China News Service, Hangzhou, April 21 (Tong Xiaoyu) Recently, the promotion of 117 schools in Quzhou District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, caused a heated discussion. On April 21st, Wu Mingyang, the chief of the education section of the Education Bureau of Qujiang District, responded that the ceremony was on the one hand to avoid close contact between teachers and students during the immunization period, and on the other hand to promote the creation of traditional culture and the "Quzhou Youli" brand. Deng Liguang, director of the Chinese Studies Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said "it is necessary to persevere."
"Zuo Yi" is a common etiquette behavior in ancient social communication, which has a history of thousands of years. Quzhou, where the Qujiang District is located, is the location of the southern clan of the Confucian family. "The Holy Land of South Kong, Quzhou is courteous" is the city's promotional slogan.
On the first day of returning to school, Chen Binhua, the principal of Jiangshan No. 5 Middle School, saluted senior students and teachers. Provided by Jiangshan Education Bureau
In Wu Mingyang's view, based on such local characteristics, the implementation of ceremonies can be described as following the trend, not abruptly.
Cheng Junning is the director of the office of the first junior middle school in Qujiang District. He said that the ceremony was a new course after the school resumed classes, and it played a role in promoting traditional culture to a certain extent. It really has its value. "Students feel very new, and most people think that this is something worth doing."
In addition to the Qujiang District, in Quzhou Jiangshan, the city ’s education bureau began to offer salutes to teachers and students on February 1.
On the first day of class resumption, Chen Binhua, the principal of Jiangshan No. 5 Middle School, paid a courtesy greeting to senior three students and teachers, and advocated not to hug or shake hands in the exchange, but to switch to a courtesy greeting.
In fact, not only schools, in recent years Quzhou has been building "a most courteous city" through promotion of rituals.
In 2018, Quzhou launched a "Quzhou courtesy starts with me" as a ceremony promotion meeting; on April 20 this year, at the two meetings of Quzhou counties (cities, districts), the participants did not shake hands when they met, and also changed to a ceremony.
Deng Liguang, director of the Chinese Studies Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, once wrote in the article "Looking at the Cultural Development of the Country from Quzhou Jikong": The repair of cultural relics and the restoration of ancient etiquette must be carried out.
On the same day, he saw the news of the promotion ceremony in the school of Qujiang District, and sent the reporter the words "very excited and must stick to it".
In response to comments by netizens on "acting" "not necessary" and "formalism," he raised objections. "In the process of restoration of traditional culture, there will always be people who feel uncomfortable. This is normal. The etiquette will not be outdated."
Deng Liguang said that to promote cultural revival, people need to respect traditional culture. Promoting in schools is also a way to promote traditional culture. (Finish)