Ancient Chinese history is hardly modern significance

Since the "lecture" after opening the altar, Chinese history and the so-called "classics" in the field of mass media and science became popular. In fact, too addicted to the ancient and modern history of China is extremely unhealthy. The Chinese public and leadership is needed to understand the formation of the modern world, because they do not understand the formation of the modern world, it is impossible to understand the formation of modern Chinese, cannot understand contemporary China. Therefore, we should be less about Chinese history, learn more about the world.

Ancient Chinese history is hardly modern significance

History of China, especially before 1840, history is in fact very boring: it's just a change of history, in addition to outside of Dong Zhong-Shu and Wang an-Shi political reform, there are fundamental changes. Before 1840, China's history is a little more modern, at least far better than after the year 1500 in world history are more important to us.

And to make matters worse, too addicted to the history of China, and will keep us from top to bottom are subtly revel in Chinese history, the most crucial stuff: get things done. Machiavellian is core thread throughout Chinese history, was the bloodiest of the main line. For one's self, and greatest satisfaction may indeed be won the power to wield absolute power, and enjoy the pleasure of this power. But the individual's self-realization is perhaps the highest level it is with society and the State the maximum damage. Machiavellian is the core logic of the rule, but not the core logic of the rule of law, and even impede the rule of law, because the core meaning of the rule of law is the Machiavellian narrowed the scope of the operation to a minimum. A country without rule of law it is impossible to modernize.

Because the Chinese since ancient times, from top to bottom is the rule, so look under the surface of special collective, most individuals are "destructive" individualists: we all hope that others follow the rules we set for them, but we don't want to abide by the rules, especially someone else set rules, especially those in power. This point in Chinese history and Chinese officialdom reflected most vividly in the chaos. People are not stupid: since powerful people do not abide by the rules, then why should civilians we abide by the rules? Therefore, for the civilian population, as long as you don't behave well without cost, then we do not abide by the rules.

As a result, seem particularly stressed the collective Chinese, when we are in need to choose individual and collective interests, many or even most people will choose a personal interest. The reason behind this is that what we call the "collectivism" almost all power-driven results. Once power-driven, personal sacrifice and collective needs, we do not have personal roots of consciousness of collectivism will vanish.

By contrast, citizens of countries that look very individualistic, but really well when the nation needs to come forward and fought and even to die. United States World War II-era of the true story of brothers was enough. The reason behind this is simple: in the back looks very individualistic, citizens ' loyalty to the State in those countries have a voluntary component.

Indulge too much Chinese history closed

Too obsessed with the history of China and that China is too unique or easily make us blind and stand still.

Many people really do not know, the history of the world, there have been decades of rapid rise and brilliant achievements of Chinese dynasty or the country is by no means the only one, but as many as dozens of. No matter from which point of view, Spain during 1469-1500 the rise and expansion than a less rapid rise and expansion of the modern State. United Kingdom during the period 1600-1780 rise from the frontier of Europe, and as the world's first great empire in modern standing for more than two centuries is even more daunting. United States after the civil war, the rise of the same to write home about. Argentina, and Brazil, and Mexico have been 20-30 years of rapid economic growth's impressive performance.

However, in these there was the rapid rise of the glorious history of the country, last only about 30 per cent of the country has really become a full range of modern country. Many had a rapid rise of the glorious history of the State last fall. Modernization is like an island, and in the process of trying to swim to the island, failure is most successful is one of the few. In the process of modernization, or marching in place in many countries, either trapped in the whirlpool, have even sunk. Painful lesson in those countries is absolutely must not lose an opportunity to achieve a comprehensive modernization of China must draw.

Too infatuated with its own history and not to understand the rest of the world and experienced twists and turns in the area in pursuit of modernization, China is unlikely to really learn from other countries ' experiences and lessons learned. This result is, in the pursuit of a comprehensive modernization of China in order to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on the road, we have needlessly duplicated in some other countries have paid high fees also go some detours and even do not need to go astray.

"Narcissism" there will be no real international voice

China's political and academic, are all talking about how China or the international community in the "fight for the right to speak." However, the "fight for the right to speak" and just "make the voice of China" are very different. China can make a sound, but if the audience does not receive your voice, you just cry in the face of the wilderness, only up to echo, but no one answered it. "Fight for the right to speak" ourselves not to shout "I'm going to say" slogan: just enjoy themselves and others as well.

China in the international community or the service has "the right to speak", you cannot only care about and talk about your topic, but must and discuss other issues of concern. Only in this way can we get some "right to speak": no matter what they initially did not listen to our views.

To be able to level to discuss other people's problems, then we have to start to understand others. Only on the basis of understanding the world, and provide useful knowledge for the world, including diagnosis and prescription of world issues, so as to promote to the welfare of others, China would have a real international "right to speak". On such a diagnosis and prescription are obviously not based on whims, but of the world on the basis of a solid understanding and research.

Future China needs to worry more about universal issues, provision of universal knowledge and talents to solve specific problems, instead of sloganeering, indifference (China and others), deceiving itself and others of the so-called experts. Who don't care about or even deny the universal issues, do not provide universal knowledge, people who cannot help to solve specific problems, China is unlikely to say there are too many in the international community's contribution.

What to do?

If you want to learn more about the world, history and social science knowledge popularization in China have an urgent need to shift.

In terms of science, reduction in Chinese history, especially the components of ancient Chinese history. Meanwhile, to strengthen the science of modern Chinese history and world history. Less in ancient Chinese history, understand the history of the rest of the world. Lack of science and of world history too on China's history has led many of our intellectuals and leaders are too lazy to learn about the world, nor the ability to understand the world, especially the formation of the modern world.

Research on cut Chinese history, especially for the history of ancient China, and the support of ancient history (history of archaeology). Many studies on ancient Chinese history have little practical significance, just a waste of taxpayers ' money. Meanwhile, greatly strengthen the research on modern Chinese history and world history, especially the comparative social science research. We only by comparison to better learn from others ' experiences and lessons learned, go some detours and road.

Saying saying, China cannot also be the series biography and later to get along well with the modern world.

This article was originally published in the southern window.

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