A new attempt to develop folk Confucianism
——A review of the promotion and construction of the public welfare brand project “Confucius School”
Author: Chang Qiang
Source ：The author authorizes Confucianism.com to publish it
Originally published in “Chinese Civilization Theory” Issue 2, 2018, published by Social Science Literature Publishing House in November 2018
Time: Confucius II Year 570, Jihai, June 18th, Wuwu
Jesus July 20, 2019
Abstract: As of June 2018, the “Confucius School”, a public welfare brand project founded by the Confucius Foundation of China, has established more than 1,800 schools at home and abroad after nearly five years of development. This project actively explores the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional civilization in the new era and new situations by popularizing and disseminating China’s excellent traditional civilization with Confucius civilization at the grassroots level and among the public, and has received widespread attention from society. This project has made a useful attempt to promote the innovative development of folk Confucianism in the new era and promote the transformation of official Confucianism and elite Confucianism into folk Confucianism. Summarizing the promotion and construction of “Confucius School” will be conducive to the further development of folk Confucianism, and will also provide useful reference for deeply exploring the contemporary value and significance of Confucianism.
Keywords: Confucianism; folk Confucianism; Confucius Academy; China Confucius Foundation
Author: Chang Qiang, whose real name is Chang Qiang. Works in the Secretariat of the Confucius Foundation of China, and serves as a director of the Zengzi Seminar of the Chinese Society for the History of Philosophy and the Promotion of Confucius School of the Confucius Foundation of China Member of the committee and secretary of the “Voice of Youth” Chinese Studies Teaching Alliance of the Youth League Center. His published books include “One Hundred Questions of Confucius”, “Micro Interviews in the Confucius School” and “A Threesome of Questions”. The research direction is the inheritance, development and popularization of Confucianism.
Macau Kio Yip Secondary School Confucius Institute Awarding Ceremony
At the beginning of 2014, in order to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Qufu speech, the Confucius Foundation in China, in line with the new trends and developments in the development of folk Confucianism, launched the public welfare cultural brand project – “Confucius Studies””Confucius School” as an important measure to “deeply cultivate the nation’s spiritual homeland”. On January 29 of that year, the first “Confucius School” was settled in Shunhua Community, Shungeng Street, Zhong District, Jinan City. In the past five years, Here, with the “Confucius School” as an important platform and starting point, the Confucius Foundation of China is based in Shandong, faces the whole country, looks at the world, and is committed to the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional civilization with Confucius civilization as the main body in the new era. It made a new attempt for the development of folk Confucianism and provided a new practical path. At the 11th Party Congress of Shandong Province in June 2017, the promotion of the construction of “Confucius School” was written into the conference report. [1] In the same year, the General Office of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the General Office of the Shandong Provincial Government issued the “Shandong Province Task Plan for Inheriting and Developing Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture”, which mentioned that the leading role of the “Confucius School” should be used to promote excellent traditional culture into rural areas and rural areas. Enter the community. [2]
As of the end of June 2018, nearly 1,800 “Confucius Schools” have been established at home and abroad. Since the launch of the “Confucius School” brand, the author has The staff of the China Confucius Foundation Secretariat and the Confucius School Promotion Committee have participated in the promotion and construction activities of the brand. The author believes that the specific operation of the brand is relatively clear, and it is necessary to summarize and review this comprehensively, objectively and emotionally from an academic perspective. The implementation of the promotion and construction of “Confucius School” in the past five years will provide a side view of the development of popularization, daily life, and practicalization of Confucianism in the new era, and provide some useful reference for the inheritance and development of Confucianism in the new era. [ 3]
1. New trends in the development of Confucianism in the new era
Since entering the 21st century, with the brilliant unfolding of the historical picture of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the profound historical heritage and positive contemporary values of Chinese traditional culture have increasingly gained recognition from all walks of life. It is widely recognized that the contemporary positioning of excellent traditional culture as an important historical resource and spiritual support for national rejuvenation has become increasingly clear and open. Tradition can be divided into “big tradition” and “small tradition”, and “big tradition” is mainly composed of. The order system, value system and even belief system structured by the core concepts and basic standards of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are related to the spiritual world; “little traditions” are concrete materialized cultural forms, including music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea, etc., related to daily life . If we talk about the core or backbone of China’s two-thousand-year-old traditional culture, it is Confucianism. “It should be said that Confucianism is the main part of Chinese culture. Confucianism laid the foundation for the core values and moral standards of Chinese civilization. “Theoretically confirming that the mainstream value of traditional civilization is represented by Confucianism is both a fact and an experience in Chinese history. Confucianism, with Confucius as the highest representative, has always provided the Chinese nation with extensive moral values and ideals , and “extensive moral values and ideals must always be placed at the forefront of statements, because they represent the ideals of human society,It is also the inner request of humanity. ”[4]
As history evolves into the second decade of the 21st century, Confucianism has produced many new theoretical forms and practical situations, which are conducive to the development of Confucianism. Inheritance and development. Today, Confucianism seems to be divided into three forms: official Confucianism, elite Confucianism, and folk Confucianism. [5] However, the vitality and power of Confucianism are, in essence, hidden among the people. Among them, it appears in the daily life of human ethics. Therefore, folk Confucianism, which transformed the study of scholars and scribes into the study of foolish men and women and knowledge and ability, is responsible for the revival of Confucianism and the revival of Chinese civilization in a larger sense. , the sacred task of rejuvenating the Chinese nation. The future development of Confucianism must develop a folk form of Confucianism [6]
“Folk Confucianism is the folk form of Confucianism. Intermediate form. It is not only a continuation of traditional folk Confucianism, but also a new development of Confucianism in response to human problems in the new historical period. Rooted in civil society, consistent with people’s lives, and running through the people’s ethical practice process is the essence of folk Confucianism. Popularity, grassroots, secularization, daily life, and practicality are the essence of folk Confucianism. The most basic characteristics of Confucianism. In this sense, folk Confucianism can also be called popular Confucianism, grassroots Confucianism, secular Confucianism, life Confucianism, and practical Confucianism. “[7] Based on this, we can say that any statement and practice that takes root among the people and grassroots, spreads Confucianism to ordinary people, guides people to get close to Confucianism, practice Confucianism, inherit Confucianism, and integrate Confucianism with life and work, That is folk Confucianism. The famous scholar Yan Binggang believes that in the history of the development of Confucianism in China, the people who truly inherited Confucius’ spirit of “teaching without distinction” and spread Confucianism to the people regardless of virtue or ignorance are represented by the thinker Wang Gen of the Ming Dynasty. “Returning to the Taizhou School and realizing the popularization and popularization of Confucianism is an urgent task for the development of Confucianism. ”[8]
Wang Gen can be said to be the most typical representative of traditional Chinese folk Confucianism, but when it comes to the founder of folk Confucianism, it should be traced back to Confucius . Confucius was the first to break the restrictions on education in the government, founded private schools and cultivated a nation that transcended national boundaries (this country means a vassal state) and ET Escorts The level intellectual elite team laid the final foundation for the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Axial Age, and also made the best setting for the Confucian inheritance tradition of “learning among the people, Tao in the mountains and forests”. Confucius not only created it. Folk Confucianism, he is the founder of folk education and civilian education. In today’s world, Confucius’ first role in going international may not be a “thinker”, because all ancient civilizations have their own. As a giant of thought, we should regard Confucius as an “educator”. His educational achievements may be unique in the history of the world. To this day, Confucius’s huge and systematic ideological theory Ethiopia Sugar framework, at least the controversial areas are its educational concepts and educational practices. The development path of folk Confucianism, no matter what the specific form, is both interesting and unintentional. Moving towards the direction of reviving the Xingtan atmosphere
If you are committed to Zou Lu, you should learn from Taizhou School. Today, scholars such as Yan Binggang and Zhao Fasheng will follow the example of Taizhou School. , have left their studies and taken root in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius to engage in rural Confucian activities, which is an important phenomenon of folk Confucianism. Some entrepreneurs consciously ask themselves for Confucian cultivation, and rely on Confucian ethical standards to manage enterprises, operate with integrity, and establish themselves. In order to build Confucian businessmen and enterprises into Confucian enterprises, some scholars such as Li Honglei have also summarized and refined the innovative development of Confucianism in enterprises, and have opened up a new field of corporate Confucianism, which is also the foundation of folk Confucianism. An important form of expression is in activities, such as the Chinese Culture Inheritance Demonstration Project in Shuozhou, Shanxi, the Zhizhitang volunteer school in Nantong, Jiangsu, Wang Caigui’s Bible reading activities, as well as Chinese studies reading clubs and folk academies held in various places. , all belong to a form of expression of folk Confucianism. In terms of communication and promotion, the majority of folk Chinese studies enthusiasts, researchers, and practitioners have relied on new interactive platforms and media such as the Internet to integrate online and offline and create. Unprecedented new forms, new methods, new paths for the spread of Confucianism, and so on. Along with the so-called “Chinese studies craze” and “Confucianism craze”, folk Confucianism has shown a flourishing scene in China.
