久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

chinadaily.com.cn
left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Closing the cultural divide

Updated: 2012-07-24 09:59
By Cang Lide ( China Daily)

Closing the cultural divide

The ancient wisdom of Laozi is frequently re-interpreted in publications like this one displayed at a bookstore in Yichang, Hubei province. Liu Junfeng / Asia News Photo

Closing the cultural divide

His vision is a world that better understands China. His mission is to start with building bridges in the United States. Zhao Qiguang shares his dreams with Cang Lide.

For the last two decades and more, Chinese-American Zhao Qiguang has given countless talks and lectures on Chinese culture in the United States where he is Burton and Lily Levin Professor of Chinese at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.

To Zhao, international cultural exchanges are no less important than bilateral trade, and he feels there is a definite deficit at the moment.

While China exports more commodities than it imports, the opposite is true when it comes to culture. At the moment, China imports more than it exports and it absorbs more foreign influence at home than it manages to spread its own culture abroad.

That's why Zhao feels it is his responsibility to let the world know more about the rich cultural heritage that China commands from thousands of years of history and philosophy.

Born in Beijing, the 64-year-old Zhao comes from a family with a talent for science - his parents were both physics professors. One year after he obtained a master's degree at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in British and American literature in 1981, he went to the US, where he earned another MA and a PhD in comparative literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Since he started returning to China, he has been a frequent guest on Chinese television and a visiting professor to some Chinese universities, speaking on culture and international relations. For instance, his discussions on Taoism and the philosophy of Laozi on Shanghai and Shandong television were very well received.

These days, "soft power" has become a buzzword in international relations. In Zhao's view, soft power is the international currency of a country that will convince others of its worth.

"You cannot use military or economic influence to force other people to believe what you believe," he says, and China's rich culture, culled from a long and continuous history, is part of that soft power.

"When we say Chinese culture, it seems we often refer to Confucianism only. There are other aspects, such as Taoism, which emphasizes harmony between human and nature, and harmony within man himself.

"It can be very convincing to people outside China because both confront universal problems of modernization, and we all have anxiety when we are faced with the stress of rapid industrialization," he says.

Zhao adds that his American students are deeply curious about Taoism.

Closing the cultural divide

"When we practice tai chi, they can feel the inner strength of this philosophy, and they need not be forced into believing. So this is a very typical form of soft power."

Zhao believes the revival of Laozi's philosophy will insert a thundering crescendo into the symphony of the New Age.

As a philosopher who lived in the 4th century BC, Laozi was first in many things. He dealt with universal truths about people's understanding of the world from a special point of view.

For example, in his masterpiece Tao Te Ching, he does not mention a specific person, a specific event or place. He represented man talking with nature, and in this aspect, he is unparalleled.

According to Zhao, Laozi was the first in his time to accord respect to women, and was a precocious forebear of today's feminism. He spoke highly of the power of the yin, the weak, and put forward the belief that the weak, the female, can take over the stronger male.

"He was the first to talk about dialectics, realizing that everything goes into the opposite. Hegel and other philosophers found this out 2,000 years after him."

The professor calls himself a "practical Taoist".

Among his published works in recent years is something named Do Nothing & Do Everything - a summary of the course he teaches in the US.

He tells his readers that tai chi is not only body movement but also mental inspiration.

"So people follow the course of nature, understand the harmony between human beings and nature, and establish a healthy mind. This is the way to understand Taoism, and it is also the Taoist way to health and longevity."

Zhao says like any ancient Chinese wisdom, Taoism is of universal value and may offer answers to modern problems.

"Confucius emphasizes social structure, success, consequence - if you work hard you'll be paid; if you raise good children you'll get filial piety; if you are loyal and a good scholar you'll be recognized by the emperor. Good. The Chinese used this for thousands of years for success," he says.

But Zhao says we should not focus only on success.

"If we focus only on success all the time, we'll pay a great cost because we ignore other things, such as health, harmony, and interpersonal relationships."

