{China} How did the name come from, and why is it called China?

Why isn't China called East Country and West Country? (repost)

Now it seems that the name "China" is by no means random.

According to "Ci Yuan": "In ancient times, the Huaxia nation in China was founded in the Yellow River valley, and thought it was one of the best in the world, so it was called China, and the surrounding areas of China were called Sifang. Later, it became the proper noun of China. " It can be seen that the origin of the name "China" has a lot to do with the word "Zhong". Others such as "Central Plains" and "China" have similar origins.

Talking about "Zhong" and advocating "Zhong", "Zhong" and "Zheng" (if you don't "Zhong", you won't be "Zheng") have always been respected by the ancient saints in China! This is why China is not called "the East" or "the West".

The Confucian Doctrine of the Mean points out at the beginning: "Being impartial means mediocrity, and it is not easy to be mediocre; The doctrine of the mean is the right way in the world, and the mediocrity is the theorem in the world. " Impartiality is called "the doctrine of the mean", and not changing the routine is called "mediocrity". "Zhong" means the right way in the world, and "Yong" means the hard law in the world, that is, the theorem. The "golden mean" means that people should always be impartial and always cooperate with China. This is a law that must be adhered to and cannot be changed. This is the "mind method" taught by Confucius.

Now, we should know from the beginning that China's word "Zhong" is a household name with a profound cultural background. Not necessarily because it is "on earth". The ancient China people's speaking like a book can also convince us. As the saying goes, "singing a word can break several stems." . Then the name of my big country, if a person thinks there is even a little inappropriate place, then a few whiskers will definitely be gone, and maybe his hair will be broken. Furthermore, according to the viewpoint of "Five Elements", "China" means "earth" and "yellow", and it seems natural to call the country with yellow skin "China".

It can be seen that China people are still "China", prefer this "China" and think this "China" is really good, so that the name "China" can continue. Moreover, the origin of the word "Zhong" must have something to do with Yin and Yang five lines of gossip, that is, China's study of Zhouyi.

Speaking of the Book of Changes, in fact, the doctrine of the mean of Confucianism and the doctrine of "sticking to the mean" of Neo-Confucianism both come from the Book of Changes. Because first of all, this "middle" is the highest ideal pursued by Zhouyi philosophy.

If moderation, neutrality and harmony are the ideal pursuit of the philosophy of Zhouyi, then using softness is to welcome people to the other side of the ideal of harmony in a canoe. Therefore, the Book of Changes emphasizes "softness is rigidity" (Cohesive Biography), and "softness with rigidity" is the whole philosophy of life repeatedly instilled in the Book of Changes.

Confucius said, "Add me a few years old, and I will learn the Book of Changes at the age of 50, so it won't matter." A few years ago, when I was 50 years old, I began to learn the Book of Changes, so that I could live without losing too much. Confucius had a great feeling of meeting and hating each other, and then he read the Book of Changes.

Wei wrote three unique works, which shows that he studied hard. What can master read and understand? In my opinion, as far as humanistic philosophy is concerned, he generally understands two words: one is "ceremony"; The second is "middle".

After reading the Book of Changes, Confucius established a set of "closed as a jar" ritual order by using the network of gossip model. It is based on the human relations (father and son, husband and wife, brothers and friends), in which compulsory norms (birthright) are injected, and then the responsibilities and obligations of individuals in different positions in human relations are determined, namely, father's kindness, son's filial piety, brother's filial piety, husband's righteousness, woman's listening, long benefit, young obedience, gentleman's benevolence and so on.

The second word that Confucius understood was "zhong". Master's brief feeling of seeing each other for a short time is mainly aimed at this "middle school". He believes that if you understand this "middle school", you can live a "no greater life". It should be said that the Zhouyi emphasizes that "grasping the middle with softness" is understandable and correct; This seems to be the problem. This truth can only be inexpressible. If you say it clearly and let the world know, and say that it is a "hard law", I am afraid it is easy for people to use it and go astray. The golden mean advocated by Confucius is a typical example. In fact, the doctrine of the mean is too strong, and the traditional culture of China based on Confucianism eventually developed into a "conservative" culture. In a sense, it is also good to "hold on"; Unfortunately, sadly, later generations developed into an "autistic" culture. From this point of view, people who advocate the "golden mean" have become mediocre people who do not abide by the "golden mean" and have become typical "fouls".

Mr Xiaoping put it well: "China is the country that is least afraid of isolation, blockade and sanctions in the world. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we were isolated, blocked and sanctioned for decades. But in the final analysis, it doesn't hurt us much. Why? Because China is so big and has such a large population, the China Producer Party is ambitious, and so are the people of China. We can also add that foreign aggression and threats are not brilliant to us, which makes us more awake. Therefore, foreign aggression and threats are not smart for us, and we can benefit from them. Facts show that those who want to sanction us have also begun to sum up their experience. In short, the people of China are not afraid of isolation and do not believe in evil. No matter how the international situation changes, China can stand firm. This is what I said about how to really understand China. " (Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Volume 3, page 329)

The Chinese nation is full of blood, upright in integrity and invincible!