What needs to be pointed out here is that in the past five years, the unprecedented vigorous development of folk Confucianism is in line with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Xi Jinping as the core on the Chinese tradition since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The strong advocacy of civilization is inseparable. Xi Jinping has repeatedly used his status as a party and state leader to promote the Party Central Committee’s message on important occasions. I didn’t understand her first sentence – Miss, are you okay? How can you be so generous and reckless? It’s really not like you. This provides an extremely important political guarantee for the inheritance, development, creation and transformation of Confucian civilization, Confucian civilization, and China’s excellent traditional civilization. For example, on August 19, 2013, Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the National Propaganda Task Conference and proposed “Four Clarifications”, which boils down to explaining Chinese traditional civilization clearly; on November 26, 2013, Xi Jinping inspected Qufu and delivered a speech, Emphasizing the word “virtue” to the whole party and people across the country; on February 24, 2014, during the 13th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping proposed the traditional Chinese core values, namely, benevolence, people-oriented, and abiding by the people. Integrity, advocating justice, upholding harmony and seeking great unity are called the “New Six Virtues” by some scholars; on September 24, 2014, Xi Jinping once again made important remarks at the opening of the international academic symposium commemorating the 2565th anniversary of the birth of Confucius. The speech promoted the word “harmony” to the whole world.
Thus, at the highest level of the party and the countryEthiopia Escort took the lead and set an example, party and government cadres at all levels also quickly set off a craze for “leading cadres to learn Chinese studies”; at the same time, various universities Experts and scholars from , research institutions, and social organizations have also written books and conducted in-depth explanations and discussions on topics relevant to the current situation, such as Confucianism and the new era, Confucianism and globalization, Confucianism and Marxism, and Confucianism and the Communist Party of China. Official Confucianism, elite Confucianism, these cultural phenomena complement each other with folk Confucianism, and share their beauty and beauty, composing a new era of prosperity and development of Confucianism in the new eraEthiopians EscortChapter.
Daqing City held a collective awarding ceremony for the Confucius Institute
II.Overview of the mission of the Confucius Foundation in China and the establishment of the “Confucius School”
The Confucius Foundation of China was established in Qufu, Shandong Province on September 22, 1984 (the 27th day of the eighth lunar month Ethiopians Escort). Today is the opening ceremony of the hometown tour celebrating the 2535th anniversary of the birth of Confucius. This association is the earliest national social organization on Chinese studies established in mainland China after the reform and opening up, and its establishment was approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The first honorary president of the foundation was Gu Mu, the then Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and State Councilor, and the first president was Kuang Yaming, a famous scholar and the then honorary president of Nanjing University. Thirty-four years after the foundation was established, its venues have been in Qufu. , Beijing and Jinan [9]; the foundation is registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as the competent authority; the foundation has the highest decision-making body – the Board of Directors, which is composed of Confucian experts and famous It is composed of entrepreneurs, etc.; it also has a daily office – the Secretariat. The Secretariat is entrusted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to the Propaganda Department of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and is a provincial-level agency of Shandong Province that participates in public governance.
In the last twenty years since the end of the last century, due to the social and political movements such as the Cultural Revolution, the anti-traditional trend among the people was still relatively strong, focusing on economic construction. national development ideas for socialismThis has caused the entire society to pay far less attention to traditional civilization than it does now. With the support of the Party and the authorities, since its establishment, the Confucius Foundation has taken the lead in rectifying the name of Confucius, upholding the status of Confucianism, and supporting excellent traditional civilization in the field of Chinese Confucianism, and even in the entire field of philosophy and society. The banner has hosted or hosted a large number of academic seminars. “It organizes and leads scholars and experts in the fields of Confucius, Confucianism, traditional Chinese civilization, and even the entire social science research field. It has gained world-wide attention in terms of studying, organizing, and promoting China’s excellent traditional civilization on Confucius, enhancing China’s soft power, and promoting communication between Chinese and foreign civilizations. As a result, it enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad.” [10] Since its establishment, one of the honorary presidents and presidents is a party and national leader, and the other is a famous scholar. The two leaders have devoted a lot of money to the later development of the Confucius Foundation. Their hard work, special composition and working ability determine to a large extent that the Confucius Foundation will play an important role in the development of official Confucianism and elite Confucianism.
Although, since the establishment of the Confucius Foundation, its positioning has been to raise funds, organize and promote Confucius civilization and traditional civilization research, and promote international civilization communication as a civilized academic foundation organization, but As early as the 1990s, Gu Mu proposed with great foresight that the Confucius Foundation should do a good job in popularizing traditional culture among the people. In April 1992, the enlarged meeting of the presidents of the Confucius Foundation of China was held in Qufu. At the meeting, Gu Mu clearly pointed out: “Academic research on Confucius, Confucianism and traditional Chinese culture is very important. But our Confucius Foundation cannot just stay on purely academic research, but should combine this research with folk customs Customs and practical issues are organically combined to carry out popular education of excellent traditional culture to the masses, especially young people, in various easy-to-understand and effective ways to serve the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.”[11] Years later, at the 2545th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and an international academic symposium, he once again proposed: “(Academic) progress and popularization should be combined. We must get out of the study room of pure academic research, combine academic research with the construction of spiritual civilization, and develop Noble and excellent folk customs are organically combined to solve practical problems in social progress…” [12] This actually clearly expresses the idea of developing folk Confucianism.
The modern society entering the 21st century is undoubtedly an information age. In this era, human “intelligence” has been developed and expanded, or it can be said that it is ” “Eastern and Western sensibility” is at its peak, but this does not mean that “virtue” or “value sensibility” must be abandoned. If this is the case, human beings will completely become slaves to material desires. Therefore, in an era when society tends to be harmonious as a whole and material wealth is extremely abundant, it will inevitably embark on the path of paying equal attention to morality and intelligence, and combining etiquette and law. Throughout the ages, in China, a country that particularly needs a “unified” social structure, there has always been a tradition of politics overpowering academic, cultural and normative power. This often makes politics and civilization compatibleBenefit. In the second decade of the 21st century, this kind of interaction once again appeared in a “gathering” style. It changed with the times and followed the trend. The “popular education of excellent traditional culture” advocated by Gu Mu in the past was finally Start taking substantive steps.
In November 2013, Xi Jinping inspected Qufu, Shandong Province and delivered an important speech at a symposium held at the Confucius Institute. Since then, the development of Confucianism has entered a new historical period. The following year coincided with the founding year of the Confucius Foundation. Taking this opportunity, the Confucius Foundation, based on its later practical exploration, officially announced to the outside world that in addition to continuing its good tradition of attaching importance to academic research and analysis, it will also Demonstrated new achievements in popularization and application, and joint cooperation in domestic transportation. At the 30th anniversary conference of the Confucius Foundation, the then Chairman Wang Daqian said in his work report: “We must use modern communication methods and high and new technologies to strengthen the popularization and application of Confucianism and realize the daily life and socialization of traditional civilization.” , rejuvenation, modernization, and internationalization, build a moral highland, and promote the cultivation and practice of socialist core values.” He also proposed that “Confucius Schools” should be opened in rural areas, communities, enterprises, and universities to make traditional culture grounded. , come alive. [13] As a result, the Confucius Foundation began to try to promote and build “Confucius Schools” to promote the popularization and application of Confucius and Confucian civilization among ordinary people, adding new strength to folk Confucianism and injecting New vitality. [14]
Taking advantage of the development trend of the new era, the Confucius Foundation has gradually established the mission of “leading the inheritance and development of Confucianism and deeply cultivating the national spiritual homeland”. policy. “Leading the inheritance and development of Confucianism” relates to the “extremely advanced” level of Confucianism and relies on the promotion and development of official Confucianism and elite Confucianism. “Deeply cultivating the national spiritual homeland” involves the “doctrine of the mean” level of Confucianism and relies on folk Confucianism. New attempts and new explorations.
