhism and Taoism

There is also Buddhism and Taoism in Du Fu's thought, but it only occupies a very minor aspect in the world outlook. Even if written into poems, the number is only about 50, accounting for one thirtieth of Du Fu's creation. Moreover, "being in a Buddhist temple and worrying about the world" is still a country that most people care about.

3. National sense of responsibility.

Du Fu has a very strong sense of responsibility to the country and people, and has a profound insight into real life, so he can be extremely keenly aware of various forms of hidden dangers in politics and society at that time, representing the "social conscience" at that time, with sincerity and courage of conscience, that is, the sense of hardship and critical spirit, as well as the tragic fate of China literati.

A kind of life tragedy that "ji ji is kind" can't be realized. "If you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you are rich, you will help the world." This is the road of Confucian official career and the construction of life ideal, and Du Fu has a higher pursuit and a stronger sense of responsibility, that is, whether he is successful or not, he should care about the world and help the people.

With a strong sense of mission, Du Fu walked through a bumpy life that countless people admired with practical actions. With a sense of responsibility as a Confucian scholar, he closely linked poetry with the rise and fall of the country and the sufferings of the people. Du Fu not only became the spokesman of the tragic life in troubled times, but also sang songs of blood and tears close to reality.

It shows the nobility and beauty of a gentleman's personality, does not care about poverty, and is a real kindness and compassion. The resulting style of Du Fu's poetry is big, heavy and clumsy, which is the highest poetic spirit of traditional Confucianism.