He says modernization has also damaged the environment.

"Laozi tells us to respect nature. We don't want to conquer it but to appreciate and coexist with it. So Laozi is the first environmentalist. There is a lot that the world can learn from him today."

In Zhao's view, China must step up cultural exchanges with major world partners, such as the US.

"When two big powers like the US and China coexist, we must have a flow of ideas, of knowledge, of personnel, of capital. People live on ideas. Material things disappear but ideas last.

"You add love to a house and it becomes a home. You add truth to a school and you have education. You add ideas to the world and you have civilization. You put all of them together and you have a future."

That is his dream, that he can build cultural bridges between the two countries, between the East and West.

"I believe Taoism is a universal ideal and that China can present its ideals of nature, harmony and beauty to the world, and the world will listen.

"I believe I can contribute by teaching about how we think, and I believe this is the peaceful way to spread Chinese soft power."

Contact the writer at canglide@chinadaily.com.cn.

8.03K
 
 
Hot Topics
Photos that capture the beauty of China.
...
...
...
久久久无码人妻精品无码_6080YYY午夜理论片中无码_性无码专区_无码人妻品一区二区三区精99

    色综合中文字幕国产 | 国产精品人妖ts系列视频| 国产乱子伦一区二区三区国色天香| 精品福利二区三区| 国产一区二区0| 国产精品国产三级国产普通话99| av电影一区二区| 一区二区三区高清在线| 69久久夜色精品国产69蝌蚪网| 免费观看在线综合色| 国产日韩欧美综合一区| 99久久精品99国产精品| 亚洲福利国产精品| 日韩精品一区二区三区视频播放 | 高清国产一区二区| 亚洲精品高清视频在线观看| 欧美日韩aaaaaa| 欧美三级日韩三级| 麻豆视频观看网址久久| 国产精品私人影院| 欧美视频日韩视频在线观看| 久久综合综合久久综合| 中文字幕在线一区| 欧美巨大另类极品videosbest| 久久99久国产精品黄毛片色诱| 日本一区二区视频在线| 91激情在线视频| 亚洲欧美欧美一区二区三区| 日韩免费在线观看| 成人妖精视频yjsp地址| 亚洲精品免费电影| 精品免费99久久| 99久久免费视频.com| 五月婷婷激情综合网| 国产亚洲一区二区三区在线观看| 色婷婷综合久久久久中文| 久久精品99国产国产精| 亚洲色图欧美在线| 精品日韩成人av| 色悠悠久久综合| 精品亚洲国产成人av制服丝袜| 综合久久国产九一剧情麻豆| 日韩欧美在线影院| 91色婷婷久久久久合中文| 久久99精品国产麻豆婷婷| 一区二区三区日韩精品| wwwwxxxxx欧美| 