Since 2007, the Confucius Foundation has tried to provide services in the community, Enterprises, restaurants, banks and other industries and regions promote the Confucian classic “The Analects of Confucius”. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Wang Daqian, then deputy secretary-general of the Confucius Foundation, went to Beijing to visit Ji Xianlin, an academic master and professor at Peking University. This move was confirmed by Mr. Ji, who told him to pay special attention to the use of “The Analects of Confucius” in It was widely used among the common people, and the words “The Analects of Confucius Popularization Project” were inscribed. After about five years, many units or places across the country, such as Chengdu Xigui Hall, Jinan Public Transport Company, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Wuhan Children’s School, etc., have listed the “Analects Popularization Project Demonstration Base”, effectively promoting Confucius civilization. Cross-industry communication among the people.
At the same time, the Confucius Foundation also released another public welfare brand in primary and secondary schools-“Confucius Civilization Theme School”, Jinan No. 13 Middle School, ShandongSchools such as Zhoucun District Experimental Middle School in East Zibo, Yuhuan County Experimental School in Zhejiang, and Gaotang Town Junior High School in Huaxian County, Shaanxi have received this honor. The release of these public welfare brands has played a certain role in integrating folk Chinese studies resources, improving the humanistic quality of the industry, and improving social morals. By operating these brands, the Confucius Foundation has witnessed the people’s strong interest, eagerness and innovative spirit in Confucius culture and even traditional culture, which has also greatly enhanced the Confucius Foundation as a national social organization. We will further develop folk Confucianism to deepen our faith and determination in the national spiritual homeland.
Shunhua Community, Shungeng Street, Zhong District, Jinan City is located south of the Qianfo Mountain Scenic Area and is surrounded by the remaining veins of the Qianfo Mountain Mountain System. The residents of this community are mainly composed of employees of provincial government agencies in Shandong Province and relevant government agencies in Jinan. The overall cultural quality and educational level of the residents are relatively high. Coupled with the long-term influence of Dashun culture, the community has a good foundation in the construction of family tradition, family education, and harmonious neighborhood relations, and is suitable for building a residence for gentlemen and a moral high ground in the city. In order to implement the spirit of Xi Jinping’s Qufu speech and promote Confucius civilization and even Chinese civilization to take root and bear fruit among the people, two months after Xi Jinping inspected Qufu, the Confucius Foundation established the first “Confucius School” in Shunhua Community, officially launching This is the end of the promotion and construction of this public welfare civilization brand. Since then, in order to facilitate unified scheduling and management, brands such as “Analects Popularization Project Demonstration Base” and “Confucius Civilization Theme School” have been gradually integrated into “Confucius School”.
Confucius School settled in Mobike
3. Overview of the practice of promoting and constructing “Confucius Schools”
In the past five years, the Confucius Foundation of China has relied on Mr. Confucius and Relying on the common people, guided by the spirit of Xi Jinping’s series of speeches on promoting China’s excellent traditional civilization, and uniting like-minded people from all walks of life, we have worked hard to promote and build the “Confucius School” and contributed many suggestions. One of the important reasons why this brand project has grown to nearly 2,000 companies in just a few years is that as the level of material living continues to rise, people’s recognition and reputation of traditional culture have also increased. With continuous promotion, it can be said that “the warehouse is practical and you know etiquette, and you have enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace” [15]. This also reflects the two-way interaction between Confucianism and contemporary society. Regarding the “two-way interaction between Confucianism and contemporary society”, Yan Binggang once pointed out: “On the one hand, we need to examine Confucianism from the perspective of contemporary society, and on the other hand, we must examine contemporary society from the perspective of Confucian civilization. In the face-to-face confrontation between Confucianism and contemporary society, on the one hand, we need to promote the creative transformation of Confucianism, On the other hand, it promotes the sound development of contemporary society so that the two can complement each other.” [16] From the perspective of the two-way interaction between the Confucius Foundation and civil society, on the one hand, the Confucius Foundation is in the current situation of single Chinese studies social organizations. , it is necessary to adapt to the general trend of the times, make use of the original organizational experience and social appeal, give full play to the advantages of institutional guarantee, promote the transformation of official Confucianism and elite Confucianism into folk Confucianism, strengthen the guidance of folk Confucianism, and promote the integration of traditional civilization and Integrate with the core values of socialism to achieve creative transformation and innovative development; on the other hand, all walks of life in civil society have strong needs for moral improvement and social recognition, and even the need to expand influence, relying on Confucius The cultural platform and academic resources of the foundation can precisely find its development direction and organizational belonging.
(1) Operational methods and organizational guarantees
At the beginning of the establishment of the “Confucius School”, the growth in the number of schools was an important basis Word-of-mouth from relevant connections; after the brand has established a certain influence in society, active reporting by localities or industries has become an important factor in the growing number of schools. The Confucius Foundation of China has developed a “Confucius School” section on its official website – China Confucius Online, which has designed “School Application”, “School Information”, “School Brand”, “School Template” and other contents to facilitate the application of units. Be clear and declare. [17] Under normal circumstances, the most important condition for units in various places to apply for setting up schools is to have a party organization. Only in this way can they ensure the political direction and public welfare independence of their operations, which is conducive to avoiding the spread of right and heresy and the pursuit of personal gain. potential risks. The general application and listing process for “Confucius School” is: 1. The applicant downloads the application form from China Confucius Network, fills in the basic information of the unit and person in charge, past civilized activities, school feasibility plan, etc., and stamps the official seal (including the official seal of the party organization) , and send the application form to the approval mailbox; 2. The staff of the “Confucius School” will conduct the review as scheduled, and use methods such as telephone communication or on-site assessment to clarify the basic situation. If the conditions are suitable, the review and approval will be passed. The staff will report to the China Confucius Network every month Unified announcement of phased approval results; 3. Staff mailed the school plaque and nave wall chart sponsored by the Confucius Foundation Secretariat, and communicated about the listing.
In order to facilitate the management and services of the “Confucius School”, the Confucius Foundation has specially established a Confucius School Promotion Committee, which is composed of a deputy department-level deputy director of the Confucius Foundation Secretariat. The secretary-general and members of the party group serve as directors, and its members include relevant staff from the Secretariat Office, Popular Communication Department, Transportation Coordination Department and other departments and offices, as well as public welfare figures from all walks of life who are enthusiastic about the promotion and construction of “Confucius Schools”. Among them, the Department of Popular Communication is mainly responsible for the review of domestic “Confucius Schools”.Approval, management, supervision, and guidance; the Ministry of Communications and Coordination is mainly responsible for the approval, management, supervision, and guidance of foreign “Confucius Schools.”
Only when social organizations adopt an all-round attitude, are good at organizing society, and unite all parties, can they better serve the society and benefit the people; Only with the spirit of responsibility, the inheritance attitude of inheriting the past and forging ahead, returning to the roots and creating new ones, and the innovative consciousness of bringing out the old and bringing out the old, creating and transforming, and having the courage to abolish rigid thinking and do-it-yourself approach, and constantly improve the service level and improve the service quality, can we remain invincible forever. land. The establishment of a “Confucius School” cannot rely solely on the enthusiasm, work ethic, and institutional guarantees of the staff of the Confucius Foundation Secretariat. It must unite and organize a wider range of social forces, and integrate political, political, and Only with resources from business, academia, and the public can we make useful experiments and achieve new causes. Therefore, the Confucius Foundation of China and the Confucius School Promotion Committee of the Confucius Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as the Confucius School Promotion Committee) have always adopted an open attitude, a tolerant mind, a sense of service, and a humble attitude, and widely attracted public welfare individuals from all walks of life.
