(Two Sessions Express) Wang Xuedian, Member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: It is recommended to compile the "National Tong Li"
China News Service, Beijing, March 6 (Reporter Zhao Xiao Li Xin) In recent years, China's economy has developed steadily and its strength has been significantly enhanced, but the quality of some citizens has not improved accordingly, and there have been vulgar marriages, extravagance and waste, and high-speed rail occupying seats. chaos.
In response to such problems, Wang Xuedian, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Confucianism of Shandong University, suggested at the National Two Sessions this year to compile the "National Literacy", to rebuild the "state of etiquette", to build a core of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness. Kindness, courtesy, thrift, and decency are the etiquette society of external manifestations.
Wang Xuedian said that for thousands of years, the "civilization of ritual and music" has profoundly shaped Chinese society and is an important force for China to maintain stability and long-term stability. The important cultural foundation of the East Asian Cultural Circle.
"Canglin is truthful and knows etiquette, and food and clothing are sufficient to know honor and disgrace." Wang Xuedian believes that at present, China has achieved comprehensive poverty alleviation and entered a moderately prosperous society. "The task should be put on the agenda.
Formulate and promulgate a "National Ceremony" applicable to different fields and groups, continuing traditions and adapting to the requirements of modern civilization.
The proposal specifically proposes to set up a special working organization under the Office of the Central Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Committee to bring together experts to study, formulate and issue the "National Ceremony", and clearly regulate and define daily etiquettes such as meeting people, weddings, funerals, and festivals. .
Wang Xuedian said that the promulgation of the "National Rituals", using etiquette to educate the people, complements the binding force of laws and regulations, and is conducive to rectifying some of the chaos of moral decline and behavioral anomie in the current society, standardizing the daily life of the people, and rationalizing them. social order, and enhance the overall image of China.
"The principles of civilization, harmony, and integrity that are emphasized in the core socialist values are in line with the 'Tongli'. The implementation of the "Tongli for the People" is also promoting the concrete and popularization of the construction of the socialist core values."
In Wang Xuedian's view, the spiritual core of ritual lies in the respect and recognition of the order of modern civilization. People are the basic elements of society and the basic unit of social activities.
Inherited from national cultural traditions, various etiquettes representing the level of civilization today, including clothing, food, housing, transportation, receiving people, welcoming and sending.
To rebuild the country of Chinese etiquette, we must first start with individuals, let everyone develop good concepts and habits of respecting and obeying etiquette, and then create a mainstream lifestyle in China with East Asian characteristics and virtue as the core.
Wang Xuedian also believes that promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture is related to the improvement of national cultural soft power, and the core is to promote its creative transformation and innovative development.
Etiquette culture is one of the core contents of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
The compilation of a "National Tong Li" that inherits the traditions and adapts to the needs of the development of the times is an important way to promote "cultural innovation and entrepreneurship", which is conducive to rebuilding the good reputation of China's "state of etiquette" and promotes the "going out" of Chinese culture. .
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