On the morning of February 8th, the compere of CCTV Mr. Li Jiaming visited Confucius Research Institute, and held a discussion with Dean Yang Chaoming.
On Shandong branch session of CCTV Spring Festival gala 2018, Li Jiaming said that Qufu and Taishan showed the charm of Chinese traditional culture, which are integrated. Yang Chaoming held that Confucius is “a great master like Mount Tai”, and thanks to Confucius, China has the over-five-thousand-year civilization. Mount Tai is “a marvelous mountain outstanding like Confucius”, and Qufu is located at the south of Mount Tai, so Taishan and Qufu are linked and integrated in culture.
On Confucius’ academic accomplishment and the function of media, Yang Chaoming pointed out Confucius is “fond of learning and learned”; Confucius is a saint and a human, amiable and respectful. The media should guide the public to comprehend the true Confucius. Li Jiaming talked about his stories with Confucianism and the Confucian Temple, holding that the media has great influence in media era, and the comperes should regard the stage as the lecture platform and perform like a teacher.
On the modern interpretation of Confucianism, Yang Chaoming held that although Confucius and Mencius’ thoughts are trans-space-and-time, they should not be misinterpreted willfully. We must make clear the true Confucianism by eliminating various misunderstandings on it and show the true Confucius and Confucianism to the public. Li Jiaming also held that Confucius and his Analects provide us massive readable material, and we must learn Confucius and Confucianism with correct and placid attitude.
On the relationship between Confucianism and Marxism and socialism core value system, Yang Chaoming held that Confucianism stresses holism with great inclusiveness; Marxism and Confucianism and Chinese traditional culture are aligned with identical goal; the essence of Confucian culture is also closely linked with socialist core value system; only by correctly grasping Confucianism and carrying forward Chinese excellent traditional culture could we build solid foundation for Chinese nation. Li Jiaming said that the divergence between the two lies in the perspective in analyzing, but they share the same goal, that is, the great harmony of the world.
On how to bring the profound Confucian culture to the great public, Yang Chaoming values the importance of education, holding that it is Junzi that Confucianism aims to foster. Li Jiaming held that Dean Yang’s interpretation on Confucian culture is easy for the public and as a media worker, he will devote to social education, guiding social atmosphere and passing positive social energy.
In addition, they discussed on such specific Confucian concepts as Tao and Morality, Ritual and Justice, Public and Privacy.