Today, a large number of cultural scholars with cultural sentiments and social responsibilities, in addition to academic research, take the initiative to get out of the book Ethiopia Sugar Daddy Zhai stepped out of the ivory tower and began to actively pay attention to and promote the development of folk Confucian activities, which opened up a new path for the innovative transformation of Confucianism in the new era. In order to ensure the healthy development of the “Confucius School”, the Confucius School Promotion Committee has hired some scholars or scholar-type officials to serve as “special experts”. Wang Wei, a professor at Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Yang Changjiang, the former Propaganda Minister of Shandong University of Finance, and “Agricultural Knowledge” 》Former president Yang Lijian, Nankai University professor Qi Shanhong, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Office of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Wang Zhifu, deputy secretary of the Jinan Municipal Party School Party School Hu Shucheng and others were appointed to this position; they were also invited to the large-scale Confucius School transportation seminar Ethiopians Sugardaddy Famous Confucianists Wu Guang, Yan Binggang, Huang Yushun, Tu Keguo, etc. gave special lectures focusing on the profound development of folk Confucianism. At the same time, in order to enhance the public welfare cultural image of the “Confucius School”, the Confucius School Promotion Committee has also hired a group of literary and artistic figures to serve as “cultural ambassadors” and organized them to rely on the platform of the “Confucius School” to create content that is popular with the people and grounded. The method of Qi popularizes and spreads China’s excellent traditional civilization. Acting artist Xue Zhongrui, speaker Xu Guojing, young singer Haotian, Zhejiang Shishi, the bitter taste not only exists in her memory, but even remains in her mouth, feeling So true. Yu Zhonghua, a researcher at Jiangsu University, Meng Man, an associate professor at the Central University for Nationalities, Dong Aixin, a writer, Liu Xiaoqing, a disabled artist, and deputy director of Shandong Calligraphy AssociationXi Yu Mingquan, paper-cut artist Lu Xue, folk music performer Fang Jinlong and others were appointed to this position. The participation of intellectual elites and social celebrities has greatly improved the brand value and social reputation of the “Confucius School”.
In the process of running “Confucius Schools”, many schools across the country have emerged that actively promote joint schools and take the initiative to assume the task of guiding and building schools in this industry in the region. For example, the Shenyang Confucius Institute took the initiative to promote the construction of schools in the province. As of the end of June 2018, more than 140 schools had been established. Relying on the association, the Confucius School Promotion Committee supported the province’s spontaneous organization and establishment of the Confucius School Promotion in Liaoning Province. Steering Committee. For example, the Legal Affairs Office of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s Related Work Commission took the initiative to promote and build schools in the region. As of the end of June 2018, nearly 210 schools had been established. Relying on this organization, the Confucius School Promotion Committee supported the region’s spontaneous organization and establishment of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Confucius School Promotion Steering Committee. The Confucius School Promotion Committee also supports the establishment of Confucius School Promotion Steering Committees in Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Daqing, Jiaxing, Weifang, Zibo, Dongying, Laiwu, Qingdao and other cities, relying on local community organizations or cultural institutions. In addition to the regional promotion guidance organization, the Confucius School Promotion Committee also supported the spontaneous establishment of the National Joint Association of Confucius Schools in Primary and Secondary Schools based on specific operational conditions and relied on the Chinese Studies Office of Qufu Municipal Education and Sports Bureau; relying on the Shandong Provincial Medical Doctors Association and Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital , supported the spontaneous establishment of the Confucius School Hospital Alliance.
(2) Concept of running the school
The “Confucius School” is based on “write good words, read good books, and do great things” “People” is the motto of the class, and these nine characters are printed on many cultural products related to the school. Some calligraphers also specially wrote the motto of the class and gave it to the founder of the “Confucius School”. The original establishment of this class motto was mainly based on the following considerations: “Write good calligraphy” mainly encourages people to write Chinese characters well, which is a low-threshold way to experience Chinese culture personally, and there is a lot of room for improvement; “Read good books” It mainly encourages people to read Confucian classics such as “Four Books and Five Classics” and other Chinese cultural classics; “Being a good person” mainly guides people to be modest and upright people and cultivate an upright spirit. Regarding this lecture, some knowledgeable people also pointed out that there is still a need for discussion, which is not unreasonable. This lecture is also worthy of taking the further step of soliciting the opinions and suggestions of experts, scholars and school representatives.
Specifically regarding the operation and development of each school, the Confucius School Promotion Committee proposed four general ideas for activities: online and offline, mutual learning in teaching, diversity and openness, and mutual learning in teaching. In order to carry out activities in various schools, the Confucius School Promotion Committee also summarized the “Three Words of Confucius School” suitable for dissemination and operation: learning calligraphy, reciting classics, promoting rituals and music, paying homage to sages, holding festivals, advocating customs, appraising advanced people, and cultivating Role model, family tradition, and belief. These views have been widely accepted by people from all walks of life. At the same time, the Confucius School Promotion Committee proposed several principles that must be adhered to for the healthy development of the school:
First, clarify the political orientation. All schools are required to conscientiously practice the core socialist values, carry out activities that are highly consistent with the Party Central Committee’s policies on the inheritance and development of China’s excellent traditional civilization, avoid religious overtones, and ensure that the promotion and personal experience of Confucian civilization is their mission.
The second is to ensure social welfare. Each school is required to rely on the cultural resources of its own local unit, target the public, and carry out activities as a public welfare organization. It is not allowed to carry out any profit-making activities in the name of “Confucius Foundation of China” or “Confucius School”.
The third is to adhere to independence and spontaneity. Due to the limitations of human, financial and material resources, the Confucius School Promotion Committee defines its main tasks as policy guidance and institutional supervision of the school, mainly ensuring directionality and public welfare, and does not hold nationwide transportation research activities on a regular basis. Participation in specific activities is not large; and the Confucius School Promotion Committee only provides each school with a unified plaque and nave wall chart (including portraits of Confucius teaching, calligraphy works on core socialist values, etc.), and all other hardware investment in the school is borne by the applicant. The unit is responsible for it; a technology company in Shenzhen once donated a traditional Chinese listening and reading machine to a departmental school, which was well received.
Fourth is the organic integration of public welfare and business. Encourage schools in various places to integrate charity and business, leverage each other, and support each other, promote business with charity, and ensure charity with business.
(3) Characteristic activities
The characteristic activities of “Confucius School” can be roughly divided into two categories: One is planned and organized by the Confucius School Promotion Committee; the other is independent and self-initiated by each school or each promotion and guidance agency, and jointly implemented by the Confucius School Promotion Committee. Due to space limitations, this article only briefly introduces the former. The following items are important:
National Confucius School Training and Transportation Conference. The important social value of the “Confucius School” is reflected in two aspects: First, it discovers folk Confucian enthusiasts, researchers, and practitioners, and uses this as a platform to integrate these people, thereby realizing the sharing of information resources and comrades working together. The second is to give full play to the social leadership role of national social organizations and guide the seamless connection between folk Confucianism, official Confucianism and elite Confucianism across the country. In the past five years, such activities have been held: In July 2015, the “Confucius” was held at the Ethiopian Sugardaddy South Branch of the Bank of Beijing. “School” brand release and seminar on the construction of 100 schools; in March 2016, a Confucius School promotion seminar was held at Shidao Villa in Jinan; in September 2016, a “Confucius School” Chinese Studies Education Hundred Schools were held at the Confucius Institute in Qufu Transportation Conference; in November 2016, the National Confucius School Seminar was held in Shidao Villa, Jinan; in June 2017, the National Confucius School Training Seminar was held in Jiaxing, ZhejiangThe first stop of the “Voice of Youth Youth Chinese Characters” event was at Jiaxing College; in August 2017, a national Confucius School training and experience transportation event was held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Each training and transportation meeting usually includes national policy interpretation, Confucianism lectures, speeches by representatives of model schools, local characteristic school observations, Chinese studies program performances, etc. The content is compact and rich, and is widely welcomed by school people from all over the world.
Confucius Institute Annual Meeting. The annual meeting is an important gathering event to summarize the tasks of the past year and look forward to the development of the next year. So far, the Confucius Institute Promotion Committee has organized and implemented three Confucius Institute Annual Conferences in January 2016, January 2017, and January 2018. At each annual meeting, awards such as the “Excellent School Award”, “Outstanding Person Award”, and “Brand Creativity Award” are announced. At the third annual meeting of the Confucius Institute, awards such as “Confucius Civilization Theme Community”, “Confucius Civilization Theme Village”, “Confucius Civilization Theme School”, and “Confucius Institute Person of the Year” were also released based on past excellent schools and outstanding figures. , and awarded the title of “Modern Area for the Inheritance and Development of China’s Excellent Traditional Civilization” to Tengzhou, Shandong Province, the county (city) with the most “Confucius Schools” established so far.
