What is the most basic and fundamental spirit of the Chinese nation in the spirit of Zhouyi?

Self-improvement and virtue in the spirit of Zhouyi is the most basic and fundamental spirit of the Chinese nation.

In the pre-Qin period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and all schools were more or less influenced by Zhouyi. Later, in every important period of the development of ancient philosophy, I ching thought played an axis role.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Book of Changes was not only valued by scholars, but also favored by the ruling class, such as Emperor Taizong. Confucius' descendant Kong was ordered to learn from others to edit the Book of Changes, which promoted the development of philosophical research centered on the study of the Book of Changes. Therefore, many scholars have annotated the Book of Changes since then.

The profound influence of the Book of Changes on China's traditional philosophy and its position and role in China's traditional philosophy are beyond the reach of any other classic works, which may be the fundamental reason why it is listed as the first in the group of classics.

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Zhouyi is the essence of China's primitive traditional culture and the crystallization of Chinese wisdom and culture. Known as the head of Confucian classics, the source of Taoism and the source of Chinese civilization, it is an outstanding philosophical masterpiece of China in ancient times.

After more than 7,000 years of history, it has laid an important value orientation of Chinese culture and created the characteristics of oriental culture, which has irreplaceable important value and great influence on Chinese culture.

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, it has become the root of Chinese culture. Yi Dao pays attention to the interaction between Yin and Yang, combines rigidity with softness, and advocates self-improvement and morality. In the 5,000-year history of civilization, the reason why the Han nationality can endure numerous disasters for a long time, save the day, recover from the decline, and continue to grow and develop is closely related to the grasp of the times of Yi Dao spirit.