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The Review of 《The Spirit of The Chinese People》

  I was honored to read a book named "The Spirit of the Chinese People", which was written by a famous Chinese Scholar.In that time when the country suffered so much, many Chinese people were lost, they were not confident about the Chinese culture and even totally denied it. Gu hongming, however, used the book to correct Chinese people's names and change the way foreigners see Chinese people.As the saying goes, take the essence and discard the dregs. Some of gu's ideas are parochial and decadent,though we can learn a lot from the book.

  What bothers me too much is that British democracy was, in Gu hongming's view, mob rule.There is no denying that democracy is not so perfect that it requires force to keep order.However,Gu is not modest enough to recognize the benefits of democracy.It may be that the public demonstrations are disturbing to the security of the government, but that does not deny the virtues of democracy.I indeed admire his idea that not by force, but by ordering our conversation aright and behaving ourselves properly,and ordering our conversation aright and behaving properly means to do right and to behave with tact and good taste.However, in my opinion, we should be moral citizens instead of obedient citizens,social stability does not mean that society is advanced.

  What's more,I am proud of our Chinese religion of good citizenship.As far as I am concerned,whatever the Religion of good civilizen,or the Religion of Militarism,they are partly a means to an end.But the human vision is constant,which is the harmious and thriving society.

  After reading this book, there are many We will need to reflect on.Do we live a life of the heart—a life of emotion or human affection?No,the majority of Chinese people today strive for fame and money instead of belief.Do we have enough polite?No,there are still many uncivilized phenomenon.We are supposed to strive to be a real Chinese.

  Have to say, we need to treat some point in the book dialectic,some ideas have not apply to the present.For example,the Chinese traditional feminine ideal: the true feminine ideal is always the Hausfrau, the house wife, la dame de menage or chatelaine.This is the bondage to women, the narrow perception of women.Addionally,this Religion of Selflessness is the religion of the woman, especially, the gentlewoman or lady in China, as the Religion of Loyalty which I have tried elsewhere to explain, is the religion of the man,—the gentleman in China.This is a single mode of social distribution which is not suitable for today's society.Nowadays,we are more tolerant of individuals and encourage different personalities.

  What touches me most in the book is the enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture.We are supposed to learn the advantages of western culture, but still need to grasp the essence of traditional Chinese culture.As a Chinese, we should feel confident about Chinese traditional culture, but we should not blindly worship it.Let us be a real Chinese in a new era.