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The concept of datong highlights the importance of social equity and harmony among different social classes and ethnic groups in China. During the early Republican period, datong was utilized as a guiding principle for reformers seeking to build a modern state that was inclusive and unified.
This paper will analyze the concept of “datong” in Liyun and in Kang’s Datong shu, and suggest that the concept is an expression of the idea of the common good in traditional Chinese social and political philosophy.
The “people’s livelihood doctrine” in Sun Yat-Sen’s “Three Principles of the People” is a social concept based on the thought of Datong. The purpose of this research is to sort out the development and evolution of the Datong Thought in China’s past dynasties.
The Great Unity (Chinese: 大同; pinyin: dàtóng) is a Chinese utopian vision of the world in which everyone and everything is at peace. It is found in classical Chinese philosophy which has been invoked many times in the modern history of China. [1]
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Silk is thought to have been invented c. 2696 BCE, when the goddess Leizu, wife of the supreme godShangti, was having tea and a cocoon fell into her cup. As the cocoon unraveled, she saw it was all one thread and so planted mulberry trees for silkworms to spin their webs in to make silk. The nobles and royalty were the only people who could wear si...
The principal crop of China was rice. Rice grew best in the southern part of China in flooded fields, and so canals were dug to flood more fields throughout the country. Rice was so important that it was used to pay one's tax. Rice was eaten at every meal in some form and was even brewed to make wine. Wheat and other grains were also grown but were...
The Tea Ceremony was performed in one's home or garden where one would welcome guests. The home, just like today, was the center of the family's life. Women took care of the home while men worked outside of the house. Women, men, and children of the peasant classes all worked in the fields. Chinese homes differed, like anything else, depending on o...
Chinese religion began in the prehistoric age when people practiced a form of animism. This practice evolved into ancestor worship and the development of gods and goddesses who personified natural forces. The Tudi Gongwere earth spirits one needed to respect and honor at all times. They were the spirits of a certain place, sometimes the spirit of a...
Only males received an education in ancient China; which is why astronomers, who were highly educated, were always men. Girls were expected to stay home and learn how to be housewives and mothers. In the early days, young boys stayed home as well and helped with outdoor work, and only young men in their teens attended school and only those of the u...
There were national festivals, which everyone observed, regional festivals, and local festivals. A local festival might be a celebration of the birthday of some famous citizen who had done good works for the town or a poet or artist. Regional and local festivals could also be held to honor the Tudi Gong. Taoist festivals were observed to cleanse a ...
Aug 9, 2022 · According to him, datong was a society committed to “preserving social relations”. The different understandings of datong reveals two different patterns of social relations in Confucianism. Besides the traditional wulun pattern, Kang Youwei offered another possible pattern.
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Sep 13, 2017 · Chinese scholars have been devoted to developing a vision of a society of ‘Great Unity’ (Datong; 大同) over the past century. Based on historical exanimation, this article aims to explore new approaches of China’s international communication.
