Chapter 608 The founder of Chinese civilization is the historian!
Why is Chinese civilization special?
There is a trap in this sentence.
From a Chinese perspective, it is actually easy to ignore many different things because they are used to it.
As everyone knows, what the Chinese people are used to may be very special and alien from a global perspective.
This is the advanced nature of civilization.
Li Jinglin pondered slightly.
Jones asked himself this question, obviously trying to get himself to answer.
[What is something unique to China from a global perspective, something that can influence history, influence development, and create a certain core for the entire nation? 】
Or.
What can determine the advanced nature of a civilization?
And what qualities must an advanced civilization possess?
Is it force? science and technology? thinking? culture?
These reasons flashed through Li Jinglin's mind, but were quickly rejected.
China has been number one in different periods, and even throughout the history of the world, these things have been number one, but they are not completely unique.
And this answer.
Maybe, but it's definitely not the main reason.
On the contrary, people like Jones will do everything they can to build the place where she grew up.
Is it because of the red color?
No, because for people like Professor Jones, life is rich and safe wherever they live.
China has always been able to develop rapidly when it is suitable for development, and has ranked first in various fields. In the final analysis, what is the reason?
"Yes."
Professor Jones smiled, and smiled very happily.
"Professor Jones, I think, is China's unique official history and the historians responsible for official history."
Li Jinglin added again.
No, Jones is red-friendly, even definitely red, but not necessarily one of them.
Right now.
Li Jinglin looked at Professor Jones with a smile.
Jones' question obviously wants to get to the bottom of it.
Is it because of technological advancement or a safer and more prosperous life?
Jones is a very sensible and determined patriot. No matter how dark and shallow his family's affairs are, Jones will not belittle the country where he grew up just because others are richer.
There was a slight pause.
Li Jinglin only gave the answer after a short period of thinking.
The reason why I am willing to come to China often is because I love China.
Is it because of the long history of Chinese culture that Jones is fascinated by it?
"Those historians from ancient times to the present who are not afraid of power and death."
What really attracted this history professor.
This is because China is the only country in the world that has a complete system of official historical materials.
Ah LB, there are also historical records and historians.
But something completely different.
They lacked some "reckless" historians who dared to risk their lives and even killed one person to stand up for more.
There is a lack of almost fanatical interest and belief in "recording the historical truth".
"The West once said that the only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind cannot learn any lessons. This sentence was the same when I researched literature around the world."
Jones smiled.
What he said made Li Jinglin stunned.
The professor in front of me really has a deeper understanding of Chinese culture than I imagined.
"Du Mu once put forward a point of view in his work "Ode to Afang Gong": [Future generations will mourn without taking note of it, which will also make future generations mourn again]. This is very similar to Hegel's point of view." "But Du Mu said these words more than a thousand years earlier than Hegel."
Jones's eyes sparkled.
It was as if I had encountered the ultimate belief.
"I once lamented that human beings cannot learn anything from history, and even more lamented that history is a cycle. For a period of time, I even believed Hegel's words that "China has no real history."
"But later I discovered that I was wrong. In the whole world, only China can respect history and learn from history."
Mention something about Chinese history.
Jones became very excited.
His cheeks were slightly red and his voice was a little higher.
Li Jinglin smiled and listened without disturbing.
"The West does not recognize Xia, but according to the Chinese history I learned, there are records that the Xia Dynasty had its own historian."
"Even the historians of the Xia Dynasty had an upright temper. It was recorded in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: Xianshi Chapter": "Xia Jie was unruly and unruly. Taishi ordered Zhonggu to use his methods to persuade him, but it was ineffective, so he abandoned it and went to business. 】.
"In the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which have cultural relics and can be traced, there are words such as "Book of Records", "History", and "Yin". "Zhou Li" also records that the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty had five histories."
"After the reform of historians in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Sima Qian was the one who compiled "Historical Records", and it was passed down in a more standardized, systematic and strict manner."
Speaking of it.
Jones sighed a little.
There is an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"It is said that history is like a little girl who can be dressed up by others. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. History is written by the victors."
"But I think otherwise. This perspective only makes sense within a rather narrow scope. Time can bury the truth, but time cannot truly bury the truth that those people with lofty ideals have devoted their lives to protect."
Speaking of it.
Li Jinglin already understood completely.
Why is Jones willing to help him make such a documentary that is "very detrimental to Eagle Sauce"?
It comes purely from a scholar's pursuit of truth.
It seems that the Professor Jones in front of him wants to be a modern version of the Eagle Sauce Historian.
"I'm curious, Professor Jones, why do you think China can learn lessons from history?"
Li Jinglin couldn't help but asked curiously.
Li Jinglin must understand some things. After all, he is a native of China.
But if you are a foreigner, especially a Yingjiang person.
If you can really see through and understand the context of Chinese civilization, then you are really not an ordinary person.
"Because I can always see the shadow of ancient China in modern China, but it is just a shadow. Among the miracles China has created in modern times, in many aspects, it is actually all lessons learned from history. ”
"Chinese people always say that the sin is in the present and the merit lies in the future. They always think about benefiting future generations. Isn't this a kind of sustainable development?"
Jones smiled.
"Remove the dross and take the essence, the wisdom of our ancestors, the detours our ancestors have taken, and summarize the laws of history. This is not only reflected in the macroeconomics of institutions and systems, but also in the words and deeds of ordinary people."
Speaking of it.
Jones paused slightly.
His expression also became serious.
What he said made Li Jinglin inevitably moved by it.
"The simplest example is that China in modern history has suffered from narcotics, but now it is the country in the world that is most determined to combat narcotics."
"And what about us?"
(End of this chapter)
