Confucius festival gathers guests from home and abroad
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Confucius festival gathers guests from home and abroad
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The 2024 China International Confucius Cultural Festival kicked off on Friday in Qufu, Shandong province, the birthplace of Confucius.
Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, opened the festival.
Guests from home and abroad attending the event said that Confucianism has profoundly influenced China's development and played a positive role in advancing human civilization.
The festival is an effective platform for the implementation of the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative and deepened cultural exchange. It is making increasing contributions to promoting global dialogue on civilization, and to fostering friendship between peoples of various nations, guests said.
This year's festival, themed "conversation with Confucius, mutual learning among civilizations," was launched by the provincial government of Shandong, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO.
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Confucianism , the way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th–5th century bce and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia. Although transformed over time, it is still the substance of learning, the source of values, and the social code of the Chinese. Its influence has also extended to other countries, particularly Korea , Japan , and Vietnam .
Confucianism, a Western term that has no counterpart in Chinese , is a worldview, a social ethic , a political ideology , a scholarly tradition, and a way of life. Sometimes viewed as a philosophy and sometimes as a religion , Confucianism may be understood as an all-encompassing way of thinking and living that entails ancestor reverence and a profound human-centred religiousness. East Asians may profess themselves to be Shintōists , Daoists , Buddhists , Muslims , or Christians , but, by announcing their religious affiliations, seldom do they cease to be Confucians.
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Some of my favourite Confucian sayings:
"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire." IMO that is what "The Golden Rule" which is "Do unto others what you would have done to yourself" SHOULD have been. What if I liked something done to me that another didn't? It would be wrong for me to do that to another.
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." You don't need to think twice to know what that tells you.
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." When I would study a topic for an exam that at first I thought I understood, eventually I would get to a point when I would realize how much I actually didn't know.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." If someone tells me how to do something, when it comes time to do it I might not remember how to do it. If I watch someone doing something, it is more possible that I will remember how it is done, but if I DO it I will understand not only what I am doing but why I am doing it and I will never forget how to do it.
"He who learns but does not think is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." Another one I don't think needs explanation.
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." Oh, how true that is.
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." One of the very best of his sayings.
There is one that some have said was a saying by Confucius, but there is no proof that it was. However, I do like it anyway: "The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago, and the second best time to plant a tree is now."
I guess Jesus is more popular around here.