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　　Part 1 Introduction of China 介绍中国 　　Confucius and Confucianism 　　孔子与儒家 　　在物质生活极大丰富的今天，现在的人也许过于现实了，我们需要努力寻求物质和灵魂的平衡。所以，我们需要重新审视经典。我们在学习西方先进思想文化的同时，以孔子为代表的儒家思想文化也正在进一步走向世界，并为世界上越来越多的国家、人们所理解和接受。现在，就让我们和老外一起聊聊神秘的孔子以及儒家思想。 　　Realize Confucius and Confucian classics 　　认识孔子和儒家经典 　　1　孔子简介及影响 　　Confucius, literally “Master Kong” （traditionally 28 September 551 BC–479 BC） , was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period. 　　The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism or Taoism during the Han Dynasty （206 BC–AD 220）。 Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism. 　　Because no texts survive that are demonstrably authored by Confucius, and the ideas most closely associated with him were elaborated in writings that accumulated over the period between his death and the foundation of the first Chinese empire in 221 BC, many scholars are very cautious about attributing specific assertions to Confucius himself. His teachings may be found in the Analects of Confucius, a collection of aphorisms, which was compiled many years after his death. For nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics, such as the Classic of Rites （editor）， the Spring and Autumn Annals （author）。 　　Confucius’ principles had a basis in common Chinese tradition and belief. He championed strong familial loyalty, ancestor worship, respect of elders by their children （and, according to later interpreters, of husbands by their wives）， and the family as a basis for an ideal government. He expressed the well-known principle, “Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself”， one of the earlier versions of the Golden Rule.

Part 1 Introduction of China 介绍中国 　　 　　 　　Confucius and Confucianism 孔子与儒家 　　the Imperial Palace 故宫 　　Beijing Opera 京剧 　　Bruce Lee and Chinese Kung Fu 李小龙和中国功夫 　　Artistic Paper Cutting 剪纸艺术 　　Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医 　　Traditional Chinese Painting 国画 　　Chinese National Music 古典民乐 　　Dragon 龙 　　Spring Festival 春节 　　Culture Shock 文化冲突