欧美视频在线播放| 成人免费av在线| 美女视频网站黄色亚洲| 一区二区三区在线看| 久久久久久99精品| 在线播放视频一区| 日本精品视频一区二区| 国产毛片精品国产一区二区三区| 亚洲丰满少妇videoshd| 国产精品不卡在线观看| 欧美精品一区二区三区在线播放 | 国产高清精品久久久久| 午夜精品成人在线| 国产精品电影一区二区| 精品久久一区二区| 欧美日韩午夜影院| 91丨porny丨国产入口| 国产一区二区免费看| 午夜精品国产更新| 亚洲女人****多毛耸耸8| 国产丝袜在线精品| 日韩精品中文字幕在线不卡尤物| 在线观看日韩毛片| 成人动漫一区二区| 国产成人免费视频网站| 麻豆极品一区二区三区| 性欧美大战久久久久久久久| 亚洲欧美日韩一区二区 | 国产福利精品一区| 蜜臀av一区二区在线观看| 亚洲国产日日夜夜| 亚洲欧美日本在线| 最新欧美精品一区二区三区| 国产拍揄自揄精品视频麻豆| 日韩欧美国产不卡| 91精品国产高清一区二区三区| 欧美最新大片在线看| 91蜜桃传媒精品久久久一区二区| 成人午夜免费av| 国产福利一区二区三区| 国产精品一区久久久久| 韩国女主播一区| 久久av老司机精品网站导航| 青青草原综合久久大伊人精品 | av亚洲产国偷v产偷v自拍| 国产成人激情av| 国产麻豆精品theporn| 久久99九九99精品| 国产在线视频不卡二| 国内久久精品视频| 国模无码大尺度一区二区三区 | 久久国产精品第一页| 免费人成精品欧美精品| 美国十次综合导航| 久久91精品国产91久久小草| 久久福利视频一区二区| 精品一区二区三区香蕉蜜桃| 精油按摩中文字幕久久| 久久国产精品99久久人人澡| 精品亚洲成a人在线观看| 国产乱码精品一品二品| 国产91精品一区二区麻豆网站| 国产精品中文字幕欧美| 国产成人精品亚洲777人妖| 粉嫩av一区二区三区| www.久久久久久久久| 91麻豆国产自产在线观看| 欧洲国内综合视频| 91麻豆精品国产91久久久久久久久 | 成人97人人超碰人人99| youjizz国产精品| 91啪九色porn原创视频在线观看| 色综合久久中文字幕综合网| 欧美午夜精品一区二区三区| 欧美三级电影在线观看| 91精品在线观看入口| 欧美videos中文字幕| 国产亚洲精久久久久久| 中文字幕一区二区三区四区不卡| 亚洲人精品一区| 午夜精品久久久久久久久久久| 日本不卡一区二区三区| 国产一区亚洲一区| www.日韩精品| 欧美日韩另类一区| 日韩免费视频一区| 日本一区二区不卡视频| 一区二区三区色| 免费观看在线综合色| 国产成人在线视频播放| 91美女福利视频| 欧美精品第1页| 久久久99精品久久| 亚洲欧美电影院| 日韩激情在线观看| 国产成人精品免费一区二区| 亚洲综合色噜噜狠狠| 欧美伊人久久久久久久久影院| 欧美日韩久久一区二区| 精品成人a区在线观看| 国产女同性恋一区二区| 伊人婷婷欧美激情| 蜜桃av噜噜一区| 成人一级片网址| 欧美日韩成人高清| 国产喂奶挤奶一区二区三区| 亚洲柠檬福利资源导航| 美女任你摸久久| a4yy欧美一区二区三区| 正在播放亚洲一区| 国产精品久久久久久一区二区三区| 亚洲高清中文字幕| 国产精品一区二区三区99| 欧美国产欧美综合| 亚洲综合一二三区| 国产乱码精品一区二区三区五月婷| 一本大道av一区二区在线播放| 欧美一级电影网站| 一区二区中文视频| 蜜桃av噜噜一区| 色综合久久九月婷婷色综合| 欧美电影免费观看高清完整版 | 久久久久99精品国产片| 一区二区三区四区在线播放| 国产资源精品在线观看| 欧美日韩一级视频| 国产精品毛片久久久久久久| 日本不卡123| 91久久精品一区二区| 国产亚洲精品中文字幕| 日韩av电影免费观看高清完整版| 不卡av电影在线播放| 日韩免费观看高清完整版在线观看| 亚洲四区在线观看| 国产一区二区三区不卡在线观看| 欧美色倩网站大全免费| 国产精品美女视频| 久久99久久精品| 欧美日韩一二三区| 最新欧美精品一区二区三区| 国产一区二区三区精品视频| 欧美人妇做爰xxxⅹ性高电影| 国产精品久久三区| 韩国成人在线视频| 3atv一区二区三区| 亚洲激情在线播放| 成人黄色免费短视频| 亚洲精品一区二区三区蜜桃下载| 亚洲第一主播视频| 91在线观看污| 国产亚洲欧美一区在线观看| 蜜桃91丨九色丨蝌蚪91桃色| 欧美日韩亚洲高清一区二区|