Liang Jiangtao's eyes widened, and he was stunned for a while. He was born in 1980, and he is a generation who grew up after the reform and opening up. After more than ten years of "breaking the old and establishing the new", and after the reform and opening up, he "opened his eyes to see the world". , he has received a slightly westernized education since he was a child, and he was not deeply influenced by traditional culture. He only started to be exposed to many of them after he became an adult, and he only scratched the surface.
In his original impression, although Chinese traditional culture was splendid, it was more of a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation and was of no use to reality.
But since he got married, his grandfather taught him step by step, let him read many books on traditional culture, and also taught him many in-depth views and lectures.
Let him suddenly enlighten!
I began to have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.
Observe astronomy to observe the changes of time, observe humanities to transform the world!
Use culture to benefit all things!
This is the power of culture!
Culture is the inexhaustible driving force for the prosperity of a country and nation.
He also understood that Chinese traditional culture was not backward or ignorant, nor could he simply think that Chinese culture was inferior to Western modern scientific culture.
Both are equally great civilizations!
The ancient civilizations in the world, including ancient India, ancient Babylon, ancient Greece, and ancient Egypt, have all disappeared in the long river of history!
Only in China, the fire is passed down, and it lasts for five thousand years!
It has become the only ancient culture in the world that has not been dated back to ancient times.
Its foundation, its thickness, its breadth, and its profundity cannot of course be measured by common sense.
At this moment, hearing Mr. Tang Jian's profound sermons and lectures was so inspiring that my CPU spun rapidly and my brain tried its best to think, understand, and absorb the content.
With his profound experience of returning to life and turning back his life, as well as his soaring social status, which makes him stand out among the elites, his thoughts are extremely clear, his mind and feelings are extremely broad, and many things are easier to understand.
It takes almost no need to think, and you can feel that Mr. Tang Jian is not bluffing, let alone talking nonsense!
What he was talking about was a world that he had never been exposed to before, a realm of thought that he had never touched.
"Grandpa Tang, please continue!" Liang Jiangtao said, his tone was extremely pious.
"The theory of dragon veins is not metaphysics. Because famous mountains and rivers are so important to a region, they even have a decisive impact on the geographical environment. For example, the blocking of ocean currents and monsoons by mountains and plateaus profoundly affects the climate of a region, as well as rivers. In agricultural society, it is the lifeline of development. There is a saying in ancient China that the Yi and Luo rivers dried up and the Xia Dynasty perished; the Yellow River dried up and the Shang Dynasty perished; the Jing, He, and Luo Rivers suffered earthquakes, and the Qishan Mountain collapsed and the Zhou Dynasty perished! In history, the Yellow River's Every breach and diversion determines the rise and fall of a feudal dynasty! This is not metaphysics, let alone superstition, but a profound summary of the relationship between the natural environment and human society from a more grand perspective!"
"Dragon Veins, mountains and rivers, are the lifeline of civilization development! For example, if a person's meridians are unblocked, and the subtle substances of water and grain are transported throughout the body smoothly, he will be naturally healthy and happy. The same is true for a country. The mountains and rivers are stable and smooth, the natural transportation is convenient, and the natural environment is stable. The weather is smooth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is prosperous! People live in nature, can transform nature, and will naturally receive feedback from nature! Never say that man can conquer nature. This kind of statement is not in line with basic laws, Tao, and science. ." Mr. Tang continued.
Liang Jiangtao's eyes were bright and bright, and Mr. Tang's words were very vivid.
It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes, but it is actually the same as curing diseases and saving people.
Many prime ministers in history were chefs and doctors.
For example, Yi Yin in the Shang Dynasty and Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period were both famous chefs. Ji Xiaolan during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, who was relatively close to the present, was very skilled in medicine.
The prime minister is called the minister of spoons, regulating yin and yang!
In the eyes of many Confucian intellectuals, he is not only a good doctor, but also a good minister.
"You can think about it, which was the most powerful dynasty in ancient China?" asked Mr. Tang.
"Han and Tang!" Liang Jiangtao blurted out.
When it comes to the prosperous age of China, the Han and Tang dynasties should be mentioned.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove out the Xiongnu and sealed the wolf as a vassal, and all the nations of the prosperous Tang Dynasty came to court!
It was the country with the most developed economy, the clearest politics, and the most prosperous culture in the world at that time. It was the pride of every Chinese person.
"Han, or Tang?" Mr. Tang continued to ask.
Liang Jiangtao was stunned for a moment, and he kept talking smoothly about Han, Tang, Han and Tang. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Tang!"
Although the Han Dynasty was strong in martial arts, its economy and culture were still inferior to those of the Tang Dynasty, and politically it only gained nominal surrender from some countries in the Western Regions.
In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, politically, all nations came to the dynasty, and economically, it was the center of world trade. It opened the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road. Porcelain, silk, and tea made the world crazy. Culturally, Tang poetry was as brilliant as stars and has been passed down through the ages. It’s still popular today!
Let’s take a look. Recalling the heyday of Kaiyuan in the past, Xiaoyi still had thousands of families. The rice is dripping with fat and the corn is white, and both the public and private warehouses are abundant.
What a weather?
How rich?
How open?
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are probably nothing more than this when they are still alive!
"Yes, do you know why the Tang Dynasty was able to look down upon the world and China's history?"
Liang Jiangtao's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of the dragon veins and transportation that Mr. Tang had talked about before. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, like lightning flashing across!
"Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?!"
"That's right! Sure enough, a boy can be taught!" Mr. Tang smiled approvingly.
"The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has complex historical reasons, but the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal undoubtedly made an important contribution. Historical evaluation of this contribution is not necessarily sufficient. In other words, the role of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been underestimated!"
"The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was excavated in the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Sui Dynasty, prospered in the Tang and Song Dynasties, was straightened in the Yuan Dynasty, and dredged in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It starts from Zhuojun in the north and reaches Yuhang in the south! It connects the Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River, and Qiantang River The five major river systems have become the main transportation arteries that connect the north and the south! The length of the canal is the longest in the world, and the depth, width, and navigation capacity of the river are also far ahead! 'The fishermen of Zhuojun in the north, and the transshipment of Jiangdu in the south are very profitable! '"
"Many people just think that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has facilitated transportation and developed the economy. This underestimates the historical status of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal! The north-south connection has produced a qualitative change! Because it just connects the three east-west dragon veins! The east-west, north-south echoes, and the centripetal force is stronger Strong, gradually integrated into one! From then on, the geographical foundation of China's great unification was complete and unbreakable for generations! Later, the Chinese nation went through many disasters, but the basic territory never changed again! A twenty-four history of China is the history of the Grand Canal A history of construction and maintenance! The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is indispensable to China's ability to maintain its unity!"
