Classics of Chinese Thought: The Unity of Chinese Civilization
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It's quite evident that in the ancient history of mankind, a civilization-state as large as China, capable of maintaining long-term unity, is extremely rare. Why has Chinese civilization not only persisted uninterrupted but also maintained a high degree of unity? In the third episode of the series 'Classics of Chinese Thought,' renowned political scientist Professor Zhang Weiwei and the host discuss the journey of Chinese civilization from the starry sky to the unity of pluralism.
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I'm speechless, all the historical records and culture are so well preserved. Amazing!
Thank you
I just love ❤️ this!
I listened to an audiobook on Chinese history, and the writer raised the question of why did'nt the Chinese people develop into a warlike society, as was happening in the West. He speculated that the Chinese state of civilized mind, had better things to do than use technology as a weapon.
You obviously didn't read chinese history 🙄
@@Sean-giang Well China was not ready to repel the Western powers when they first engaged, they were years behind in military advancements. The question is why? The author speculated it was due to Confucian idealism.
@@evacuate_earth the qing dynasty was pretty well involved in a lot of wars such as the 10 great campaigns.
@@Sean-giang Yes, they had warriors and internal wars, but the West had Battleships, better guns, explosives, etc. Considering the fact that the Chinese had the same technological knowledge as the West, why was the West's military more potent? Once again, the author proposed that the effects of Confucianism made the Eastern leaders less inclined to make better tools of war. Other than that, I yield to your knowledge of Chinese War history. 🙂
@@evacuate_earth no its the fact china became more and more isolationist
I'm Chinese Hawaiian... and there are MANY like me!.... Time.... time will tell......
My favorite three facts about China. 1) Gunpowder is 火药 Huǒyào, i.e. fire medicine. Its origins date back to the 800s but wasn't widely used in warfare until the end of the Song dynasty and its conquest by the Mongols. Its discovery was due to Taoist alchemists searching for elixirs of immortality.
2) Taoist alchemy, or 內丹, neidan, internal alchemy, and 外丹, waidan, external alchemy, is intriguing on its own. The main goal was not searching for the philosopher's stone or other ways to turn base metals into gold, and achieve a life of luxury, but to become immortal. Why? To join the other Taoist immortals who appear to spend most of their time reading poetry, drinking wine, and hanging out with each other.
3) The 大運河, the Grand Canal, connected the Yangtze and Yellow river valleys. Regional canals in each river valley date back to the sixth century BC, but those were connected by the Sui dynasty in 609 AD, and became the main artery of Chinese civilization. Most of it is still navigable today. The Great Wall is interesting, but the Grand Canal truly represents the strength of their culture in my opinion.
I am very interested in hanging out with other immortals. Studying alchemy is what I am doing.
Zhang WeiWei my all time favorite educator. People who want to learn more about china, watch his talk at Schiller Institute. Berlin July 11,2017❤
This is great to let countries around the world to learn and knew about China's cilvilization that rhe western countries would and have been telling differently due to their politiacal purposes. More of this type of programmes will introduce China to the world in a positive perspective.
Chinese are very different in how they respect and preserve written history, unlike its neighbours. These days when scholars research ancient Indian history they read the travelogues of Chinese monks who went to India as far back as the Tang dynasty. Chinese monks made vivid and detailed descriptions of what they observed in their books. How China pays attention to history is not lost on Lithuania President Nausėda, who recently reminded his diplomatic officials that China is “a big country with long memory”.
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*BRICS Motto: "Strength Through Diversity"*
It's a shame The United States doesn't have a deep well of wisdom which to draw upon. In the eyes of The West, they created history itself.
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谢谢 老师🇨🇳❤
We hv learnt d lesson of wars, a tad earlier than our western brothers…
Peace is possible for all mankind.
Yes, China is very rare from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist, and is perhaps the first beneficial thing to happen to the world.
The Yellow Turbans and The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom tried their darndest to create theocracies. They just lost. So it's not that Chinese are somehow immune to the appeal of religious war but that secular regimes happened to win in their clashes.
History could easily have forked down a different path.
Wouldn't it be true that as the US having had 'conquered' imperialism and followed the path of JFK that US history would be very different today? It's pointless to speculate 'what could have been' about history. History is a record for humans to learn and improve Human civilization.
@@adamiskandar5107 Exactly!
If somebody said that the Americans were especially prone to foreign aggression, I'd also say they were wrong.
The USA also has aloof, isolationist strains. But those lost. History is a web not a single thread.
@@Ellesar925 The sane world should not give up on America. Anyway, the world would be much better if it loses its hegemony and decide to cooperate with the rest of the world to build a truly humanist civilization.
@@adamiskandar5107 The idea of an envisioned future of global cooperation is probably naive.
Having a country that can defend your property is probably the best most can wish for.
@@Ellesar925 I don't think it's naive to say that more and more countries are breaking free or at least trying to, from Capitalist exploitation. They see China and Russia as alternative partners and strengthening cooperation amongst themselves for mutual gains. I believe that the West (the common people) could also gain by cooperation with 'rivals' rather than wasting resources on wars and conflicts. It's only through cooperation that planetary problems could be solved and Human progress, sustainable. Remember, there are also peacemakers in the West, although the warmongers maybe dominant for now.
The time right now is 1:00am
my elder people in my family said.
no matter where you live, no matter what citicent you are, as long as you still eat using chopsticks, just remember that your ancestors were chinese
The Chinese Dragons as well as the Phoenixes already reside in higher realms or higher planes of existence. The Western Dragons are Dracos, an extraterrestrial race existing on and under the planet's surface, in the solar system and in this galaxy.
Chinese Dragons depict the Yin and Yang. The Western Dragons(Dracos) are Evil Conquerors(Colonizers).
Peace is great and all but we are now entering a time of conflicts, China better get its warrior spirit and gear in order to survive and prevail in this age of conflagration if it doesn't want a repeat of the Century of Humiliation.
If you compare China's leadership with those of the West, you need not worry for them.
I think west need to learn from this. 4000 years civilization vs 2000 years ( europe ) or 300 years ( US ).
We are all descendents of the Dragon.