Is Chinese studies superstitious or deceptive?

Reporter: Now it is found that many people have always rejected "Chinese studies" as superstition and deception. I think these people don't know what Chinese studies are, but they blindly reject Chinese studies. The so-called Chinese studies resist progress, resist scientific democracy, and advocate that all Chinese studies should be swept into the garbage dump of history as in the May 4th period.

It seems that the advantages of western civilization and the disadvantages of China civilization have been "well understood" since the beginning of last century. However, this is not the case today. Although people still have some meager memories of national culture, many people don't know the origin, formation process, value, characteristics and development trend of their national culture, let alone the understanding and understanding of the core values and concepts of Chinese studies. In this situation, what should we take to integrate into western culture? Why participate in the dialogue between different civilizations? What do you use to construct your own discourse system? What should we do to build a national cultural soft power?

Chinese studies have both essence and dross. We should promote its essence and discard its dross, and we should not be vague. On this issue, we have gone through many detours and learned many lessons. It is still the main trend in the current upsurge of Chinese studies to pour out the bath water with the baby, which is particularly noteworthy. Some people don't know what Chinese studies are, but blindly reject them, saying that Chinese studies resist progress and scientific democracy, and advocate that all Chinese studies should be swept into the garbage dump of history as in the May 4th period. This phenomenon exists in a large number, indicating that Chinese studies are not hot but cold.

Another noteworthy trend is the virtual fire of Chinese studies fever. Some people take advantage of people's lack of enthusiasm and judgment for Chinese studies, and even act rashly in newspapers, books, forums and the media, turning Chinese studies into a tool to gain fame and fortune, and advocating learning from the ancients how to take shortcuts; How to make big money; How to play politics and protect power; How to pray for God's protection, how to avoid disasters, and even how to live forever, how to play with women, and sell fake, risky, fake and shoddy cultural products and cultural dross in the name of Chinese studies. These virtual fires of Chinese studies have just provided some people with ammunition and ammunition to attack and deny Chinese studies. If the virtual fire does not go out, it is impossible for Chinese studies to really catch fire.

To test whether Chinese studies are really hot, there should be at least two signs: first, whether Chinese studies education really enters the classroom from primary school to university and becomes lifelong education, so that Chinese studies will not heat up at one time and turn from hot to normal; Second, whether Chinese studies have social practice of core values and cultural spirit, including building a harmonious society and national soft power; Innovation of development model and establishment of international discourse power: improvement of the quality of the whole people and progress of political civilization; The improvement of personal moral quality and the order of social norms.

The content of Chinese studies is complex, so people should treat it rationally when reading Chinese studies. First, it needs to be selective. There are many works on Chinese studies, although they are the crystallization of outstanding wisdom of many ancient people, but there are also unreasonable and unscientific elements. It is this coexistence of good and bad that makes the reading of Chinese studies pay special attention to screening and choosing good. Second, reading China's classics needs to cultivate the habit of reading slowly and rereading. The classics of Chinese studies are different from the rapidly growing and declining cultural products on the Internet. They are the fermentation of wisdom and the precipitation of years, and contain rich knowledge and profound philosophy. Only by chewing carefully can we understand them. If you can't do it again, you can do it again. Over time, you can gradually enter the realm of "reviewing the past and knowing the new". Every time you reread it, you will gain something new. Only in this way can you reap endless benefits. Finally, and most importantly, reading Chinese studies requires "turning knowledge into wisdom" and "learning to be an excellent official". The essence of Chinese studies is the knowledge that nourishes life and purifies the soul, so that people's behavior conforms to the law and the road. Therefore, when we study Chinese studies, we should transcend instrumental rationality, reach value rationality, turn what we have learned into wisdom, and become a kind of nourishment and promotion of the realm of life.