ASU Confucius Institute Lecture: Can China still revive its dream of reviving the civilization of rituals and music?

ASU Confucius Institute Lecture: Can China still revive its dream of reviving the civilization of rituals and music? Can China still revive its dream of reviving the civilization of rituals and music? Before giving the speech, the reporter briefly asked...

Can China still have the dream of reviving the civilization of rituals and music? Before giving a speech, the reporter briefly interviewed Teacher Yin Hui.

Yin Hui, Ph.D. in history, associate professor at Yuelu Academy of Hunan University, visiting scholar at Arizona State University. The main research direction is the intellectual history of the Song Dynasty. He has published more than 20 papers related to "Research on Zhu Xi's Ritual Thoughts". Currently, he is in charge of 1 National Social Science Fund project "Research on Rites and Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty" and 3 provincial and ministerial level projects.

>Teacher Yin Hui said that the civilization of ritual and music is the core of Chinese culture. In the land of China where Chinese studies have emerged, modern people have paid close attention to the formation and development of "ritual and music civilization".

China has been known as the "Land of Rites and Righteousness" since ancient times, and its ideals of ritual, music and civilization run through all levels of thought, society, politics, education, etc. The important reason why the "Land of Rites and Righteousness" is not a "state of etiquette" is that there is a distinct main line of ancient Chinese traditional political thought, which is supported by strengthening etiquette and etiquette, and through using etiquette for governance, learning, and teaching, it runs through the entire country's politics, society, and individuals. Teacher Yin will introduce the concept, development, and modern encounters of ritual and music civilization in his speech. In modern China, the government, cultural scholars, and even the lives of ordinary people have been deeply influenced by the culture of ritual and music. Many activities containing ritual, music and civilized elements are becoming increasingly popular in the country! For example, in 2007, Qufu held a grand "Confucian Memorial Ceremony". Officials and private citizens used the most sacred and solemn form to pay homage to Confucius, the founder of etiquette and justice civilization. This event became a cultural symbol of local diplomacy and attracted worldwide attention. Chinese school classes offer Chinese studies classes, and teenagers receive coming-of-age ceremonies at the age of 18. Some cultural scholars even include Chinese studies etiquette in their children’s weddings, which not only popularizes Chinese studies culture, but also makes weddings unique. The pursuit of ritual and music civilization is not only rising in China, but also in the world. So "Can China still revive the dream of ritual and music civilization?" Let's listen and discuss together. November 15th at 4:30 pm LL room 60 ASU Tempe campus, see you there!