Open classes at Confucius Institute. In order to enhance the students’ sense of affinity and identification with Confucian civilization and traditional Chinese virtues, and to enhance moral consciousness and Ethiopia Sugar Daddy civilization self-esteem, Confucius The School Promotion Committee once held a large-scale open class in the form of an online and offline integration meeting. Offline, some school representatives were invited to attend the class in person, and online through the China Confucius Internet Integration Media live broadcast or recording. For example, in August 2015, Tang Yuling, a Taiwanese Confucian expert and an expert in cultural relics management and restoration at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, was invited to be a guest speaker and a two-day open class on “The Analects” was held in Shandong Building; in June 2016, Taiwanese Chinese studies were invited The famous scholar Zeng Shiqiang took to the podium of the “Confucius School Open Class” and held a public welfare lecture at the Jinan Library with the theme of “Chinese Good Family Traditions”; in December 2016, Jia Juchuan, the author of “The Biography of Xi Zhongxun”, was invited to hold the lecture at the Confucius School of Jinan Shungeng Police Station Community open classes, lectures on the family traditions and tutoring of the older generation of reactionaries; and so on.
Confucius School Book Club. In order to promote the construction of a scholarly society and guide the majority of urban Chinese studies enthusiasts to “read good books”, the Confucius School Promotion Committee has launched the “Confucius School Book Club” as a useful supplement to the “Confucius School” . The Book Club is a civilized space and elegant gathering platform built around the study, discussion, and communication of Chinese classics. It is a reading club with the theme of Chinese studies. Like the “Confucius Academy”, it is uniformly approved, registered, licensed, guided and supervised by the Confucius Academy Promotion Committee. The original meaning of “Hui” is a container, and later it was extended to mean accumulation and collection. Shuyouhui adheres to the philosophy of “making friends with literature and assisting benevolence with friends”The purpose is to integrate local reading clubs, strengthen communication and interaction among Chinese studies enthusiasts, and promote Chinese studies classics. At present, more than 20 book clubs have been established in Jinan, Beijing and other places. The more active ones include the “Confucius Academy Book Club” in Jinan’s Shangpu Art Museum, the “Confucius Academy Book Club” in Zhiyuan Pavilion, and the Chongxian Library in Beijing. “Confucius Academy Book Club”.
(4) Growth Form
In view of the different understanding and acceptance levels of traditional civilization and “Confucius School” in various places, The Confucius School Promotion Committee has always adhered to the principle of “promoting, not selling”. If there is no enthusiasm, demand, and insufficient understanding of the school, it will not forcefully promote it. Rather than promoting it, it is better to say that it is catering to the needs of the public. After all, most schools are actively applied by various units and institutions to join the big family of schools. Generally speaking, the current growth in the number of “Confucius Schools” mainly relies on three forms.
The first is to connect points to areas to form a system. Shandong Provincial Drug Treatment Administration, Shandong Provincial Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Shandong Provincial Medical Association, Shenyang Confucian Society, Inner Mongolia Customs and Work Commission Law Enforcement Office, Daqing Qilu Culture Promotion Association, Zhongshan Chinese Studies Promotion The Guangzhou Wanmu Thatched Cottage, Central South University Chinese Studies Research Center, Jiaxing Shandong Chamber of Commerce, Weifang Museum, Tengzhou Municipal Culture, Radio and Television Bureau, Qufu Municipal Education and Sports Bureau Chinese Studies Office, Yangxin County Text and Ink Culture Park, etc. are promoting “Confucius “School” has played an important role in the development of the local area, industry and system. With the advocacy of these organizations, “Confucius Schools” have not only grown rapidly in number, but have also become more standardized due to the endorsement of third-party organizations.
The second is the support of the party and government. From the perspective of the business ownership of the party and government systems, the popularization and promotion of traditional civilization is the responsibility of the propaganda departments at all levels that focus on ideology. Although the establishment of the school cannot rely on administrative orders, it has received sincere support and assistance from the local party committee, government and relevant functional departments. When collective school licensing ceremonies are held in many areas, local party and government leaders will also attend the event to show their attention.
The third is media communication, which is highly recommended by wise men and women. Since its establishment and promotion, the “Confucius Academy” brand has received much media attention and reports. Especially in this Internet age, the dissemination of information Ethiopia Sugar Daddy has completely broken the limitations of time and space. The Xuetang brand has passed through websites, WeChat, weibo, blogs, etc. The preface is known to everyone. Famous newspapers and periodicals such as “National Weekly”, “Public Welfare Times” and “Xungen” have published extensive articles on the construction and promotion of the school. China Confucius Network breaks the previous positioning of “the official website of the Confucius Foundation of China” and strives to create an integrated media platform integrating website, WeChat official account, and APP.With daily updates, the school is positioned through text, pictures, videos and other means. In addition, consultants and members of the Confucius Foundation Academic Committee and “Confucius School” specially appointed experts, cultural scholars and public welfare lecturers have all been interested and knowledgeable in appropriate occasions. Next promotion school. Publicity from authoritative media and endorsements from social luminaries have greatly enhanced the credibility of the school brand.
(5) Important Versions
Judging from the nature of the subject of the application for the “Confucius School”, the school can be said to have spanned many Industry covers villages, communities, schools, enterprises, institutions and special industries. Among them, industry schools with a large number of classes or representative ones mainly include rural editions, community editions, school editions and domestic editions. This article only gives a brief introduction to the above several xuetang versions with great influence and distinctive features in the form of cases.
The rural version of “Confucius School”. According to statistics from the Confucius School Promotion Committee, as of the end of June 2018, 148 rural schools had been built across the country. The key to rural poverty alleviation and rural revitalization in China today is to make farmers “rich” both materially and spiritually. There are still many problems in rural China at present, but “the pain and sadness of the countryside always contain warmth and tenacity at the same time. Therefore, there is also a faint flash of the eternal hope.” [18] Discover this “ “Warmth and Tenacity”, turning “hope” into “reality” depends on our exploration in many ways. What is particularly worth mentioning here is the “Confucius School” in the village of the “First Secretary” of the Confucius Foundation Secretariat. Since 2012 to the present, the Confucius Foundation Secretariat has selected and dispatched five cadres in accordance with the unified arrangements of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee to go to Guaierzhuang Village, Xinshengdian Town, Xiajin County, Shandong Province, Daizhuang Village, Yincheng Street, and Sinu, Wucheng County Wutun Village, Temple Town, serves as the “first secretary” in the village and participates in assistance tasks. Taking the establishment of the “Confucius School” as a starting point, the Confucius Foundation Secretariat has given full play to its own advantages and is committed to exploring the organic integration of political poverty alleviation, economic poverty alleviation and civilized poverty alleviation. In Guaierzhuang Village, the first rural school in the country was established. Taking the opportunity of the establishment of the “Confucius School” in Guaierzhuang Village, the Secretariat of the Confucius Foundation planned and designed the overall style of the village accordingly, built a Confucius Civilization Square, a traditional civilization wall, erected a statue of Confucius, and founded a village Memory hall, and discovered and cultivated new rural sages, making them the backbone of promoting traditional culture in rural areas. At the beginning of 2018, Guaierzhuang Village was awarded the honorary title of “Confucius Civilization Themed Village” by the Confucius School Promotion Committee.
Community version “Confucius Academy”. According to statistics from the Confucius School Promotion Committee, as of the end of June 2018, 139 urban community version schools had been built across the country. Today, as urbanization and urbanization trends continue to accelerate, how to restore the traditional simple folk customs of neighborly cooperation and neighborhood watch in cities and urban communities is a new social and cultural issue. The establishment of community schools broke the strange feeling of “no contact between old and dead” among community residents living in high-rise buildings, and used it as a basis for peace.In Taiwan, through the development of Chinese studies lectures, entertainment programs and other activities, traditional Chinese virtues and traditional Chinese customs can be inherited and developed among modern urbanites. As the location of the first “Confucius School”, Jinan Shunhua Community relies on the school platform and makes full use of the cultural resources related to the school to actively explore the integration of Confucian core concepts such as “benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust” with party building culture and the spiritual and cultural life of community residents. It has been widely praised by all walks of life. Zhang Xiao, secretary of the comprehensive party committee and director of the neighborhood committee of this community, believes that to run a “Confucius School” well, four things must be achieved: 1. Consistent with the goals of the party committee; 2. Pay attention to mechanism construction; 3. Close to people’s lives; 4. Carry forward the spirit of volunteerism. In January 2018, Shunhua Community was awarded the honorary title of “Confucius Civilization Theme Community” by the Confucius Academy Promotion Committee.
