During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how rich was ideology and culture

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was an existence before the centralization of power. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a brilliant existence in the history of our country, especially in terms of ideology and culture. The splendor of ideology and culture during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, whether before or after, has never reappeared.

So, how rich was ideology and culture during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? In this regard, the author believes that the richness of ideology and culture in the Spring and Autumn Period is mainly reflected in the emergence of a large number of thinkers and the formation of various schools of thought. <>

1. Famous thinkers in history concentrated on Confucius, the head of the "world's top ten cultural celebrities", Mencius, who was known as the "Yasheng", Lao Tzu, who was designated as the eighteenth incarnation of Taishang Laojun, one of the three Qing gods, and Zhuangzi, Mozi, Han Feizi, Xunzi, etc., these thinkers who have flashed for thousands of years in Chinese history all appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Since then, there has never been such a large number of thinkers who will forever be recorded in history and have extremely high value. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was a special existence.

2. A large number of schools of thought formed Confucianism based on "benevolence" and "propriety", Taoist doctrine that taught the world how to live in an undesirable social life, Mohist doctrine based on ideas such as "concurrent love" and "zhigong", and Legalist doctrine that paid full attention to the importance of law, and so on, which emerged in a unified manner during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Such a situation of a hundred schools of thought contending has never appeared again in the history of later generations due to the reason of centralization. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it became a special existence in history for the formation of ideological factions.

3. The main reason for the ideological richness is that the ideology and culture of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the highest peak of ideological and cultural development in traditional history. The main reason why this is the case is that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states continued to explore for their own development, but in later generations, due to the centralization of power, they exercised a high degree of control over ideas, resulting in the development of ideas being restricted to a large extent.

It produced a brilliant culture, and the phenomenon of a hundred schools of thought contending appeared, and Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Zhuangzi, Mozi and so on emerged.

At that time, the mind was emancipated, and there was no academics, so there was a situation where hundreds of schools of thought contended, and the flower of thought bloomed.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ideology and culture were very rich, and the hundred schools of thought of the sons had their own development, and there was no restriction on the development of the ideas of the hundred schools of thought.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a phenomenon of a hundred schools of thought contending. The collision of many ideas is generated.

The ideological and cultural prosperity of the Warring States period was called: a hundred schools of thought contended.

Hundred schools of thought contending: refers to the phenomenon of "hundreds of schools" in the field of academic thought during the Warring States Period, arguing with each other. At that time, there were many academic schools, including Confucianism, Law, Taoism, Mo, Mingming, Yin and Yang, Vertical and Horizontal, Agriculture, and Miscellaneous.

They wrote books and made speeches, lobbied and argued, forming a situation in which "a hundred schools of thought contended." It played a role in promoting the development of ideology and scholarship at that time, and also had a profound impact on the development of social economy.

Influence: Basically formed China's traditional cultural system, which was the first large-scale ideological emancipation movement in Chinese history, and effectively promoted the development of Chinese history. It is an important milestone stage in the history of the development of Chinese academic culture and thought, and has laid the foundation for the development of Chinese thought and culture.

They argued with each other, influenced each other, and learned from each other's strong points and complemented each other's weaknesses, thus effectively promoting the development of ideology and culture.

There are four main aspects.

1. At that time, it was in a period of great social change, with social turmoil and disputes. In order to gain supremacy in the struggle, the vassal states recruited talented people and used different ideas and theories to make their countries rich and powerful.

Second, the social productive forces have been greatly developed, and people have been freed from heavy production and have time to engage in their own academic activities.

3. Great progress has been made in science and technology, such as astronomy, mathematics, optics, acoustics, mechanics, medicine, and other aspects have all reached a high level at that time, and scientific and cultural activities have broadened people's horizons and promoted the germination of ideas.

Fourth, the cultural and academic culture and scholarship that were originally monopolized by the aristocracy spread to the lower strata of society and moved down to the people, thus promoting the enlightenment of folk thought.

The ideological and cultural characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the contention of a hundred schools.

Politics: wars continued, countries set off reform movements, established feudal system economy: iron farming tools, the use of ox ploughing, the emergence of feudal exploitation, the development of agricultural handicrafts, the prosperity of commerce, and the prosperity of cities.

Culture: There is a situation where a hundred schools of thought are contending.

1 During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many famous thinkers and writings such as Lao Tzu and Confucius appeared, which had a profound impact on our country and world culture.

2 "Hundred schools of thought contending" promoted the development of academic thought during the Warring States period, and was also conducive to the development of literature and the summary and exchange of science and technology.

3 The Book of Songs, the first collection of poetry in China, and the Chu Ci created by Qu Yuan occupy an important position in the history of Chinese literature and the history of world literature. The prose of the pre-Qin princes is a precious treasure of ancient Chinese literature.

4 During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's achievements in astronomy, physics, and medicine were all at the world's advanced level. A large amount of physical knowledge summarized and refined in the "Book of Ink" has also written a glorious page in the history of science in China.

5 The silk paintings unearthed from the ruins of the Chu Kingdom in Changsha, the copper kettle unearthed in Sichuan and the complete set of chimes and other musical instruments unearthed in Suizhou, Hubei Province reflect that the painting and art of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period have a very high level.

6 During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, culture flourished unprecedentedly, and many world-leading achievements in science and technology were made, reflecting the advanced status of ancient China in the world at that time, which is worthy of our pride.