What does Ye Wen mean?

Civilization and barbarism. appeal to both refined and popular tastes

Ye Wen is a Chinese word, meaning civilization and barbarism, which comes from freedom and punishment, and ten virtues are complementary to each other.

The concept of civilization is too broad, which can represent national civilization, social civilization and humanistic civilization. Although civilization is not certain, its core is to present the best state within the said range, which is the meaning of civilization.

Savagery can show a person's arrogance. There is no reason at all; It can also refer to the barbaric age of ignorance and uncivilized. Contrary to "civilization", modern human civilization evolved from barbarism, but with the gradual civilization of intelligence, human society gradually transited from barbarism to civilization. ?

Source:

Liang Qichao's "Ten Virtues Complement each other, Freedom and Sanctions": "Therefore, civilized people are the most free, barbarians are the most free, and so is freedom. The difference between literary fields lies in whether there are sanctions."

Lu Xun's Two Hearts: Translator's Note: "However, the literary field is different. China people are from ancient China, so they just broke their hearts and didn't actually do it. "

Conclusion 2 of Mao Zedong's speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art: "There is a difference between having this reference and not having this reference. The literary field is different, the thickness is different, the height is different, and the speed is different. "

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ye Wen