The school version of “Confucius Academy”. According to statistics from the Confucius School Promotion Committee, as of the end of June 2018, there were 771 school-based schools across the country, including primary schools. , middle schools and colleges. In the inheritance and development of China’s excellent traditional civilization, the first subjects and the biggest victims are the youth and children. Since the establishment of the school, this public welfare brand has received active attention and strong support from schools across the country. Currently, the school is the school construction unit with the largest number of classes. The Second Affiliated Primary School of Jining University closely focuses on the construction of the “Confucius School”, creatively launches civilized activities such as the writing ceremony and the Zhixue Ceremony, and constantly explores the path to realize a school that embodies the teachings of Confucius. In January 2018, the school was awarded the honorary title of “Confucius Civilization Theme School” by the Confucius Institute Promotion Committee. And “the establishment of ‘Confucius Schools’ in colleges and universities concretely carries the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, with its natural dream of ‘harmony between man and nature’, ‘people-oriented’ happiness dream, ‘strong and promising’ family and country dream, and ‘noble monks’ While interpreting the cultural connotation of the “Chinese Dream”, the Chinese Civilization Dream also deeply awakens the civilized consciousness of college students’ subjective consciousness, reflective consciousness, innovative consciousness, and self-examination consciousness. In the process of cultural identity, civilization inheritance, civilization birth, and civilization’ It has extremely important cultural value in terms of cultivating people.” [19] Since the establishment of the “Confucius School”, Daqing Vocational College has actively explored the integration of Chinese moral cultivation of college students and the modern university education system. The school is open to the whole school. Even the whole society selects school lecturers, taking filial piety and respecting teachers, being sensible, honest, and grateful and friendly as the three main teaching contents of the school, and taking classroom learning, practicing personal experience, and sharing insights with friends as the three main activities of the school, integrating knowledge and action, The three main teaching objectives of the school are the integration of theory and law, and the integration of inside and outside. They are welcomed by college students of the school and provide useful reference for the development of the university version of the “Confucius School”. Since the establishment of the “Confucius School” at Hengshui University,In the past, we actively relied on this platform to organize various activities and achieved outstanding results. Since 2018, the school has carried out a series of activities with the theme of “Learning Traditional Culture and Becoming a New Person of the Times”, which has played an important role in enhancing cultural self-confidence and improving the life atmosphere of college students.
The domestic version of “Confucius School”. According to statistics from the Confucius School Promotion Committee, as of the end of June 2018, a total of 16 domestic schools had been established, covering 10 countries and regions. With the development of the Confucius Foundation’s foreign cultural transportation brand project – “Confucius Civilization World Tour”, domestic “Confucius Schools” have also been established in overseas Chinese communities and schools in America, Canada, Australia and other countries. . Different from the “Confucius Institutes” promoted and constructed by Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) in foreign schools, the “Confucius School” aims to “build the foundation of Chinese civilization and perpetuate the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang” and adopts a policy of cooperation with overseas Chinese associations at home and abroad. In the form of more flexible methods such as brand guidance, we will promote the popularization of Chinese civilization to overseas Chinese communities and schools. american Los Angeles Nishan International, China-Australia Cultural Transportation Center in Canberra, Australia, etc. have been maintaining close interaction with the Confucius Foundation. The next step will be to explore the “Confucius School” curriculum based on local conditions and promote this kind of characteristic teaching. The form has been widely implemented among overseas Chinese at home and abroad.
(6) Content construction and connotation promotion
It is true that for a public welfare cultural brand project, there is no certain Quantity makes it difficult to be influential, but the final evaluation criterion for measuring its social value and function is by no means based solely on quantity. The key lies in whether its internal operating mechanism is scientific and reasonable, and whether it has the sustainability and creativity to develop and grow. , mass and universal.
In the first half of 2017, after the “Confucius School” was founded, the Confucius School Promotion Committee proposed to adjust the content construction and connotation promotion of the “Confucius School” as a key task. To this end Based on the results of previous work, it was decided to focus on building the school’s “five major systems” around this focus – brand system, curriculum system, activity system, talent system, and fund system. In terms of brand system construction, we have introduced relevant management systems to ensure the healthy development of its public welfare, maintain the value of the brand, and coordinate the promotion of sub-brands such as “Confucius School Book Club”, “Confucius School Open Classes”, and “Youth Chinese Characters” development; in terms of the curriculum system, focusing on the creation of open courses, integrating academic resources from outstanding schools in various industries across the country, and organizing a series of Chinese studies courses to provide a steady stream of energy and food for school students; in terms of the activity system, focusing on the three words “Confucius School” The content proposed by “Guide” guides schools in various regions to creatively carry out traditional civilization theme activities, and China Confucius Network jointly publicizes and reports; in terms of talent system, encourages schools in various regions to establish their own expert resource pool and volunteer resource pool, and fully mobilize local industryThe enthusiasm of party and government cadres, cultural backbones, and ordinary people to participate; in terms of the fund system, the Confucius Foundation is also exploring the feasibility of establishing a “Special Fund for the Development of Confucius Schools”, which will become an aspect of the sustainable development of the “Confucius School” Very important guarantee. [20]
At present, some of the above “five major systems” have begun to be built and are in the process of continuous improvement, while some are still in the conceptual stage and have not yet been There is substantial progress. In short, the content construction and connotation improvement of the “Confucius School” cover a wide range of aspects, including policy implementation, concept unification, top-level design, personnel deployment, system guarantees, practical testing, social feedback and many other aspects. Its institutionalization and standardization , scientific and popularization is by no means an overnight success, it depends on the dedication, scientific planning and active cooperation of relevant personnel from all walks of life.
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held a collective awarding ceremony for the Confucius Institute
4. Thoughts and experiences on the promotion and construction of “Confucius School”
Reviewing the past five years of participating in the promotion of “Confucius School” In construction practice, the author has mixed feelings, and I know it well. Through this work, we have not only seen the people’s eager expectations and efforts to practice the rejuvenation of Confucianism and national civilization, but also realized the role of Confucianism in China’s economic globalization, cultural diversity, and ideological China. In the historical process of culturalization, it can still play an important role in the standardization of rituals and music and the development of human civilization. At the same time, it also feels the hardships and ups and downs of the advancement of folk Confucianism. Summarizing its practical experience and experience will undoubtedly be conducive to the long-term development and growth of this brand. It will also provide useful reference for the development of folk Confucianism, the popularization of Confucian culture and even the excellent traditional Chinese culture at home and abroad.
(1) The foundation of establishment: cultivating the national spirit
Confucianism is a spiritual martial arts.
When it comes to the foundation and most basic mission of the “Confucius School”, it should be attributed to its role in helping the people cultivate the national spirit, and this nation The modern ethnic spirit comes from Confucianism. “The culture of a nation must have its most basic spirit, otherwise the nation will not be able to exist and continue. Although the Chinese nation has gone through many cultural changes for more than two thousand years, in general It is based on the spirit of Confucianism, so it is the most basic essence of the Chinese nation.Strength is the most basic spirit of Confucianism. “[21] To this day, regarding the basic spirit, social function and value preference of Confucianism, it can be said that different people have different opinions, or “benevolence” Mom…” Pei Yi looked at his mother with some hesitation. “Tolerance and perseverance” [22], or “harmony but unity, virtue and morality; strong and self-reliant, endless life; benevolence and righteousness first, independent personality; people are the foundation of the country, the foundation is to consolidate the country; overall grasp, dialectical thinking “Be pragmatic in dealing with the world, abstain from extravagance and be frugal” [23], or “the principle of benevolence, the spirit of etiquette, the sense of responsibility, the community orientation” [24], etc. However, there are similarities and differences in the different opinions. Different – People of insight all regard Confucianism as a powerful magic weapon to cultivate personal cultivation, condense the national spirit, and purify social order. The basic spirit contained in Confucianism has long been integrated into the construction of the psychological structure of the Chinese nation. In other words, Confucianism has always provided us with a steady stream of humanistic spirit that is self-reliant, self-reliant, virtuous, courteous, and harmonious. It has always infused us with a spirit of goodness and improvement. And these so-called “most basic spirits” are exactly what is needed for the construction and deepening of the national spiritual homeland.
Confucianism can only “fly into the homes of ordinary people” and open up the people. With the people, to communicate with the ruling and opposition parties, to connect the elite and the masses, to integrate academic and popularization, to take into account the direction and methods, to unify knowledge and behavior, only then can its spiritual value be continuously demonstrated, and its vitality be able to continuously burst out. . Therefore, we say that Folk Confucianism is by no means a Confucian school or theoretical doctrine, but a lively social civilization phenomenon and moral education practice. As a new experiment in Folk Confucianism, “Confucius School” seems to be. Creating something out of nothing is actually an inevitable product of the development of the times and social evolution. It is both born at the right time and carries a heavy responsibility. To a certain extent, it can be said that it shoulders the responsibility of trying to create from official Confucianism and elite Confucianism to folk Confucianism. The historical mission of transforming and realizing the innovative development of folk Confucianism in the past five years should be worthy of recognition for its unswerving, bold exploration and forging ahead in strengthening the national spirit.
In October 1999, at the third council meeting of the Confucius Foundation in China, the famous scholar Mou Zhongjian mentioned in his speech that the people of the Confucius Foundation should “use Confucian energy to run the cause of Confucianism.” [25]. Today’s Confucius Foundation people also operate the “Confucius School” with this “Confucian spirit”
(2) Reasons for its development. : “Every time comes, the world is united”[26]
As a brand project of the Confucius Foundation, the “Confucius Academy” has been able to be in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius since its birth. In the past five years, it has grown to more than 1,800. The most basic reason is that it caters to the cultural needs of the new era to realize the new journey of national rejuvenation, and has received support and support from all walks of life. The timing of heaven, the timing of heaven, and harmony can be said to be “all the forces of heaven and earth come together”! Specifically speaking, it is important!There are three points:
First, cater to the needs of the times and respond to people’s concerns. In a critical period when the entire country is striving towards the “Two Centenary Goals” and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must improve the country’s cultural soft power and strive to spread Chinese values and the Chinese spirit. main. The direction of the times ultimately depends on the development and progress of the entire society and the personal needs of the general public. To this end, Xi Jinping pointed out that we must “persist in serving the past for the present, weeding out the old and bringing forth the new, and strive to achieve the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional Chinese virtues, and guide people to yearn for and pursue a life that emphasizes, respects, and abides by morality, so that every member of the 1.3 billion people can Become the main body for spreading Chinese virtues and Chinese civilization.” [27] The “Confucius School” was developed under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s “Two Innovations” spirit. It is particularly worth mentioning that the “Confucius School” also consciously positions itself as an important educational place to promote the integration of China’s excellent traditional culture and the core socialist values, guiding the public to get close to the tradition, experience the tradition personally, and perceive the tradition. Clearly distinguishing between truth, goodness and beauty, falsehood, evil and ugliness, and improving moral quality and spiritual realm, this undoubtedly provides a rare cultural platform for the people to implement the core socialist values in detail. “Confucius School” is essentially a product influenced by current affairs and designed to meet the spiritual needs of society and the people. Such a positioning cannot be lost as a survival choice of great practical significance for the development of folk Confucianism.
Second, scholars take the lead and all walks of life create and share together. The development and construction of the “Confucius School” has never been separated from the strong support and enthusiastic recommendation of cultural scholars, especially Confucian experts. The school provides a new path for the transformation of elite Confucianism into folk Confucianism. In March 2016, Chen, dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Tsinghua University, visited the Confucius School in Shichahai Community, the first community school in Beijing, and recognized the measures taken by the Confucius School in promoting the application of traditional culture. At the 2016 annual meeting of the Zhejiang Provincial Confucian Society, the famous scholar Wu Guang summarized the new trend of Confucian revival in recent years from five aspects. One of them is that “Confucius schools have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain” [28]. Wu Guang also actively promoted the “Confucius School” at the National Joint Meeting of Confucian Societies[29] many times, which deepened scholars’ understanding and understanding of the school. In addition, since the “Confucius School” is a cross-regional and cross-industry public welfare brand project, and needs to be adaptable and adapt to the situation, its promotion and construction must be based on the premise of adhering to the basic principles. It must build good relationships, be open to all rivers, and provide public welfare to all walks of life. Elites with feelings and humanistic spirit borrow strength and wisdom.
The third is to strictly enforce the entry threshold and adhere to the bottom line principle. The Confucius School Promotion Committee always adheres to the political orientation and social welfare principles of the founding and construction of the school.Units organized by Ethiopia Escort will not be approved. In the past five years, no violation of national policies, disruption of social order, or spreading of truth or heresy has been found in the school. At the same time, the Confucius School Promotion Committee issued the “Confucius School Governance Measures” to resolutely put an end to all practices that engage in profit-making activities in the name of the school. In the future, the Confucius School Promotion Committee will also wait for opportunities to issue a delisting mechanism to promptly liquidate illegal schools, zombie schools, etc.
(3) Disadvantages of construction: “Those who are seedy but not showy are in trouble, and those who are showy but not real are in trouble”[30]
It should be said that the intention to establish the “Confucius School” is good, and the name “Confucius” Once thought to be “outdated” and “obsolete” in the hearts of the people, through the development of folk Confucianism, the people have felt the intimacy and value of “Confucius” again. Rooting the image of Confucius as the national spiritual mentor into the hearts of the Chinese people and even overseas Chinese, and giving them happiness, morality, wisdom, and faith, is the unchanging original intention of the school management team. However, in the process of promoting and constructing the “Confucius School”, many problems have also been exposed. Whether it is concept recognition, daily supervision, activity development, financial support, etc., there are some shortcomings and deficiencies. Although the number of “Confucius Schools” has reached a considerable scale, whether they can truly play a long-term role in promoting the development of folk Confucianism depends on further standardization and improvement of procedures. It can be said that “Those who are seedy but not showy will have a husband, and those who are showy but not real will have a husband.”
From the perspective of the Confucius School Promotion Committee, there are three important issues:
First, there are important issues in supervision. Quantity over quality. Generally speaking, when applying for a school, as long as the suitable applicant has a party organization, a fixed location, and a specific person in charge, the Confucius School Promotion Committee will approve the listing. Lowering the application threshold is mainly due to the consideration of relying on a certain number to gain enthusiasm and social influence for running a church. However, after many schools were listed, the Confucius School Promotion Committee did not fully follow up and provide guidance due to limited staff, and did not fully understand the specific operations of the schools. Although no deviation from the concept of running a church has been found so far, there are still certain potential risks.
The second is over-reliance on financial support from Shandong Province. Since the “Confucius Academy” itself is a public welfare project of the Confucius Foundation of China, a charitable organization, the foundation itself has the ability to raise funds from the society to engage in public welfare undertakings.function, but in fact it did not perform this function well. Over-reliance on the project funds allocated by the Shandong Provincial Government to the Confucius Foundation Secretariat will inevitably affect the long-term and healthy development of the school.
Third, the level of our own business needs to be improved. At present, the state’s reform process of social organizations and charity organizations is accelerating, but due to various reasons, the Confucius School Promotion Committee has not been able to completely change its concepts and ideas in some aspects, and has not kept pace with the times. In the next step, the Confucius School Promotion Committee should also adapt to the new situation and continuously improve its business capabilities and service levels in various aspects such as charity brand operation, public service provision, and social resource integration, so as to truly achieve the goal of “forging iron requires hard work.”
From the perspective of a single “Confucius School”, there are three important issues:
First, there are Zombification phenomenon. Some sponsoring units regard the establishment of “Confucius School” as a “political achievement” and did not really play the role of the school after the listing ceremony. When it comes to establishing schools, although some applicants meet the basic requirements for running a school and follow the procedures to actively apply for a school, the purpose of running the school is not pure, either to cater to a certain excellence evaluation, to implement the settings set by superiors, or to follow the trend in terms of situation. , to cater to the “Chinese studies craze”, Ethiopia Sugar Daddy only regards the school plaque as a decoration, and the school brand as a talking point, and even The principle of “adhering to independence and spontaneity” that encourages the innovative development of schools is unilaterally interpreted as self-imposed, and the positive significance of this public welfare brand platform in gathering popularity, leading innovation, and educating one side is not recognized. Therefore, in fact, there are still a certain number of “zombie schools”.
The second is the phenomenon of working behind closed doors. Although some schools continue to hold activities, they have not taken the initiative to maintain close contact with the Confucius Institute Promotion Committee, nor have they participated in relevant civilized activities organized by the Confucius Institute Promotion Committee. The Confucius School Promotion Committee is the information source, general hub, and “command headquarters” of “Confucius Schools” at home and abroad. Each school should take the initiative to maintain close contact with it. This is important for each school to understand the relevant civilized policies of the party and the government and deepen the Interactive communication with other schools, improving one’s own activity level, and expanding one’s own popularity and influence will all play a role in promoting it, and this kind of closed-door operation will inevitably greatly reduce the value of the school’s brand.
Third, there is a lack of funding and talent. Although some schools have a strong desire for development and have organized some activities within their capabilities, they suffer from serious “growing pains” due to the lack of relatively fixed financial support; in addition, they fail to effectively organize and mobilize local townships. The enthusiasm, creativity and subjectivity of Xian and other Chinese studies volunteers have resulted in a relatively fixed backbone team of the schoolEthiopia Sugar Daddy has been delayed in preparation. All of the above problems will restrict the development of the “Confucius School” to a great extent and prevent its operating mechanism from entering a virtuous circle. The management and operation of the school urgently need to be continuously improved and improved with the efforts of all parties in society, so as to truly make a real contribution to the development and growth of folk Confucianism in the new era.
School Edition Confucius Institute Awarding Ceremony (Qingdao, Shandong)
Notes:
[1] See the report of Shandong Provincial Party Committee Secretary Liu Jiayi at the 11th Party Congress of Shandong Province, published in “Dazhong Daily” 2017 June 14, 2018, Edition 02.
[2] For details, please refer to the “Shandong Province Task Plan for Inheriting and Developing China’s Excellent Traditional Civilization”
[3] This article talks about the specific operations and typical examples of the Confucius Foundation in China and its related brands If there is no special explanation, it is all based on the author’s personal experience.
[4] Chen Lai: “How to Treat Confucian Civilization and Chinese Civilization”, Published in “History of Chinese Philosophy” Issue 1, 2018
[5] Some scholars such as Zhang Rongming believe that traditional Confucianism is divided into an oppositional folk form and a ruling official form. , that is, folk Confucianism and official Confucianism: folk Confucianism is a folk academic form; official Confucianism is a folk academic that promotes the sacredness of order and power. See Zhang Rongming: “Folk Confucianism and Official Confucianism”, in “. Journal of Tianjin Normal University (Social Science Edition)”, Issue 1, 2012. This article believes that today’s Confucianism can be divided into official Confucianism, elite Confucianism, and folk Confucianism: official Confucianism refers to party and government. Leaders promote, recommend and practice Confucianism; elite Confucianism, which is what Zhang Rongming refers to as folk Confucianism, is mainly the academic research and theoretical analysis of Confucian principles by Confucian researchers, and can also be called scholar Confucianism and academic Confucianism; civilian Confucianism Modern Confucianism refers to the common people’s recognition and practice of the spirit and value of Confucianism, as well as the summary and promotion of it by relevant experts and scholars.To understand Confucianism, you can also refer to Yan Binggang’s relevant interpretations, see below for details.
[6] See Yan Binggang: Chapter 4 “Prospects of Confucianism” in “The Daily Use of Human Relations is Tao: Yan Binggang Talks about Confucianism”, Guiyang: Kongxuetang Bookstore, 20Ethiopia SugarJune 16.
[7] Yan Binggang: “Human Relations is Tao in Daily Use: Yan Binggang Talks about Confucianism”, Guiyang: Kongxuetang Bookstore, June 2016, page 155.
[8] Yan Binggang: “Human Relations is Tao in Daily Use: Yan Binggang Talks about Confucianism”, Guiyang: Kongxuetang Bookstore, June 2016, pp. 152-153.
[9] It moved from Qufu to Beijing in 1989 and from Beijing to Jinan in 1996.
Songs – Anthology in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Confucius Foundation in China”, Qingdao: Qingdao Publishing House, September 2014, page 33.
10th Anniversary Collected Works”, Qingdao: Qingdao Publishing House, September 2014, p. 116.
10th Anniversary Collected Works”, Qingdao: Qingdao Publishing House, September 2014, p. 118.
[13] Wang Daqian: “Carrying forward the past and inheriting classics, establishing innovation and development at the age of thirty – Review and outlook on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Confucius Foundation in China”, published by Wu Guang, Editor-in-chief Niu Tingtao: “Carrying on the past and developing Confucianism into the future – Proceedings of the Second National Joint Conference of Confucian Societies”, Shanghai: Zhongxi Book Company Ethiopia Sugar Daddy, August 2015, pp. 26-27.
[14] Although we have not decided to include the “Confucius School” in folk Confucianism before, from the perspective of the main personnel and activity content, its In essence, it is a new form of expression of folk Confucianism.
[15] “Guanzi·Herdsmen”.
[16] Yan Binggang: “Human Relations is Tao in Daily Use: Yan Binggang Talks about Confucianism”, Guiyang: Kongxuetang Bookstore, June 2016, page 117.
[17] For details, please see the “Confucius Academy” on the China Confucius Network, website: http://kzxt.chinakongzi.org/.
[18] Liang Hong: “China in Liangzhuang”, Beijing: Taihai Publishing House, November 2016, page 273.
[19] Ma Yan: “A brief exploration of the value and path of “Confucius School” in awakening college students’ cultural consciousness”, published in “Journal of Shandong Agricultural Engineering University” 2016 11 issues.
[20] See Chang Qiang’s interview with Xing Chenghu: “Strengthening the Connotation Construction and Promoting the Sustainable Development of Confucius Schools”, in “Confucian Master – Cai Renhou”, Qingdao: Qingdao Publisher, December 2017, pp. 158-163.
[21] Written by Luo Yong and edited by Du Zhiyong: “Essentials of Confucianism”, Beijing: Beijing Publishing House, June 2018, page 1 Finally, Mama Lan He concluded: “In short, that girl Cai Xiu is right. As time goes by, you will see people’s hearts. We will find out just wait and see.”.
[22] Mou Zhongjian: “The Current Spirit of Chinese Culture”, Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, July 2016, page 39.
[23] Guo Qiyong, “Characteristics of Chinese Cultural Spirit”, Beijing: Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore, May 2018, page 12.
[24] Chen Shanshan, that would be the best. If it hadn’t been for him, he could have cut off her mess before the feelings deepened, and then went to find her. A well-behaved and filial wife came back to wait for her: “The Core Values of Chinese Civilization – The Evolution of Chinese Studies and Traditional Values”, Beijing: Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore, August 2015, page 61;
[25] Mou Zhongjian: “Recalling Some Old Events of the Confucius Foundation of China”, compiled by the Confucius Foundation of China: “The Years Are Like Songs at Thirty Years – A Collection of Collected Works to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Confucius Foundation of China” , Qingdao: Qingdao Publishing House, September 2014, p. 12.
[26] Luo Yin of Tang Dynasty: “Choubiyi”.
[27] Xi Jinping: “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China”, Beijing: Foreign Languages Publishing House, October 2014, pp. 160-161.
[28] Several other aspects are: the top leaders took the lead in respecting Confucianism, Confucius, and Wang Yangming; provincial Confucian societies spread across the country; Yangming’s philosophy of mind became a prominent school; cadre studies The enthusiasm for studying Confucianism and Chinese traditional culture has greatly increased. For details, see Wu Guang: “The New Situation and New Objectives of the Renaissance of Confucianism in Contemporary China”, edited by Wu Guang and Niu Tingtao: Confucianism and contemporary society——Proceedings of the Fourth National Joint Conference of Confucian Societies”, Xi’an: Shaanxi Normal University Publishing House, May 2018, pp. 5-6.
[29] The National Joint Conference of Confucian Societies was jointly initiated by the Confucius Foundation of China and the Zhejiang Provincial Confucian Society in 2013. Since then, it has been organized annually by the heads of Confucian (Chinese Studies) societies across the country Hold a seminar ET Escorts with Confucian experts and scholars. The meeting location will be determined by each Confucian society through election.
[30] “The Analects·Zihan”.
Editor: Jin Fu
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